Govt launches innovation challenge for creating Indian Language Learning App

New Delhi, May 18: To promote Indian regional language literacy, the Centre joined hands with the Department of Higher Education and launched an Innovation Challenge for creating an Indian Language Learning App.

 

 

The main aim of the challenge is to create an app that will enable individuals to learn simple sentences of any Indian language and acquire a working knowledge of a language. The objective of this challenge is to create an app that will promote regional language literacy, thereby creating greater cultural understanding within the country.

 

The key parameters that will be looked into will include ease of use, simplicity, Graphical User Interface, gamification features, UI, UX, and superior content, which makes it easy and fun to learn an Indian language.

 

 

The innovation challenge is open to Indian individuals, startups and companies. MyGov envisions the app to be multi-modular, with the capacity to teach through the written word, voice, and video. App developers can propose multiple interfaces for the engagement of learners.

 

 

 

The Innovation Challenge closes on 27 May 2021. Upon evaluation of submission of prototypes, the top ten teams will be invited to make presentations and the top three will be selected by a jury.

 

The top three will receive funding of Rs 20, 10, and five lakhs to make the apps better. The solutions would be evaluated based on broad parameters such as Innovation, Scalability, Usability, Interoperability, Ease of deployment or roll-out, and Campaign.

.

.