A new community initiative and collaboration between the University and Kent Connects will help people in Kent improve where they live.
‘Embrace Your Space’ is a new community challenge which is inviting anyone living in East Kent to present ideas for how they could improve their community using technology.
Part of the Transformed by You initiative, it aims to bring people, communities and technology developers together to come up with innovative ways of using technology to improve their area.
The challenge is open and ideas or solutions to local issues can be posted on the ‘Transformed by You’ website here. Ideas already submitted include electronic bus timetables and a trip advisor-style app detailing how accessible places are in a neighbourhood, for example if there are wheelchair ramps or baby changing facilities.
The best entry will win support to take forward their solution and create it for their community.
The winning solution will be chosen by a panel of judges at an Innovation Day on 29 November at the University’s Woolf College, Canterbury campus. The event, which is open to all, is encouraging attendance from developers who may have the skills to help with solutions to the ideas.
For more information visit the Transformed by You website. You can also follow the project on Twitter @transformed_by.