Developers, get ready!! Google has opened the first round of submissions for “Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012”. This year developers from 6 different regions in the world will win prizes that include chromebooks and up to 20,000 USD in cash. Google also mentioned that they are highlighting the innovation of students and female developers.

All you have to do is build and submit an amazing application in one of these categories:

• Enterprise / Small Business Solutions
• Social / Personal Productivity / Games / Fun
• Not-for-Profit: Education / Water / Food & Hunger / Health

A winner will be chosen for each category, in each region