While talking about Android challenge, unfortunately, it seems that it is not open for everyone. It’s very normal that some countries are not allowed due to US laws, the case of Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, and Myanmar, but from the challenge FAQ you can read also resident of Italy and Quebec are not allowed to participate due to local restrictions. So if you are Italian and live for example in Swizerland you can participate in the challenge. I’m just wondering what kind of local restriction can limit someone from participating in an international challenge.

Otherwise what’s more interesting is that the Android Developer Challenge is open to individuals, teams of individuals, and business entities. You just have to be of legal age in your country of residence and not working with Google, members of the Open Handset Alliance, or affiliated companies. In total there is $10 millions to win during the whole year, so if you are eligible take your chance read the FAQs then get the SDK and start coding. This is not Google summer of code, but Google winter of code !!

Update : Fabrizio Giudici posted over his blog some clarifications on local restrictions in Italy :

• prizes must be assigned in presence of a notary public and a representative from an acknowledged consumer association;
• prizes that are not delivered (for any reason, including recipient not picking them) must be donated to some non-profit organizations, explicitly listed in the contest rules;
• there are some papers to fill in and the contest must be registered to two different Ministries (you know, in Italy there are a lot of Ministries, sometimes it’s hard to understand who’s doing what) and to the State Monopoly Administration.

But above all:

• the entity which is organizing the contest must guarantee in advance a security deposit covering the whole value of prizes.

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