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Digital Summer Camp

Become an inventor this summer by completing activities designed to help you come up with exciting new ideas with a chance to win a prize!

Are you ready to come up with the next big idea to help solve some of greatest challenges?

What is the digital summer camp?

We want you to come up with a drawing/sketch of an idea that uses technology to help people to live longer, live better, live together and live greener!

What do I need to do?

Complete the activities which are designed to help you come up with new ideas or solutions that use tech for good – and have fun! 

Why should I take part?

The opportunity to learn new skills around topics such as starting your own business! You can also submit a drawing/sketch of your final idea to receive a certificate & entered to a prize draw. 

Learn more about some of the problems you could help solve:

Each activity includes a workshop created for the Longitude Explorer Finalists PLUS extra resources.

For more information download this PDF. 

IMPORTANT: Submissions must be made through the submission platform by a parent/guardian before 13 September 2020. Further information with full terms and conditions below. 

I'm ready to change the world!

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Activity 1: Concept Development

Discovering what problem or issue you could help solve & generating new ideas!

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Activity 2: Business Planning

Guidance on how to develop your idea into business plan

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Activity 3: Marketing Strategy

All the ways to ensure people know about your brilliant idea

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Activity 4: Product Development

Some of the key steps to making your idea a reality 

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Submit a picture of your idea

Submit a picture of your idea to receive an e-certificate and be added to a prize draw!

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Additional Activity: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Learn about some of the basics of A.I. capabilities and applications

Submitting my idea

To receive an e-certificate of completion and be entered into a prize draw, a picture of the final idea can be submitted by a parent/guardian through the submission platform.

Things to note about the submission:

  • Only one idea may be submitted per person, and this person cannot submit an idea already submitted to the Longitude Explorer Prize as a Finalist or Semi-Finalist.
  • The submission must be made by a parent/guardian (an adult who is able to submit on behalf of a young person who has participated in the Digital Summer Camp)
  • To be eligible participants must be based in the UK and be aged between 11-16 at time of submission.

 

Finally, before submitting please ensure that you have carefully read and understood the below documents:

 

If you have any further questions or queries relating to the Longitude Explorer Prize that have not been answered in either of the Terms and Conditions, please email Explorer@nesta.org.uk.