The Eco112 team, formed by a graduate of the School of Teleco UPCT and another young Murcia, has become one of the winners of the Think Big program, a social enterprise project of Telefónica Foundation, which offers young people the opportunity to transform an idea into a social initiative success.
Marta Molina and Jose Caballero are Eco112 team members.
Molina is Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and is one of the students who have joined UPCT Network Chairs technology companies, if working Odilo scholarship from the multinational.
Your Eco112 project is a mobile application that will communicate with people with hearing disabilities emergency services in a simple and intuitive way.
Under the slogan "safety is a right, not a privilege," these young people seek to improve society through work and effort.
The Think Big Ideas competition over 1200 registered, of which 300 entered the program, receiving six months of training and funding.
The 64 best rated thoughts during this period were exposed to a jury of Telefónica in Madrid for three days.
During the stay, paid by Telefónica, the young participants were taught communication experts and enjoyed presentations like the Windsurfing Olympic champion at London 2012, Marina Alabau.
Work young Murcia Marta Molina and Jose Caballero exceeded expectations jury that awarded the BUILD level, enabling them to continue their project with the support of the multinational, which provides a tutor, 3,000 euros funding and three days Barcelona training in Leadingself course.
Source: UPCT