(CNN) — Got an idea that could change the world, or at least help a lot of people? Google wants to hear from you — and they’ll pay as much as $10 million to make your idea a reality. Google Inc. will award $10 million to solicit ideas it believes could benefit the world.
Called Project 10^100 (pronounced “10 to the 100th”), Google’s initiative will seek input from the public and a panel of judges in choosing up to five winning ideas, to be announced in February.Google announced the project live on CNN on Wednesday morning.
“These ideas can be big or small, technology-driven or brilliantly simple — but they need to have impact,” said Google in a press release. “We know there are countless brilliant ideas that need funding and support to come to fruition.” Rest of article………….
* 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.
* 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.