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Google Launches “Project 10 to the 100th”; Will Award $10 Million to Implement Ideas with Broad Positive Impact

September 24, 2008 by Staff

Google Project 10 to the 100th (10^100)

Google announced today the launch of Project 10 to the 100th (10^100), an initiative to solicit and implement ideas that can have a broad and positive impact.  Google will provide a total of $10 million to implement up to five ideas generated through this effort.  Google is undertaking this project as part of the company’s 10th anniversary celebration.

Complete information on Project 10 to the 100th is available on the project website http://www.project10tothe100.com/.  Some of the key details include:

Idea Categories

  • Community: How can we help connect people, build communities and protect unique cultures?
  • Opportunity: How can we help people better provide for themselves and their families?
  • Energy: How can we help move the world toward safe, clean, inexpensive energy?
  • Environment: How can we help promote a cleaner and more sustainable global ecosystem?
  • Health: How can we help individuals lead longer, healthier lives?
  • Education: How can we help more people get more access to better education?
  • Shelter: How can we help ensure that everyone has a safe place to live?
  • Everything else: Sometimes the best ideas don’t fit into any category at all.

Criteria

  • Reach: How many people would this idea affect?
  • Depth: How deeply are people impacted? How urgent is the need?
  • Attainability: Can this idea be implemented within a year or two?
  • Efficiency: How simple and cost-effective is your idea?
  • Longevity: How long will the idea’s impact last?

Ideas must be submitted by October 20th, 2008.  One hundred ideas will be listed for public voting beginning on January 27th, 2009.  This voting will narrow the list to 20 semi-finalists.  An advisory board will then select up to five final ideas to which Google will contribute a total of $10 million to implement.

For more information:

  • Project 10 to the 100th – Home page
  • Project 10^100 (Official Google Blog)
  • Got an Idea to Help the World? Here’s $10 million (CNN.com, September 24, 2008)

Filed Under: Google, Green Business Competitions and Awards, Project 10 to the 100th

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. K D Mains says

    September 28, 2008 at 10:19 am

    Hi
    I have submitted an application to the Google Project 10 to the 100th competition.
    I have also started to dicuss the application on my forum and would very much like to hear what others think.
    So if you have some spare time and care to take a read would very much to know what people think?

  2. Rajja says

    October 22, 2008 at 6:27 am

    Hi Friends..
    Google is celebrating its 10th birthday.
    So planed to sponsor $10 million for best 5 ideas.
    These are my ideas, submitted to Google. Please visit YouTube, give some good comment and rate it…
    You can login to YouTube using your Google accout..
    Thank You ;)… Please recommend to your friends also.
    Video is very fast.. b’coz 30 min is allowed. So please use pause button to read all..
    Virtual World – Project10tothe100 – Idea (project 10 to the 100)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb7wXDr9QIw
    And
    PressMeet – Project10tothe100 – Idea (Project 10 to the 100)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipfkpElF2OY

  3. m says

    February 28, 2009 at 9:20 am

    Google Project 10100 Help idea & vid.s:
    Affordable WheelChair – Gravity Driven
    Health, Energy and Environment Concerns
    Concept: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOTlogoPYZs
    KnowHow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf7urAWuiu8
    Web : http://sites/google.com/site/EnerGravity
    I hope it helps.
    regards,
    Mg

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