Kenya Launches Africa’s First Mobile App Lab
This is an exciting time in Kenya as they step into the mobile spectrum, recently launching Africa’s first mobile apps lab. The lab, named mLab, aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship within the Kenyan community, with a focus on Web and mobile services.
mLab will provide a full range of resources and initiatives including training, business development support and community reach out. The new facility is aimed at encouraging innovation in the East African country and is supported by the World Bank, Nokia and the Government of Finland.
Set up in Nairobi, the lab will initially house six startups and is hosted by the iHub Consortium, a consortium that includes Nairobi’s iHub, eMobilis, the World Wide Web Foundation, and the University of Nairobi School of Computing and Informatics.
The lab was officially launched a day after East African developers pitched their mobile app ideas to judges in the Pivot25 mobile app developer contest held in Nairobi.
Supporters are working to develop mLab in other parts of Africa in the near future.
Category: Africa 2.0, Featured, Mobile | Tags: africa, apps, East Africa, kenya, mLab, Mobile, nairobi, Pivot25, Startups, web
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