Manchester Beacon have teamed up with Just-b Productions, the company responsible for the b.TWEEN forum, in offering a £25,000 commission that aims to connect people, places and knowledge across Manchester and Salford.

The project, Mapping Creativity, will provide a unique opportunity for local independent digital companies to collaborate and deliver an interactive project, using Web 2.0 technologies to forge links between two or more disconnected communities.

The full brief can be downloaded from the b.TWEEN website, where you’ll be able to upload your ideas whilst commenting on other people’s suggestions. The best four teams will receive £1,000 to develop their concepts further, before pitching their final projects at a public session within Manchester Science Festival.

Mapping Creativity is the latest in a line of ‘ideas development’ projects that the Just-b team have put together. During their b.TWEEN 2008 conference, over £20,000 in commissions were awarded – including a commercial project with Littlewoods Direct.

The deadline for entries is 12 September. To get involved, head over to:

W: www.just-b.com/btween/mapping-creativity