During International Polar Week APECS-Brazil together State University of Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS) launched the 1st National Challenge for creation of Apps (http://www.uergs.edu.br/index.php?action=noticias&cod=3657, in Portugues only). The main objective of the competition is the generation of Apps for sustainable development actions. The 1st Contest will be addressed to high school students supervised by their teachers just to schools in Brazil. To the next year we intent to do it in an international level.
This year APECS-Brazil will hold its International Polar Week in May to allow wider dissemination and the integration of more schools, teachers and students. The 1st National Challenge for Apps Creation - that is supported by CNPq - will start during our Polar Week. More information will be released soon!