Here’s a cute item. Parents in Ireland are sharpening up their green pencils for their young artistic kiddies, as Google announced yesterday the launch of an Irish national competition for primary and secondary school pupils to design a St Patrick's Day homepage for Google, and the winning design will be seen across the world wide web.
The doodle, to be designed under the theme My Ireland around Google's famous logo, will feature on its Home Page in Ireland, UK, Canada and the US on March 17, 2009. The star pupil's school will also be awarded a €10,000 technology grant.
Adele Cooper, of Google Ireland, said the event was a fantastic opportunity for students of all ages to let their imagination run wild.
"Google has run this competition in the UK and USA, but this is the first time the winning design will be seen outside the winner's country," she said.
"The theme My Ireland can be interpreted in many ways so we can't wait to see how it will be represented in the doodles submitted by students in Ireland."
Each primary and secondary school in the Republic of Ireland can submit a maximum of six pieces of art to Google, which employs 1,500 people in Dublin.
A panel of judges will pick the best 104 designs which will go on-line in age and county categories. Google users will then vote for their favorite, with the top four going head to head in the national final. Google Webmaster Dennis Hwang will select the best doodle in Dublin.
Since 2000, the 29-year-old has been creating designs doodles for the web page. "Integrating technology into our schooling is central to our success as a knowledge economy and we are delighted that we can make this significant contribution to a school in Ireland," Ms Cooper said.
Schools must register for Doodle 4 Google by November 7 and submit entries by December 12.
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