The Supporting Organisations:

 

The mission of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative (MWI) is to make Web access from a mobile device as simple as Web access from a desktop. W3C and mobile industry leaders are working together to improve Web content production and access for mobile users and the greater Web.

In allowing any user with any device the freedom and power to use the Web anywhere and at any time, the W3C MWI is a key component of W3C's "One Web" vision. While mobile Web is bringing mobile telephony into convergence with the Web, MWI believes that the mobile Web in developing countries is a mean towards bridging the digital divide.

MWI participants are developing best practices for creating mobile-friendly content and applications, enabling easy access to device descriptions, setting up test suites for increased interoperability of mobile browsers, and exploring ways to use the Web on mobile devices to bridge the digital divide. For more information, see http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

 "The Web has incredible potential to be a powerful tool for individual empowerment, and for resulting social and economic development in Africa. In the foreseeable future, mobile is the platform capable of connecting and empowering the largest number of people on the continent.  It is therefore essential to work towards removing barriers and accelerating adoption of the mobile Web. At Mobile Web Africa, the World Wide Web Foundation looks forward to sharing ideas and plans on how to accelerate growth of a more inclusive and more valuable Web with experts from governmental and non-governmental organizations, established and aspiring enterprises, and the mobile and Web industry."
Mr Steve Bratt, Chief Executive Officer, the Web Foundation

The world's leading mobile community was successfully launched in South Africa early 2009 by a group of dedicated volunteers. MobileMonday is a truly global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influential’s fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets.

MobileMonday South Africa has similar objectives to the rest of the community ranging from the facilitation of networking, helping local companies effectively participate in international initiatives, presenting innovative visions, trends, studies and forecasts from the mobile marketplace, and contributing to the education of the broader public through its online presence.

Make sure you don't miss the future events by joining our growing community and send us an email at info@mobilemonday.co.za to be included into our mailing list. You can also find more information about MoMoSA at http://www.mobilemonday.co.za.

At Applab, we believe that mobile phones hold great potential for improving the lives and livelihoods of millions of poor people around the world.  We are committed to developing, testing and scaling the most promising application ideas that can create impact. 
We do this in partnership with a variety of private sector, government, NGO and international actors and based on our unique product development platform based in Uganda.  We have developed SMS Search products which launched recently as Google SMS, a system to accelerate rural agriculture extension known as Community Knowledge Worker, and are embarking on additional pilots and efforts as ideas emerge from our partners, users and funders.  See www.applab.org for updates.

VC4Africa.com is a platform for connecting entrepreneurs with possible partners and investors. It is a community of people dedicated to building businesses on the continent.

Mobile Web in Africa is currently seeking the support of high profile international, regional and national organisations who would like to officially support the event. 

If you feel the organisation that you work for fits the bill, then please do get in contact immediately by email partnerwithus@allamber.co.uk or call +44 1376 530 030.

Having the support of an organisation such as yours can only help to make this event as high profile as possible.  There are several benefits of reaching an agreement to support Mobile Web Africa, such as discounts on the registration fee for your members.  Making contact would be the first step towards us reaching a mutually beneficial agreement. 







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