Lagos

The Internet is a tremendous, undisputed force for economic growth and social change. Not only has it unleashed new forms of connectivity, but it has also provided an outlet for new forms of innovation, entrepreneurship and social good. The Internet has also proven a dynamic tool for stimulating economic growth in developing countries, with the World Bank reporting that a 10% increase in broadband correlates to a 1.38% increase in GDP growth Beyond GDP growth, the Internet also provides opportunities to pursue social and developmental objectives. Throughout the developing world, the Internet is connecting remote populations to markets and strengthening …

Location Based Services are starting to prove to be an essential part of our daily lives. From Turn-by-turn navigation services like Google Maps to crowd sourced Traffic applications like Waze (recently acquired by Google for 1.3bn dollars), Location based services have always helped people to get from one location to another giving them services such as Route Suggestion and Traffic Information to help them get to their destinations on time. Locally focused Traffic Monitoring Apps like traffix are coming up to provide crowd-sourced traffic data in Nigeria. Location based Services have evolved from the traditional navigational services model to the …

Theme Entertainment Now!: To help users discover great locally available movies based on their existing location and friend recommendations. Output To engage a community of Developers and Facilitate the creation of a ‘Movies WAP Application’ utilizing VConnect’s data for movie timings and cinema halls in which it is playing and leveraging other freely available ‘social’ and ‘local’ APIs to make the application more interactive. Coding Environment Developers are expected to use ASP .NET or PHP as the coding platform with SQL as the database platform. Overview of Task VConnect will provide database structure with sample data on the day of …

Big data is a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications. Analysis of this data allows correlations to be found to spot business trends, determine quality of research, prevent diseases,link legal citations, combat crime, and determine real-time roadway traffic conditions. This clearly shows the importance of Big Data. At the May 2013 Mobile Monday Nigeria event, we will be giving a brief overview of What Big Data is, what is required to analyse large datasets and the kind of information that can be …

This event is geared towards Mobile Software Developers who develop for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Blackberry who are interested in Developing Applications with Qualcomm APIs Only the first 100 Developers to register will be selected. And successful attendees will be notified a week to the date. The April 2013 Mobile Monday Nigeria Event showcasing Qualcomm Technology (sponsored by Qualcomm). Qualcomm is prepared to train software developers in Nigeria on various software API’s which enable rich mobile app experiences. Here are some of the APIs that Qualcomm has to offer. Note that only the Augmented Reality API will be covered …

We at Mobile Mobile Nigeria are welcoming you to an info session on Mobile Monday. This meeting will provide details on what we are about, what you will gain from being a member and the opportunities that abound from coming to our regular meetings. We will unravel Mobile Monday Nigeria at the event by discussing the following: – What Mobile Monday Nigeria is about – What we have in store for developers – What we have in store for Students and Corporate Bodies – How you can collaborate with Mobile Monday Nigeria – Mobile Monday Developer Academy – Mobile Monday …

In Nigeria, E-commerce is a relatively new market that is gradually catching up. This growth is spurred by the wide availability of Payment cards offered by various providers (Interswitch, Visa, Mastercard and E-Tranzact) but even with this, people still don’t trust e-commerce completely because of the policies that online shops have when it comes to returns and shipping. At this event, we will discuss the various challenges that are being faced by the various players in the Ecommerce space in Nigeria. We will take a look at the various obstacles they have had to face in this market (Order fulfilment, …

Technology over the years has vastly improved the lives of people globally. In  Nigeria, Technology has improved various sectors of the economy and business and has influenced processes in ways that were previously unimaginable.  Even with these changes that it has brought, We have still not reach our full potentials. Faced with Economic uncertainty, political uncertainty and dearth of infrastructure, Nigeria is yet to become a major player on the global scale in the tech scene. At this month’s Mobile Monday holding in Lagos, we will discuss the Opportunities that exist in the IT space right now, the challenges that …

Electronic payment mechanisms have improved in the last few years due to improvements in the technology that is involved. With the emergence of payment gateways like Interswitch and E-tranzact, payments via ATM cards have increased (Interswitch claims that there are now 26 Million e-payment cards out there) and this has in turn boosted sales on various e-commerce websites and at various brick-and-mortar stores that use POS (Point of Sales) machines to collect e-payments. Mobile Payment is the next frontier.  It will be the redefining moment for the payment industry and we all have to be ready for it. Mobile Payment …

Recent studies have shown that Africans access majority of their online services on mobile. The statistics show that people spend more time on their mobile phones than watching TV or using their computers. This is due to the portability of mobile devices and the ubiquitous nature of mobile technology. These research conclusions clearly show that Mobile is the next big thing and presents a lot of opportunies for Businesses and Investors. Join us on the 29th of October 2012 as we discuss innovating within the mobile network to access the opportunities of Mobile. The event is to hold at The …