This presentation was presented by Dr Tim Kelly via Skype at the Africa Mobility Foresight Workshop on 1 July 2010 at Pretoria. The event was sponsored by SAFIPA.
Business Opportunities in ICT Industry by John Oluwafemi Ollatwergywhite
Business Opportunities in ICT
Internet Marketing,
Mobile Application Industries
Financial Sector Automations
Infrastructure Projects in ICT industry
www.elintsgraphix.com.ng or www.iambezaleel.com.ng/
Business Opportunities in ICT Industry by John Oluwafemi Ollatwergywhite
Business Opportunities in ICT
Internet Marketing,
Mobile Application Industries
Financial Sector Automations
Infrastructure Projects in ICT industry
www.elintsgraphix.com.ng or www.iambezaleel.com.ng/
NMI15 Petr Dvořák – Neviditelné technologie, aneb kontext v nás i kolem násNew Media Inspiration
Prezentace ze čtvrtého ročníku konference New Media Inspiration (http://nminspiration.cz), který se konal 21. 2. 2015 v hlavní budově FF UK pod vedením @petrkou, @simindr a @josefslerka.
V uplynulých pěti letech došlo k výraznému posunu v oblasti penetrace chytrých telefonů. V některých zemích podíl smartphones přesahuje dokonce 70% (v ČR je to zhruba 40%). Chytré telefony se rovněž stávají jakýmsi “centrem aplikací”, které mají jejich majitelé vždy při ruce. Tyto a rovněž jiné aktuální trendy, jako je například trend “Internetu věcí”, v důsledku umožňují vznik nového typu služeb a aplikací, které dříve nebyly prakticky realizovatelné - například tzv. “context-aware” aplikace. Chytrý telefon doposud přes všechny své možnosti plně nerozumí kontextu svého uživatele - a to jak kontextu vnitřnímu (zdraví, nálada, příslušnost do sociální kategorie, …), který je typicky měřen senzory umístěnými na různých wearables nebo definován službami, které uživatel používá, tak kontextu vnějšímu (kde se uživatel nachází, jaké jsou v okolí podmínky, kdo je s ním, ...), který je dnes typicky reprezentovaný pomocí tzv. beacons (nejvýraznější představitel beacons je techologie iBeacon společnosti Apple) nebo odvozen na základě senzorů na mobilním zařízení. Přitom je to právě kontext uživatele, který z velké části určuje to, co bude uživatel v následujicích momentech dělat a jak se bude rozhodovat. Oblast “contextual computing” přináší nové možnosti pro marketing, platby, automatizaci rutinních činností, navigaci, zdravotnictví, cestování, a spoustu dalších oblastí lidské činnosti. Rovněž však představuje nemalé výzvy v oblasti návrhu nových služeb, návrhu uživatelské zkušenosti, překonávání uživatelských návyků, či třeba bezpečnosti a ochrany soukromí.
New Media Inspiration 2015 - Invisible technologies and context inside and ar...Petr Dvorak
Context-aware applications will change the way people interact with mobile devices. Technologies such as iBeacon or wearable devices will help mobile to improve user experience by delivering relevant content and actions in the best moment.
City of Oulu Mobile Decive Management case for Citrix Synergy 2015Sofor Oy
City of Oulu in Finland was selected as the most intelligent city in Europe 2012 and 2013 by Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Oulu continues to be in the forefront of mobility: Every day some 2.6 Billion people are utilizing the technology that has been developed in Oulu.
The increase of mobile applications and the possibilities they create, for instance in the service sectors of early childhood education and home care, made Oulu to ignite the sourcing and deployment of the mobile device management project. For example City of Oulu uses a mobile application with which kindergartens monitor the presence of children and do the reporting. Target is to enable customer invoicing based on the presence of children in the kindergarten.
Slides from a talk entitled “Browsing as the killer app: The success of the iPhone,” given at the Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law, Michigan State University, April 24, 2009. Based on a paper by Joel West and Michael Mace.
Fundamo, named after “fundamentally mobile”, a
company avant-garde in mobile payments service. The
concept was very visionary, ambitious, introspective and
"before its time" as most mobile phones could not even send
SMS’s during those days. The founder’s vision was to become
the world’s No.1 mobile financial service provider. This case
study confabulates Fundamo’s inspiring journey that
embrace: (i) mobile payments (MP) evolution that took place
almost in parallel with the inception of Fundamo, (ii) being
an avant-garde in MP, the company had own story to reveal,
(iii) an entrepreneurial philosophy and sustainable lean
culture that focused on incessant innovation to drive results,
(iv) a new concept of ownership culture that contrived
barriers for competitors, (v)conceived contributory
environment for customer support and service to effectuate
client satisfaction to ensure loyalty, (vi) insight into how the
company became the World’s no.1 mobile financial service
provider, (vii) a holistic advent to innovation that built trust
with key partners those who were instrumental ininfluencing
end users globally, (viii) the execution of lean canvas model
(LCM) particularly the unique value proposition (UVP)
configuration that offered the value elements (trust, ease of
use, cost & reach) to partners, (ix) a leap beyond faith---how
solutions allowed end-users to transact ubiquitously using a
card, computer or mobile device, and (x) a dream came true
when the global giant Visa acquired Fundamo for US$110
million which is a living testimony to the theory that the
whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
A study about the impact of wireless communications and applications on work and leisure. Drivers and trends that are bringing us to the "Mobile Society", from the mobile office to "The Internet of Things" (2004)
NMI15 Petr Dvořák – Neviditelné technologie, aneb kontext v nás i kolem násNew Media Inspiration
Prezentace ze čtvrtého ročníku konference New Media Inspiration (http://nminspiration.cz), který se konal 21. 2. 2015 v hlavní budově FF UK pod vedením @petrkou, @simindr a @josefslerka.
V uplynulých pěti letech došlo k výraznému posunu v oblasti penetrace chytrých telefonů. V některých zemích podíl smartphones přesahuje dokonce 70% (v ČR je to zhruba 40%). Chytré telefony se rovněž stávají jakýmsi “centrem aplikací”, které mají jejich majitelé vždy při ruce. Tyto a rovněž jiné aktuální trendy, jako je například trend “Internetu věcí”, v důsledku umožňují vznik nového typu služeb a aplikací, které dříve nebyly prakticky realizovatelné - například tzv. “context-aware” aplikace. Chytrý telefon doposud přes všechny své možnosti plně nerozumí kontextu svého uživatele - a to jak kontextu vnitřnímu (zdraví, nálada, příslušnost do sociální kategorie, …), který je typicky měřen senzory umístěnými na různých wearables nebo definován službami, které uživatel používá, tak kontextu vnějšímu (kde se uživatel nachází, jaké jsou v okolí podmínky, kdo je s ním, ...), který je dnes typicky reprezentovaný pomocí tzv. beacons (nejvýraznější představitel beacons je techologie iBeacon společnosti Apple) nebo odvozen na základě senzorů na mobilním zařízení. Přitom je to právě kontext uživatele, který z velké části určuje to, co bude uživatel v následujicích momentech dělat a jak se bude rozhodovat. Oblast “contextual computing” přináší nové možnosti pro marketing, platby, automatizaci rutinních činností, navigaci, zdravotnictví, cestování, a spoustu dalších oblastí lidské činnosti. Rovněž však představuje nemalé výzvy v oblasti návrhu nových služeb, návrhu uživatelské zkušenosti, překonávání uživatelských návyků, či třeba bezpečnosti a ochrany soukromí.
New Media Inspiration 2015 - Invisible technologies and context inside and ar...Petr Dvorak
Context-aware applications will change the way people interact with mobile devices. Technologies such as iBeacon or wearable devices will help mobile to improve user experience by delivering relevant content and actions in the best moment.
City of Oulu Mobile Decive Management case for Citrix Synergy 2015Sofor Oy
City of Oulu in Finland was selected as the most intelligent city in Europe 2012 and 2013 by Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Oulu continues to be in the forefront of mobility: Every day some 2.6 Billion people are utilizing the technology that has been developed in Oulu.
The increase of mobile applications and the possibilities they create, for instance in the service sectors of early childhood education and home care, made Oulu to ignite the sourcing and deployment of the mobile device management project. For example City of Oulu uses a mobile application with which kindergartens monitor the presence of children and do the reporting. Target is to enable customer invoicing based on the presence of children in the kindergarten.
Slides from a talk entitled “Browsing as the killer app: The success of the iPhone,” given at the Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law, Michigan State University, April 24, 2009. Based on a paper by Joel West and Michael Mace.
Fundamo, named after “fundamentally mobile”, a
company avant-garde in mobile payments service. The
concept was very visionary, ambitious, introspective and
"before its time" as most mobile phones could not even send
SMS’s during those days. The founder’s vision was to become
the world’s No.1 mobile financial service provider. This case
study confabulates Fundamo’s inspiring journey that
embrace: (i) mobile payments (MP) evolution that took place
almost in parallel with the inception of Fundamo, (ii) being
an avant-garde in MP, the company had own story to reveal,
(iii) an entrepreneurial philosophy and sustainable lean
culture that focused on incessant innovation to drive results,
(iv) a new concept of ownership culture that contrived
barriers for competitors, (v)conceived contributory
environment for customer support and service to effectuate
client satisfaction to ensure loyalty, (vi) insight into how the
company became the World’s no.1 mobile financial service
provider, (vii) a holistic advent to innovation that built trust
with key partners those who were instrumental ininfluencing
end users globally, (viii) the execution of lean canvas model
(LCM) particularly the unique value proposition (UVP)
configuration that offered the value elements (trust, ease of
use, cost & reach) to partners, (ix) a leap beyond faith---how
solutions allowed end-users to transact ubiquitously using a
card, computer or mobile device, and (x) a dream came true
when the global giant Visa acquired Fundamo for US$110
million which is a living testimony to the theory that the
whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
A study about the impact of wireless communications and applications on work and leisure. Drivers and trends that are bringing us to the "Mobile Society", from the mobile office to "The Internet of Things" (2004)
#CIPRsm (CIPR Social Media Panel) - Mobile and Public RelationsCIPRsm
The guide, produced by #CIPRsm members Paul Wilkinson FCIPR, Rachel Miller FCIPR, Dom Burch MCIPR and Joanna Halton MCIPR, covers how mobile communications and mobile-oriented social media is changing PR.
Mobile Ecosystem Evolution - Android Innovation Day - Google & IDATE DigiWorldIDATE DigiWorld
The Mobile Ecosystem's Evolution
Benefits and impact on mobile industry competition of Android and iOS
Have mobile OS helped create a mature and more open mobile ecosystem?
The study, commissioned by Google, illustrates the paradigm shift in the mobile industry introduced by iOS and Android, due to decreased fragmentation. It analyses the clear benefits that new OS bring to the digital economy, with more affordable and more powerful devices, and providing access to a host of applications and services
more information on www.idate.org
& http://blog.idate.fr
This was presented by Micheal Khan at the Innovation Festival at Spier Wine Estate on 8 and 9 March 2010. The sponsor was Cape Biotech Trust to raise funds for the Southern African Innovation Network (SAINe).
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...
Dr tim kelly , mobile application lab brainstorming
1. Mobility in Africa Foresight Workshop, June 1-2, 2010 Mobile Africa 2049:What role for applications? Tim Kelly, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, infoDev / World Bank
2. A brief history of typewriters Mobiles in 2010 = Typewriters in 1950:Current focus is on the device rather than the applications Typewriter first commercialized in US in 1870s – important innovations included the QWERTY keyboard, carbon paper, portability etc From 1960s onwards, computers began to be integrated into computers – a similar analogy would be the transition of mobiles into smartphones with addition of memory, IP capability, keyboards etc By 1980s, typewriters were transitioning to “word processors” – typewriters becoming “keyboards” on other devices like mobile is a “communications capability” for other devices By 2010s, typewriter keyboards are becoming “invisible” – the typewriter is now a device application than can be turned on when required
3. What lessons for mobile 2049? Mobile communication embedded into universal communicator device Mobiles in 2049 = Typewriters in 2010:Mobiles will be impossible to “count” because they appear in so many different forms The focus will be on the application not the device – Could we have imagined, in 1950, the uses of keyboards in 2010? Non-human mobile “users” will greatly outnumber human ones – machine to machine communications in an “Internet of Things” Usage costs will approach zero – Flat-rate, rather metered, pricing will be the norm within the next 10 years Everything over IP Navigation Mobile updates real-time traffic and weather conditions On-board mobiles communicate with similar devices in other vehicles for collision avoidance Mobiles report real-time vehicle data for automated carbon tax collection
4. Why are mobile applications so important for Africa today? Mobile already represents the largest delivery platform for development applications – e.g., M-Pesa in Kenya No adequate substitutes are available – mobiles outnumber PCs by >16:1 Low barriers to entry – Standard-based tools are available free of charge Market is highly segmented and localized – industry has not yet had its “Google moment” High export potential – compare with India’s success in offshore s/w development Growth of fixed and mobile connections in Africa, 1998-2008, in millions Source: ITU World Telecom Indicators Database.
5. Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy A public-private partnership, launched on Dec 17 2009 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland infoDev / World Bank Nokia Other partners include Mobile Monday, Korea ICT4D Fund, MCT Mozambique Three key areas of focus Agribusiness Mobile communications Innovation, SME creation and supporting technology entrepreneurs Three regions Africa Asia Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (ECA)
6. Track 1: Mobile Applications Regional Mobile applications laboratories Three labs to be established in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe Labs intended to develop between 8-10 mobile applications Possible Lab functions Training and accreditation Certification Competition for Ideas Replication of successful applications Mentoring of start-ups and SMEs (via incubators) Repository of knowledge and best practice cases Consumer behaviour research Facilitating access to finance / access to markets Mobile social networking Working with Mobile Monday to extend the model of an innovation network to extend the reach of mobile applications Launch of MoMo Kampala on 8 March Launch of MoMo Nairobi on 11 March Other planned launches in Mozambique and Tanzania
