The Routes to the Future Innovation Challenge will take place in March as an intensive 48-hour competition with cash and in-kind prizes available for the programmers who produce the best ideas. The competition will be held as part of the FutureEverything Summit of Ideas & Digital Invention.
David Hytch, information systems director, TfGM said: "What starts off as raw data provided by us can be used in all sorts of imaginative and creative ways to create exciting and informative apps that will help people in Greater Manchester get the most of our network.
"We're very excited to be working with FutureEverything on Routes to the Future. We're making as much data available as we can for the weekend and look forward to seeing the results.
The contest will be held at Four Piccadilly Place and will begin straight after the main FutureEverything conference ends at 6pm on Friday 22 March. The Routes to the Future Innovation Challenge is made possible through support from TfGM, and FutureEverything and Manchester City Council's participation in the Europewide CitySDK project.
TfGM is making new datasets available for the challenge, and these will be added to other data already available through Data Greater Manchester's stores. Designed specifically at finding solutions to help Greater Manchester citizens get more from their public transport options, it is expected that over 100 people will take part in the challenge.
The cash prize and development fund available is £11,000.
Source: Place North West
