In general, the use and modification of the software applications submitted by the contestants of the Caribbean Innovators Challenge: Mobile Applications for Development are guided by Open Source Definitions (OSD) and GNU General Public License (GPL) used in licensing free and open source software.

Phase 1

The contestants in Phase 1 will submit Mobile Application Development Proposals to the Committee of the Caribbean Innovators Challenge: Mobile Applications for Development. In submitting these proposals to the Committee, the contestants will:

1. Agree to submit proposals that have not been selected as the winners of past competitions
2. Explicitly cite and acknowledge the use of ideas, which do not belong to contestants,  in the development of proposals
3. Grant the Organizing Committee of the Caribbean Innovators Challenge: Mobile Applications for Development rights to use, modify, add to and present the proposal using any media, while properly citing the source.

Phase 2

The three selected Phase 1 finalists who proceed to Phase 2 will submit Mobile Applications and the associated source code to the Organizing Committee and will:

1. Ensure that their submissions have not been selected as the winners of past competitions;
2. Explicitly cite and acknowledge the use of ideas, source code and software applications, which do not belong to the finalists,  in the development of the software applications ;
3. Acquire the rights to use, modify and add to source code and software applications, which do not belong to the finalists and are used in the development of software applications;
4. Ensure that the source code and the associated software application adhere to open source definitions and, on this basis allow
   • Free redistribution of the software application, inclusive of the source code;
   • Creation of derivative works and modifications, which must be allowed to be freely distributed, giving credit to author(s);
5. Grant the Committee and the funding agency, IDRC, rights to present the source code, software application and accompanying documentation using any media, while properly citing the source.
6. Provide no warranty as to performance of the software application.