Communications Manager for Nokia West Africa, Mr. Osagie
Ogunbor informed ITRealms Online that it’s in living up to Nokia promise to
connect the next billion to the internet using its platform.
One of the moves, he said, is to push for the development of
quality applications for their S40 mobile platform, “And Nokia is doing just
that.”
Ogunbor quoted the Head, Nokia’s Ecosystem Developer
Experience (EDX) for West Africa Mr. Teemu Kiijarvi as saying that developers
across the world stand a chance of winning a total of one million Euros, just
by building applications and entering them for the competition tagged
create4millions contest.
Kiijarvi said the deadline for the submission of
applications for the contest is now November 1, adding that on the choice of
the S40 mobile platform, he noted that it is the world’s largest mobile
operating system and this aligns with Nokia’s strategy of connecting the next
one billion people to the internet via mobile.
Nokia is challenging developers to submit apps on social
networking, games and entertainment, life improvement as well as news and
locally relevant information apps. The winners in the global competition will
share one million euros in price money.
Also Kiijarvi disclosed that Nokia is running a local
version of this competition and the best application from West Africa will
receive a prize of $5000 and all the best three applications from West Africa will
get an all-expense paid trip to Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona Spain
to represent West African developers.
“There are also special prizes that will be awarded to apps
showcasing the best touch feature in an app; the best location-aware app; and
the best overall Series 40 web applications,” he said.
Remmy Nweke
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