On 4th March, 2015 MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the Government of India and Google launched the PMO Mobile App Contest - the first of it’s kind contest to crowdsource and build a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office. In Phase 1, the Citizens of India were invited to submit ideas on what they would like to see in the app. More than 9500 innovative submissions were received.
The App Contest has now entered Phase 2. In this phase, teams can register and submit their wireframes and mockups for the app based on the app blueprint. The blueprint was prepared by MyGov based on the top 20 winning ideas and features already available on the PMO India website. The final app will consist of ideas such as:
People can register in teams of 3 to 6 on MyGov and submit their mockups by 16th June, 2015. The top 10 shortlisted teams get to present their mockups to a jury set up by MyGov in Delhi, and 5 of them will be selected to build the official PMO Mobile App and be mentored by Google in the process. This a great opportunity for developers, coders, UI/UX designers and students to showcase their talent and skill, and contribute to the country by making a world class app for the PMO.
India is going mobile. More people today are accessing the internet on their phone than ever before. The phone is a person’s window to the outside world, and now it can also be the window to the Prime Minister's Office. We are a step closer to making that a reality.
Posted by Chetan Krishnaswamy, Country Head - Public Policy, Google India.
