Expressing his delight at this association, Arun Tanksali, VP, Comviva said, “We are proud to have been associated with World Wide Web Foundation and the World Wide Web Consortium over the past few years and support them in their vision to reduce the digital divide in developing regions. Using the Web on a mobile phone can enable human communication, support more financial transactions and build opportunities to share knowledge in underserved growth markets. Sponsoring this event is a demonstration of our commitment to go beyond boundaries and support development in regions where mobile technology can truly make a difference. We have always made efforts to offer products and solutions that help users make the most of their mobile phones by improving their livelihood and enhancing their lifestyles.”
Speaking about the sponsorship, Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation Lead Program Manager and W3C Team Contact said, “We would like to thank Comviva for their association over the years. The strong growth in mobile phone usage offers new opportunities for growth in economic and social well-being in emerging markets. Our objective is to gather all stakeholders in a global forum where we can identify the key challenges of using mobile phones as an ICT-platform in developing regions. We are committed to reducing the digital divide and providing services to under-privileged populations. The aim of this workshop is to explore how to lower the existing barriers and to identify key directions for future exploration.”
The upcoming workshop on June 4th and 5th 2011 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania will investigate in more detail three specific themes that have recently attracted the attention of the community:
Provision of sustainable services through entrepreneurship
Availability of multi-purpose/multi-channel data collection tools
Delivery of services through voice applications
About the World Wide Web Foundation Seminar
This workshop is jointly organized by the World Wide Web Foundation, as part of its Web in Society program and the World Wide Web Consortium, as part of its Mobile Web for Social Development Interest Group. This workshop is an event of the Internet Summit Africa jointly organized by AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfREN, and AAF. For more information, visit http://www.webfoundation.org
About Comviva
Comviva is the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS. With an extensive portfolio of solutions spanning VAS infrastructure, applications delivery platforms and customer-facing applications, Comviva enables mobile service providers to enrich mobile users’ lives, whilst rationalizing costs, accelerating revenue growth and enhancing customer lifetime value. Comviva’s solutions are deployed by service providers in over 85 countries and power services to more than 650 million mobile subscribers globally. For more information, visit www.comviva.com
