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ForgetMeNot Africa in Dakar for West Africa Com

FMNA — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:29:21 +0000

The ForgetMeNot Africa team are getting ready for the start of West Africa Com 2010 in Dakar which starts tomorrow.

We are looking forward to meeting our friends and colleagues from the industry, while making new ones from West Africa and discussing how eTXT can drive SMS traffic for carriers.

Visit us at stand no.3 at West Africa Com.

Part 2: ForgetMeNot Africa Digital Divide Debate – Nigeria

FMNA — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:41:39 +0000

In our second video interview on the Digital Divide Debate, Dominic Edem from the Nigerian Communications Commission gives his thoughts as to what the main issues and barriers are.

Filmed at West Africa Com, Abuja, Nigeria June 2009.

Day 2: West Africa Com, Abuja, Nigeria

FMNA — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:30:23 +0000

Our second day at WAC was again very busy.

Our 2 – way email and IM to SMS technology, Message Optimiser (MO) received a great reception from the West African telecom operators.

Visitors were amazed that something so simple does not currently exist, without the use of high end phones and many asked where could they avail of this service.

Following the very positive response it wont be long before West Africans can send and recieve email from a low end phone via SMS. The ForgetMeNot Africa team are striving to help Africans bridge this digital divide and our Message Optimiser technology will act as the first stepping stone accross this divide. This will empower people to communicate in an exciting and new way from a low end handset.

The conference included presentations by the Hon. Prof Dora Nkem Akunyili, Nigeria’s Minister of Information & Communications, and representatives of the Nigerian Communications Commission.

Lack of power a major issue in Africa and one of the biggest barriers to closing the digital divide was covered with a number of solutions proposed including wind and solar options.

It was an interesting conference with many key issues debated and we look forward to rolling out Message Optimiser in West and Central Africa.

Day 1: West Africa Com, Abuja, Nigeria

FMNA — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:06:12 +0000

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.

This is a much talked about issue, internet penetration is still very low, lack power is a major issue and poverty and affordability will inhibit roll out of services to the mass market. There was interesting debate with the general consensus being it will take long time for this to happen.

ForgetMeNot Africa has asked various people for there contributions and will post these soon and welcome any comments and debate.