{"id":4692,"date":"2012-09-14T08:03:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T13:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=4692"},"modified":"2012-09-14T08:03:48","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T13:03:48","slug":"harness-technology-increasingly-mobile-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/09\/harness-technology-increasingly-mobile-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we better harness technology in an increasingly mobile world?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The MobiWorld Caribbean conference promises to help both business leaders and software developers better exploit mobile technology opportunities in the Caribbean and further afield.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/a>Many of us in the ICT\/technology space recognise the still untapped potential of mobile and portable devices. While it might be a prudent business decision to cater to the growing needs of that market., it can be a challenge to develop financially viable and sustainable ventures. MobiWorld Caribbean<\/a>, which will be held on 27\u201428 September at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (UTT Campus), in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, promises to help businesses harness mobile technology.<\/p>\n Although spanning 2 days, each day of MobiWorld Caribbean has been designed to be independent of each other, while maintaining the overarching objective of equipping attendees to better capitalize on what mobile market\u00a0can offer. Based on the event schedule<\/a>, Day 1 focuses on the business of mobile, and could be of particular interest to entrepreneurs, and public and private sector leaders. On the other hand, Day 2 is geared towards software developers and\u00a0those interested in mobile applications (apps), and will include an intensive\u00a0coding workshop.<\/p>\n In addition to a full two-day conference, MobiWorld Caribbean plans to feature an App Idea Contest<\/a>, which aims to foster commercially viable mobile app development in the Caribbean. The competition intends to support the devlopment of two apps by offering:<\/p>\n The written idea for the app must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, 15\u00a0September 2012<\/strong>. A shortlist consisting of the five best ideas will be invited to deliver a live presentation on Friday, 28 September 2012<\/strong>, during the Developer Day (Day 2) of the conference.<\/p>\n Chike Farrell, Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Ideas Limited, the same group behind last year\u2019s Caribbean Digital Expo (CDX)<\/a>, shares his own views on MobiWorld Caribbean:<\/p>\nHave an idea for an app?<\/h3>\n
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