A screenshot during the first edition launch of the Safaricom-Vodafone
AppStar challenge at the Michael Joseph Centre on September 6, 2012.
Photo/DIANA NGILA
Nation Media Group
By Hellen Githaiga
In Summary
- The competition, which targets mobile apps developers, will take place in two phases – national and international – with the winner taking home Sh1 million ($12,000).
Kenya will this year play host to the second edition of the Vodafone AppStar Challenge.
The competition, which targets
mobile apps developers, will take place in two phases – national and
international – with the winner taking home Sh1 million ($12,000).
The initiative by Vodafone in
partnership with Safaricom will take place in South Africa, Egypt,
Kenya, Tanzania and India, with the top two finalists from the
respective countries competing for the grand prize in Nairobi in
December.
“Globally, the applications
development industry has grown exponentially and we are through the
Safaricom/ Vodafone innovation Challenge, giving Kenyans an opportunity
to benefit from this trend by providing solutions to challenges faced in
the country,” said Safaricom’s chief executive Bob Collymore.
Participants will be required to
develop applications that provide solutions to existing challenges in
agriculture, health, education, financial inclusion, games and
productivity.
All apps developed for the challenge must run on Android, Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile or IOS operating systems.
The first and second runners-up
will take home Sh500,000 and Sh300,000 respectively. Other prizes
include smartphones, tablets and other high-end devices.
It is the first time the
international phase of the competition is being held in Nairobi. The
first edition was held in Johannesburg, South Africa last year where
Kenya’s Gerald Kibugi and Gilbert Rono scooped the top two prizes.
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