Mobile Web Ghana had their first awards ceremony. A jury decided which of ten projects which entered the competition would win one of two prizes donated by Vodafone Ghana. The race started with a training program, which ran from February 24th to March 19th.
The jury, composed of senior professionals in the mobile sector, Judged each team on the following criteria:
- A novel and/or practical integration of Web technology, as taught during the training session.
- the quality of the presentation, and the team’s ability to pitch its project in a limited amount of time.
- the quality of the implementation of the project’s prototype / demo
- the project’s ability to answer a specific need or spot a hidden opportunity
- the creation of an innovative and solid business model
- a clear vision of how to progress further
The jury members (John Totoe from MobileContent, Nii Quaynor from AFNOG, Mark Davies from BusyInternet and Nana Manu from Vodafone Ghana) elected the following two projects:
- First prize GHC10,000: Music Request Service, by Alfred Anyan, Gerald Abraham and Martin Zonyrah. A mobile service designed to provide an easy and cheap means for people to request and share their favorite songs using their mobile phones.
- Second prize GHC5,000: Mobitix, by David Agbenyega, a mobile application that allows mobile users to buy tickets and event organizers to issue tickets, monitor their sale and validate them.
The winnings will be used to build businesses around the winning projects. All projects, even those who did not win, will be provided with further business mentorship and helping accessing capital and providing media exposure.