Eurasia Mobile Challenge is a Group initiative of VimpelCom Ltd., the international communications and technology company that is committed to bringing the digital world to each and every customer.

For the second time, the Eurasia Mobile Challenge competition supports VimpelCom’s “Make Your Mark” corporate responsibility program aiming to unlock development opportunities for young people, irrespective of their technical skills, that will help shape the future and drive economic growth in their country or region. All teams will have access to mentoring and guidance during locally organized workshops (acceleration days) and boot camps will be held throughout the competition. During the boot camps, entrants will have the opportunity to test and build their concepts through a series of workshops, benefitting from access to local and international industry experts who can help turn their ideas into workable mobile solutions that could help bring the digital world closer to VimpelCom customers.

CEO of Unitel Dmitry Shukov : “VimpelCom has grown from a startup into an international telecommunications and technology company with more than 200 million customers and the ability to reach more than 10% of the world’s population. We are inspired by our heritage as a pioneer and, as we transform into a true digital player, we are on the lookout for new apps and software solutions that can bring us closer to our customers. Beeline supports VimpelCom’s “Make Your Mark” in this quest and we look forward to seeing fresh business ideas from the Eurasia Mobile Challenge entrants.”

The competition is open to mobile technology entrepreneurs and startups from Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Entrants are tasked with creating a pioneering concept for mobile innovation, which they will present to a panel of expert judges. Judges will assess entries based on criteria including quality of innovation, relevance to the local community, scalability and originality.

The three top winning teams from across the Eurasia region will have the opportunity to take part in the Global Mobile Challenge finals held during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in February 2017.