Vodacom and RLabs have teamed up to bring you the “Community Information Challenge 2010″. Many people in local communities have mobile phones and use them for voice and text. However, the use of mobile Internet is growing fast and can be used to enhance local communities. The mobile Internet can be used to share many types of information around the globe but there is often difficulty in finding local and relevant information.

The Community Information Challenge is looking for innovative and fresh ideas, on how local and relevant information can be accessed and shared, with the local community. The solution must be deployable in South Africa but is not restricted to this region. The winning entry will receive a one-off prize of R20,000 cash AND the opportunity to discuss deployment options with the Vodacom Innovation team. The overall winner across the three Vodacom Challenges will scoop up a further R 20,000 cash!

For more information you can visit the Betavine website.

Schools will be closing this week and the holiday is upon us all. This holiday I’m sure most of us will be going away for a while to take some time away from our busy schedules.

Today I saw a number of bloggers posting about their holiday plans and when they will be going away and for how long, this made me think, is it wise to divulge all your holiday plans online?

The internet is an great way to express your views on things and share stories of your live with fellow internet users, but it also make certain information freely available to crooks. What better way is it for a burglar to go search the web for posts about peoples holiday plans and then have enough time to burgle your house or office while you are away.

So please if you are going to tell us about your holiday plans keep it simple, do not give away exact dates and information that could be useful to criminals.

I know chances are slim that house burglars are really tech savvy, but you never know. What do you guys think about giving away such information on your sites?