The mLab Southern Africa (SA) has been tasked with managing a Gauteng Innovation Challenge (GIC) for mobile solutions on behalf of the Innovation Hub. Such challenges essentially invite members of the public to submit entries that either solve a particular problem, or simply demonstrate the most innovative apps in a particular sector. Examples of other [...]
infoDev’s micro work ideas challenge is on!
Free Money for Good Ideas: m2Work Challenge! infoDev, mLab’s founding sponsor, launches m2Work, a wonderful microwork ideas contest with great activities and prizes! Closing date for ideas: 2 April Microwork ...
mLab member profile: Sowertech
Working in the security industry in South Africa is risky business. In an instant a security officer might need to notify head office that there is an emergency and communicate his or her location. In the logistics sector it is crucial to be able to track assets, know their location, speed and direction of travel. [...]
Setting up the mLab before the launch
Tomorrow we officially open the mLab office in Pretoria. The inevitable last minute to-dos before the big day … Setting up the mLab before the launch, a set on Flickr.
Bold plan to bring internet to the masses
Bold plan to bring internet to the masses is an article in the Business Day, written by Sarah Wild, about the mLab SA’s future plans. Both Ben Zaaiman, CEO of the mLab SA, and Laurens Cloete, Executive Director of the CSIR Meraka Institute, are interviewed.
Balancing Act interviews Steve Vosloo
Russell Southwood, editor of Balancing Act, conducted a short interview with Steve Vosloo, mLab SA’s Mobile Impact Evangelist, on how mLab SA will encourage mobile innovation, on mobile content and also on the minimum price point for charging for content in South Africa. The interview took place at the Mobile Entertainment Africa conference in Cape [...]
10 Lessons in Mobile Content
On 24 August Steve Vosloo, Mobile Impact Evangelist at mLab Southern Africa (SA), presented 10 Lessons in Mobile Content (Slideshare) at the Cape Town Content Strategy meetup. Steve Vosloo led the Yoza Cellphone Stories project while at the Shuttleworth Foundation. He shared share some of the experiences and ten lessons learned in creating mobile content for the [...]
Talking mobile monetisation
On 22 August the mLab Southern Africa (SA) hosted its first Cape Town event titled Monetising your Mobile App or Content (with InMobi). The 1.5 hour workshop was sponsored by InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile advertising network. About 50 people gathered to hear Terence Eden, Manager of Developer Community at InMobi, talk about monetisation through advertising on [...]
How mobiles can support proven education approaches
On 19 August Steve Vosloo, Mobile Impact Evangelist at mLab Southern Africa (SA), gave a presentation on How Mobiles Can Support Proven Education Approaches (Slideshare) at the inaugural m4Ed4Dev (Mobiles for Education for Development) symposium in Washington DC. At the event, organised by USAID, Steve highlighted examples of how mobile interventions (existing and future) can support proven educational [...]
Essential questions that every startup should consider
Following on from the last post where Steve Vosloo, Mobile Impact Evangelist at mLab Southern Africa (SA), interviewed Ryan Delk, here are a couple of questions that Ryan suggests every startup should be able answer: What is your company’s target market for the product? Are you aware of other competing or substitute products? What barriers [...]
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