And while we are on the subject of awards for apps, don’t miss the opportunity to submit your ideas for an app – even if you have not yet developed it, by visiting he Apps4Africa contest (link below). “More and more, Africans are behind some of the most effective digital tools for driving social change and economic inclusion. Ushahidi, a Kenyan crisis response platform, was used by the U.S. government and the United Nations for emergency response purposes in Haiti; and M-Pesa, Kenya’s mobile money platform, is among the most successful in the world. There are now physical spaces where new ideas live, in the form of tech incubators and co-working spaces, including the Hive Colab in Uganda, the iHub in Kenya, and Limbe Labs in Cameroon with similar spaces set to open in the near future.

Check out these links for more information about the competition:
Whitehouse blog »

http://apps4africa.org/

http://apps4africa.org/about_contest.php

http://appfrica.net/blog/2010/07/26/grassroots-diplomacy/