Kampala

Mobile Monday, or MoMo, is a global network of mobile industry professionals, visionaries, developers and entrepreneurs, in over 100 cities around the world. Each city chapter discusses issues specific to the local needs in monthly forums; given the global nature of the mobile industry there is an exchange of ideas and speakers from around the world. Monday 28 March, MTN Nyonyi Gardens Chair Sean Krepp, Country Director Grameen Foundation Uganda Mark Pickens, CGAP Executive – Keynote Address Outlining the Framework Olga Morawczynski, Financial Literacy Project Manager, AppLab Gerald Begumisa, MD Yo! Uganda, Yo! Payments: Aggregating Mobile Services Matt Krueger, M-Banking …

I had no sooner sat down at the boardroom table when my colleague started to paint the landscape, revealing to me the extent to which financial exclusion was effectively choking opportunities for the vast majority of the people of Uganda to improve their own lives, 82% to be precise. With only as many as ten percent of the people having proper bank accounts, and another eight percent enjoying the benefits of owning accounts in microfinance institutions (MFIs), and savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) there was a lot of work to be done to achieve financial inclusion. However mobile money was …

With 100 years in Uganda the formal banking sector now serves 18% of Ugandans; after only two years mobile money serves almost 5%. The guy on the street is moving his cash out of his socks into an electronic wallet. Uganda’s Financial Services at Spinning Turning Point 100 years ago, traditional banking started in Uganda. Today we have 325 banking outlets or 750 if one includes ATMs. This far, the sector serves 18% of the Uganda’s 30 million people, including customers to microfinance institutions and SACCOs. In March 2009, MTN launched its mobile money service. Today, the service is offered …

Note:    We were not getting the expected responses, though they have finally begun to come in, and since we have several developer events coming up, starting with the LUG event at Google on Monday with Bram Moolenaar http://linux.or.ug/node/1144 at which we should be able to speak about the WSA event, so we decided to move it to 25th March, which happens to be the deadline for submissions. The deadline for submission of projects for the WSA Contest is fast approaching.  I would therefore urge you to read through the Press Release below and submit a project for the contest, by writing …

infoDev, the World Bank’s information for development program, and Mobile Monday Kampala are conducting research around the relationship between informal, interpersonal networks and innovation in the mobile industry in Uganda and Kenya. The study will critically assess the expectation that informal networks contribute to innovation success. In doing so, it will focus on the Mobile Monday Kampala chapter as an example of an informal network of mobile developers in Uganda. The results of the research will be available publicly, and will be circulated to our MoMoKla community. Please join us for this focus group discussion, to be followed by a light lunch. For more information http://infodev-momokampala.eventbrite.com/

Dear Speakers, Organizers and Sponsors and MoMo Movers,

I would like to thank each of you for contributing to another great Mobile Monday event. Simon Kaheru was magnificent as ever as Master of Ceremonies, Chair and Moderator all rolled into one, and each of the four presentations was dazzling, as I’m sure you will agree; I am still struggling to assimilate the many insights and circumspect views that are beyond my ken. My heartfelt thanks to each of you in appreciation for your pulling out the stops in reaching out to each other and our delegates, touching hearts and stimulating our minds, to stir ourselves by your thought-provoking messages, images conveyed by your words and gestures, as we attempt to light the path for the way ahead in the mobile apps arena through our discussions and debate. Bravo! […]

The deadline for submission of projects for the WSA Contest is fast approaching. I would therefore urge you to read through the Press Release below and submit a project for the contest.

Those who have submitted an entry for the WSA Contest will be given an opportunity to present a five-minute elevator pitch at Hive Colab on the afternoon of Tuesday 15 March, starting at 3 PM. A jury of experts will score the presentations and winning candidates in each of the eight categories will be sent to the WSA organizers for review.

Please read the Press Release below for details and the link for submitting your entry. You must have submitted your entry by Friday 11th March to be included in the Uganda WSA Contest Showcase programme.

You can download the slides on the links below: 1. Michael Niyitegeka, Lecturer, Head Corporate Affairs Makerere University CIT “The Dilemma! Grown Up Digital Taught Analogue” MoMoKla – The dilemma grown up digital taught analogue   2. Denis Ruharo, GM and Managing Partner D-Mark Company Ltd and Image Square Ltd “MAPPS 4 UGANDA IN 2011: WHAT DO U SEE?” MobileMonday Kampala Denis Ruharo.pdf   3. Reinier Battenberg, Director Mountbatten Ltd “Ugandawatch: Tweeting the Untweeted” Ugandawatch.pdf  

Mobile Monday Kampala is pleased to announce that its next meeting, on the theme, One Year: How Do You See Mobile Apps for Uganda in 2011?, will be hosted by Google Uganda, located at Soliz House, 4th Floor, Lumumba Avenue, Monday 28th February starting at 5:30 PM. Please click here to register or visit our facebook page for more updates   It’s been one year since we held our Inaugural MoMo Kampala meeting on The Future of Broadband in Uganda, hosted by Orange Uganda. We are celebrating our first year as a MoMo chapter. We have another extraordinary speakers’ panel …

Submit your WSA Entry Now World Summit Award calls for entries Salzburg, 7TH February 2011 You do not have to have big marketing machinery or millions to invest if you want to show the world that you have produced great web content, outstanding app or other superb digital media. You can now enter your product for the national pre-selection of the international World Summit Award. Five winners in each of the 8 categories will be able to present their product on a world stage and gain international standing and reputation. “The WSA offers a level playing field for developers from …