Google Announces Africa Android Challenge 2012

Google has announced the 2012 version of the Africa Android Challenge. Google looks to discover the best Android apps developers in Africa. The apps should be able to serve the interest of the local content generators. Participants can also submit lectures related to Android on the Android Platform via the Google University Consortium Program.

The competition will run in two round process, semi-finals and finals, and consists of 2 sections:

• Android Apps
• Android Courses

Section I: Android Apps driven by and for local content  (one winner by section) :

• Education/Reference
• Games: Arcade/Action
• Social Networking
• Lifestyle
• Productivity/Tools
• Media
• Entertainment
• Travel
• Misc

Section II: Android Courses (one winner by section) :

• Android Business view
  • Business model behind Android
  • Android Ecosystem
  • Type of Android application
  • Content and monetization
  • Android for startup
• Android platform
  • Android main functionalities
  • Some major features
  • Design patterns that will help programmer
  • Android Workshop
• During the semi-finals, participants will compete by country as defined by the organizers. The winners from each section and each country graduate to the final round.
• Winners of Semi-finals will be selected on February 15 and will receive an Android device.  Subsequently, they will have four more weeks to improve their apps and/or courses.
• At the end of the four weeks they will resubmit their apps and courses for a final review.
• The finalist from each section will win the coveted prize (an all-expenses-paid-for trip to G| [Country] event or Google University Consortium event in his region.

• June 15, 2012- end of second round – judges announce winners