Dear Digital Innovation Challenge community,

Many of you have been reaching out to us, asking about the impacts of Covid-19 on the Digital Innovation Challenge. We would like to assure you that the Challenge is still going ahead.

While we hunker down and socially distance ourselves and find new ways to work, we anticipate some changes in the planning. Please find below an overview of our new timeline:

• The first round of evaluations is ongoing and we will announce the ten shortlisted candidates in the course of April 2020. 
• The co-creation bootcamp is postponed, but we are committed to keep this appointment with you. The date will be communicated as soon as the situation allows us to confirm how we will proceed.
• The award ceremony is also postponed until the second half of 2020.  

We can assure you that the award of the prizes to the three winners will take place during this year (2020).  

Many of you have been sharing with us stories about your current situation and we appreciate hearing from you! Your stories inspire us to reflect continuously what we can do to help you in these challenging times. As ever, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We are here for you.

We hope you and your loved ones are safe.

Sincerely,

The Digital Innovation Challenge team