Workshops - Past workshops

[WP1 Workshop] Africa Perspective on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social Development

Note: This workshop was held 1-2 April 2009, in Maputo, Mozambique.

 The W3C Workshop on the "Africa Perspective on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social Development" aims to understand specific challenges of using mobile phones and Web technologies to deliver services to underprivileged populations of Developing Countries, and to capture the specificities of the African context.

There are today more than half of the population living with less than 3$ a day, and lacking all kind of services (health, education, government...). The incredible growth of the mobile penetration rate last few years is providing a new hope. The potential of simple ICT services on mobiles to improve people's income has indeed been largely demonstrated. The aim of this workshop is to explore how to leverage these success stories and create an enabling environment that would drive the appearance of numerous services all over the Developing World.

People and organizations who have an interest in the role of mobile phones and the Web in social and economic development and who wish to participate in the workshop are invited to submit statements of interest / abstracts / position papers to the Workshop Committee (by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). See more about participation below.

Please find full details on the workshop page at: http://www.w3.org/2008/10/MW4D_WS/  and the workshop agenda at: http://www.w3.org/2008/10/MW4D_WS/agenda.html