Building a real time, user-reported news service might sound utopian but the idea is one among the 16 that could end up getting millions of dollars from internet major Google.
The company has shortlisted 16 ideas that have the potential to help the most number of people and up to five of them, would receive funds worth $10 million.
According to information available on its website, the project is a "call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible".
The 16 ideas such as building a real time, user-reported news service and making educational content free online, were shortlisted from thousands of ideas submitted by people from different parts of the world.
Going by the website, the firm would give $10 million to fund the implementation of as many as five ideas.
As per descriptions available on the website, the user-reported news service would help people find and report timely, important local information.
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"Implementation of this idea would involve creating a system that enables ordinary citizens to easily report news that's happening around them, from meaningful local events to important global stories," the website said.
Other ideas include creating genocide monitoring and alert system, promoting health monitoring and data analysis and building better banking tools for everyone.
The public can vote on these ideas till October 8.