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Nonprofit Launches $100k Smart City Tech Competition

NextEnergy is calling for solutions to urban problems, just as urban governments are looking for them.

As a huge national competition from the U.S. Department of Transportation pits cities against each other http://www.govtech.com/fs/DOT-Smart-City-Challenge-Finalists-Propose-Self-Driving-Vehicles-Smartphone-Apps-and-More.html to develop "smart" transportation concepts, a smaller organization is launching its own competition with a bent toward seed money for businesses.

NextEnergy, a nonprofit, is calling for submissions https://www.nextenergy.org/nextchallenge-about/ outlining ideas for smart city technology by July 28. The organization, which is partnering with Wells Fargo, DENSO and DTE Energy on the competition, plans to give the winner up to $80,000, and then split $20,000 among four more finalists.

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/fs/Non-Profit-Launches-100k-Smart-City-Tech-Competition.html

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