Dare to be Digital is a joint venture between the University of Abertay Dundee, Scottish Enterprise Tayside and Dundee City Council. This year, Dare to be Digital 2004 has joined forces with the Digital Hub in Dublin, in association with Diageo Ireland as well as Enterpise Ireland and IDA Ireland who will offer mentoring support to the winning Irish team drawn from heats throughout Irish universities. The Irish winner will also be given financial assistance throughout the summer while working on the project in the Digital Hub as well as going forward to the International Dare to be Digital competiton in Dundee in September, where teams will compete for a prize fund of STG£5000 and follow up-support to develop their prototype to commercial standard.
Entries must be submitted as part of a team which should include at least one creative member, one technical person and another in charge of financial / management arrangements. The Digital Hub expects teams made up from inter-college collaborations.
Closing date for Irish entries is 12.00 noon March 29th 2004.
For more information visit:
www.daretobedigital.ie>