over 15 years ago
M-Lab and the Open Internet Challenge
Post by guest blogger: Josh King, M-Lab
Original blog post available at M-Lab's website.
The FCC has recently announced an "Open Internet Apps Challenge," a contest soliciting submissions of software applications which empower citizens to "monitor and protect Internet openness." Winners of the challenge will be invited to the FCC to present their work to the Commission and be honored by a reception. Winning apps will also be featured on the FCC website and via the FCC's social media outlets.
This effort is in keeping with M-Lab's mission statement, and we could potentially support the project as a host for applications that meet our guidelines. The FCC was kind enough to mention us in this capacity on the challenge page. Additionally, work on M-Lab's existing open-source suite of tools would be an interesting and rewarding eligible project for whomever would seek to undertake it. M-Lab encourages efforts like these to improve the ability of citizens to participate in a meaningful way in both measuring their own Internet connection and engaging with Internet researchers.
The challenge posed by the FCC constitutes an exciting opportunity to draw more attention to the kind of work that M-Lab participates in, and we look forward to engaging with this effort as it moves forward.
Challenge submissions start February 1st and run through June 1st, with winners being announced August 8th. Those interested in entering the contest can find more information at http://fcc.gov/challenge