"Project 10 to the 100th power" that Google invites and carries out ground-breaking ideas useful for as many people as possible in the world of 1,50 million yen

"Would you like to make the most useful project available to the most people?That means Google will provide 10 million dollars (about 1,50 million yen) as the fund for implementation. Whatever wonderful idea it is, in order to realize it, money is necessary after all, so if there is an idea "If only funds are available!", It is worth recruiting quite a lot.

The entry deadline is October 20th, and this event itself is "Thanks to 10 yearsIt seems that it is part of the Google 10th anniversary event called " Even so, it is quite a bold amount of money ...

So, why and how to do it, details of application for ideas, evaluation criteria etc. are from the following.
Project 10 to the power of 100

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Reason for implementationAre as follows.

Now, as many people as ever can get more information, freely utilize various tools, and be able to put good ideas into practical use. At the same time, people of all sorts are more or less benefited from this idea.

Under these circumstances, in a recent survey, it turns out that a simple view that the individual is more useful is that people feel more happy in the minimum necessary material richness is strengthened doing.

In other words, usefulness of people stands for their own role as well.

The question that arises here is how to serve people and how to make it useful enough.

Google does not have that answer, but the answer should be there everywhere. It may be found in research institutes, companies, universities, or it may not be found.

The real answer is hidden in the mind, that is, in what has been looking at things and ideas we have been looking at before, when we discover a little connection of things or reviewing old things from a new perspective There are things that you notice when you do.

If you have any ideas that would be useful to someone, please let me know. We recruit as many useful ideas as possible for people and support them. You can apply your own ideas or vote for other ideas. The final selection of the idea is done by a special selection team.

I am waiting for helpful ideas from the bottom of my heart.

Project OutlineAs the deadline is October 20, the summary of the ideaApplication Form, And you can attach a video (within 30 seconds) that explained the idea to YouTube.

From the 100 ideas selected by Google, we decide 20 ideas going to the final selection on 27th January 2009 by voting. After that, five special ideas will be ultimately elected by a special selection team. That's why we offer $ 10 million for each of these five ideas.Register e-mail address from hereIf you do, you will receive a notification email at the start of the voting period.

Idea recruitmentcategoryAre as follows.

Community: link people, form communities, protect intrinsic culture
Provide opportunities: to support independence of people and their families
Energy: Supporting the transition to safe, clean and cheap energy
Environment: Promote sustainable global environment without pollution
Health: Help individuals to stay healthy and live longer
Education: Help more people get better education
Safety protection: Help everyone to live in a safe place
Other: Ideas that can not be categorized

Selection criteria are as follows.

Subject: How many people will be affected?
Degree of influence: How much influence is given to people and how much is urgent?
Possibility: Can it be realized in one or two years?
Effect: How simple and cost effective?
Continuity: How long will the impact last?

As a precaution, if you apply for ideas and are actually hired, the one who gave you idea is "Remuneration and satisfaction that my ideas really serve many people"And that 10 million dollars will be offered to organizations that implement that idea. Once at the time of entry, we can enter an organization that is likely to realize that idea, but Google will decide whether to ask for that organization. For details about this area, see "Frequently Asked QuestionsLet's confirm with.