London School of Economics and Political Sciences Digital Innovation Challenge Join the

Digital Innovation The Digital Innovation Challenge is an annual essay competition for students to explore how digital innovations influence business and society. Two separate prizes one for last year undergraduates and one for Master students. Take the opportunity to explore a new interesting topic or develop your current work further to win great prizes! The challenge is open for final year undergraduate and master’s level students in any field. Each category will have one global winner. London School of Economics and Political Sciences

Join the Challenge! 1. Choose an area of interest (i.e. Social media and democracy, e-Government, Open Source, Privacy & Security, Big Data; e-Businees, Organisational forms, business models, etc etc) and discuss a specific phenomenon of Digital Innovation 2. Review related body of work: academic journals, practitioner literature such as industry websites and other reliable sources. 3. Construct an argument where the main ideas and concepts from the literature are clear and well organised. London School of Economics and Political Sciences

The rules The essay should be written in English. They should not exceed 3000 words, excluding tables, figures, or references. Essays must have an abstract of around words. Be aware of Plagiarism issues! Always be careful in quoting and reporting any work by other without proper reference or quotations marks. London School of Economics and Political Sciences

Demonstrate your ability of Critical and Innovative Thinking! Remember: your chosen topic, literature reviewed and theory must develop a solid argument where your insights are tested against existing knowledge and discussed in light of a wider context. Each participating university will in December nominate one winner for each category (undergraduate and master students) to enter the global competition. A panel will in February decide which of these submissions will be the two global winners (one undergraduate and one master students) The Selection London School of Economics and Political Sciences

The Prize London School of Economics and Political Sciences If your essay will be nominated by your university and also be one of the two overall winners then.... You will be invited to visit one of the leading centers in Digital Innovation at the London School of Economics and Political Science for one week (yes, travel & accommodation expenses are covered!) You will have the opportunity present and discuss your ideas with faculty and staff at the LSE and join the global debate by attending lectures and seminars!

What Next? London School of Economics and Political Sciences Head over to the website for information and inspiration Discuss your ideas with friends and teachers. Write an interesting and insightful individual essay on a specific aspect of digital innovation!