Sunil Sharma, officiating director of Nepal Tourism Board, a panelist for tourism category, said that most of the apps were submitted by youngsters having limited knowledge on tourism. "Hence, during mentoring and panel session, we discussed a lot about their app ideas and its practical application during operation," he said, adding, "Ncell has been doing a great job by giving a platform for the youngsters. However, they should properly groom and mentor them, before submitting their final proposal which will help to achieve twin objectives i.e. developing useful apps as well as serving the tourists which I reckon will help tourism revival to certain extent."
Ncell on December 12 selected six app ideas from each category -- Games and Entertainment, Health, Tourism, and Utilities -- as finalists based on pre-announced judgment criteria: importance of problem the app aimed to solve, the app's business potential and global scalability. Quoting the experts who mentored the finalists, Ncell said that all 24 ideas selected are novel in some way, and participants now should focus on creating a sustainable business around their app.
Niraj Shah, director of Verisk Information Technologies, a panelist for Health category, said that all the ideas were very creative and practical. "But they are raw and require proper grooming and mentoring so that they will be able to compete in the market," he added.
Milan Sharma, corporate communication expert of Ncell, said that the contest is for startups and hence it is obvious that the ideas are very raw and in the initial phase. "From the beginning we have been mentoring the final participants so that they can connect their ideas with the need of the real world," said Sharma
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