Social Innovation Camp returns to Scotland

The last time Social Innovation Camp came to Scotland it spawned the likes of WeeDayOut and MyPolice. It’s back soon and it’s your big chance to make a real difference using technology.

From 17th-19th June 2011 at Informatics Ventures in Edinburgh, Social Innovation Camp will bring together some of the best of the UK’s software developers and designers with those at the sharp end of social problems. Their mission will be to turn six back-of-the-envelope ideas that could change the world into social start-ups (most likely social enterprises) – complete with working software, in under 48 hours.

The weekend ends with a Dragon’s Den-style pitching competition and a panel of judges choose a winning team who have shown most potential over the two days and who will receive a prize to support them in growing their idea after the weekend. The Call for Ideas has opened and anybody can submit an idea to Social Innovation Camp Scotland 2011 on the theme of Social Isolation. The best ideas will be shortlisted by the judges to be worked on over 17th-19th June.

For further information and examples of previous ideas that have come out of Social Innovation Camps see www.sicamp.org. Social Innovation Camp will be running information and ideas sessions during April and early May in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, for details and registering to attend click here.