Application phase until April 11, 2014.
In Germany, the main focus is on the two categories "Cloud-Based Productivity" and "Future Media & Communication".
The first preliminary selection will be made in May at re:publica in Berlin. The Champions Pitch event is scheduled for the end of June in Krakow, Poland.

After a successful start in 2013, Deutsche Telekom is once again holding its international "Telekom Innovation Contest". Creative teams of students, entrepreneurs with startup ideas, young IT startups and Telekom Group employees have until April 11 to submit their ideas in several categories at www.telekom-innovation-contest.com. The rewards include investments of up to EUR 150,000, inclusion in international startup programs, hardware, software, and contacts with the top decision-makers at Deutsche Telekom. The finalists will be determined after international and national preliminary rounds. The German preliminary decision will be made at re:publica in Berlin, and the winning team will be determined from twelve finalists at the Champions Pitch event in Krakow, Poland, at the end of June 2014.

The 2014 contest is being supported by hub:raum, Telekom's incubator program, with locations in Berlin, Krakow and Tel Aviv, as well as by Kitchen Budapest and UQBATE, a special program for Group employees. Additional sponsors include seven national Telekom companies in central and eastern Europe. They coordinate national preliminary rounds, provide prizes, and will cooperate in future with the finalists and winners.

Teams of two or more people can submit their ideas in several categories. Deutsche Telekom focuses in particular on the categories titled "Cloud-Based Productivity" and "Future Media & Communication". Additional categories are: "Internet of Things", "Cyber Security", "Reality Data" and "Smart Energy".

All finalists will also attend a 4-day startup training program where they can learn from experts, gain insights into Deutsche Telekom's research projects, and have the opportunity to further develop their idea. The winning team will take the stage at the "Long Night of Startups" on September 6 in Berlin, at which up to 6,000 guests are expected.

Once the application period has expired on April 11, 2014, experts from Deutsche Telekom will view all submissions. The teams with the best ideas will be invited to national preliminary contests taking place in May in Athens, Bratislava, Budapest, Bucharest, Podgorica, Prague, Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Zagreb, and Berlin. In Berlin, the finalists must convince the panel of experts of their idea on a public stage at re:publica (May 6. – 8.). Teams from outside of Europe will take part in a virtual contest round. The Champions Pitch event at the end of June in Krakow, Poland, will be the climax of a four-day startup training program. Afterwards, the winners will continue to develop their ideas in cooperation with Deutsche Telekom's national companies.

In 2013, over 700 teams from 45 countries submitted 444 ideas. Out of 12 finalists from eight countries, Excalibur from Slovakia was the winner with an authentication solution for mobile devices. Cubilog from Hungary and Germany's Codeatelier startup took second and third place, respectively, with their "Homee" solution.

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