IGIHE.com is among the 2012 nominees for the World Summit Award Mobile and will compete for its place among the best of the best.
Being one of two domestic apps that made it through the national preselection process, IGIHE.com settled the race in the category m-Media & Entertainment and may soon rock the international stage.
The news-website was founded in 2009, with a zero budget by university student volunteers led by Murindabigwi Meilleur.
Meanwhile, it has grown into a company with various media brands and has won numerous accolades for empowering and revolutionizing the web-based media in Rwanda.
Mobile Quality, made in Rwanda
According to IT-expert Jeff Gasana, the IGIHE.com app combines quality content with intuitive handling. Gasana also mentions the public importance of IGIHE.com:
“I believe this young entrepreneur deserves an award because he has made a revolution here in Rwanda where every morning people wake up and get news from his website that is now also available on mobile phones.”
However, IGIHE.COM is not the only Rwandan contribution to the WSA-mobile 2012. The second nominee Inyarwanda.com is an online media that aims at using technology to promote social life through Entertainment and Culture.
International Experts Decides
In September, an international jury of renowned IT experts and industry leaders will evaluate the nominated products. Jury members come from all continents and have backgrounds in the creative industries, telecommunication, advertising, journalism and research, as well as in teaching. The jury also includes representatives of international organisations in the ICT-for-development field.
“Consequently, it is not a product’s commercial success that matters most for the jury”, emphasizes Peter A. Bruck, Chairman of the WSA Board.
According to Bruck, the Grand Jury will judge the value of the content as well as the product’s design and its technical realisation. Furthermore, each nominee’s contribution to bridging the digital divide will play a central role for the jury.
“WSA-mobile’s goal is to find out what works in different markets and in different parts of the world and what really makes a difference for the people in remote villages and global megacities. We want to show to the decision makers what can be done to foster mobile’s potential to create a true information society”, states the internationally renowned New Media expert.
On top of the mobile world
For the nominees from all over the world, the award is a chance to raise global awareness for their products. Those projects that will come out on top of the Jury’s decision will be invited to the WSA-mobile Winner’s Event from February 3rd to 5th in Abu Dhabi.
The event will also host a dynamic innovative exhibition, offering a platform for the winners to present their services and projects to potential partners and investors.
Furthermore, the events will include keynotes from renowned experts as well as conferences, summits, forums, roundtables, vision panels, and strategy workshops, turning Abu Dhabi in the hot spot of the mobile world.
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