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Google's Project 10^100 Finalists Unveiled

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Last year about this time, Google launched a new program called 10 to the 100 seeking ideas from everyday people that could help others around the globe. Google reports that it received over 150,000 ideas and has chosen the best as part of a handful of finalists for the public to vote on.

Out of the 150,000, ideas that were submitted through the program Google distilled that down to 16 “big ideas” that were each inspired by numerous individual submissions. The idea is for the public to help choose up to five projects that Google will help fund.

The sixteen big ideas include: Create genocide monitoring and alert system, Enhance science and engineering education, Promote health monitoring and data analysis, Create real-world issue reporting system, Create real-time natural crisis tracking system, Make government more transparent, Help social entrepreneurs drive change, Provide quality education to African students, Encourage positive media depictions of engineers and scientists, Build better banking tools for everyone, Work toward socially conscious tax policies, Collect and organize the world’s urban data, Create more efficient landmine removal programs, Drive innovation in public transport, Build real-time, user-reported news service, and Make educational content available online for free.

Voting to choose the top ideas will end on October 8, only a few days from now.

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