Registration Starts Next Month for Nigerian Mobileking

Organizers of mobile challenge, an entirely made in Nigeria value added
services competition said that registration for competition will open next month.
The competition is to seek out the developers and entrepreneurs that are creating new value, new revenue and new innovative services for the mobile workforce and mobile lifestyle in Nigeria.
The competition is open to individuals or sole proprietors who are legal residents of the Nigeria or West Africa who are age eighteen (18) or older, or privately held businesses that are legally resident in Nigeria or West Africa. Awards will be granted in the name of the individual or business that entered.
In a release jointly signed by Emmanuel Okoegwale and Ken Nwogbo for Mobile Challenge Nigeria said that the M-Challenge will serve as the industry benchmark recognition status for the selected few after meeting the rigorous technical and Business evaluation criteria.
“The goal is to identify new opportunities and build a sustainable mobile Vas ecosystem with real life benefits, exportable potentials, recognize the dynamics of the market and gather market information for mobile product portfolio decision making process” the release said
According to them, as mobile operators roll out futuristic and innovative technologies like the 3G, there had been no corresponding developments in the mobile Value added services with real life Benefits
The contest will focus on m-Banking, m-Commerce; e-govt, infotainment and Mobile marketing within the technology ranges of 2g to 3.5G.Educational institution, Mobile Vas content providers, content aggregators, application developers, and non governmental organization will be allowed to participate in proposal submission. The contest us aimed at pre commercial mobile services.
Registrations begin on April 1, 2009 and interested developers can visit www.mobilechallenge.org to register.