The conference opened with a standing ovation and a song! The arrival of the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda followed by a rendition of the Ugandan national anthem kicked of Digital Africa 2010. (more…)
Tags: Bridging the digital divide, digital divide debate, digital revolution, Dr Hamadoun Toure, ForgetMeNot Africa, the ITU Secretary General
The ForgetMeNot Africa team are in Kampala this morning looking forward to day one of the 8th Digital Africa Summit which will start this afternoon at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort & Speke Conference Centre. (more…)
Tags: 8 th Digital Africa Summit, Bridging the digital divide, eTXT, ForgetMeNot Africa
Nokia has announced a move into financial services. The new direction for Nokia will see it working with mobile payment specialist Obopay, in which Nokia invested $70m in March this year. (more…)
Tags: Bridging the digital divide, Financial services, Mobile Money, Nokia
SMS Applications come into their own when the majority of subscribers don’t have smartphones.
Juniper Research believes that, in 2008, approximately 45% of mobile devices sold worldwide were socalled ‘entry-level’ handsets (which… Nokia defines as being handsets with a retail value less than $60). A small but growing proportion of this total is accounted for by ultra-low cost handsets, which retail for $15 or less.
Of the 700 million low-cost handsets expected to be sold in 2014, Juniper Research believes that the greatest proportion – around 24% – will be sold in Africa and the Middle East…
Tags: African mobile networks, Bridging the digital divide, digital divide debate, ForgetMeNot Africa, Handsets, Low cost handsets, Ultra low cost handsets
Day one has just ended at West Africa Com 2009 and has been busy at the FMNA stand.
The conference covered many important issues today including the challenges for rural areas in bridging the digital divide in Africa and how these communities can access improved telecoms services. (more…)
Tags: Abuja Nigeria, Bridging the digital divide, ForgetMeNot Africa, West Africa Com
