• DocumentCode
    46485
  • Title

    Mobile Apps in Africa

  • Author

    Murugesan, Sugumar

  • Author_Institution
    BRITE Prof. Services, Australia
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Sept.-Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    African software developers are creating and embracing mobile technologies, cloud com-puting, and social media to address their needs in many areas, including banking, informa-tion gathering, farming, healthcare, and education and training. However, in developing such apps, software developers face harsh realities in Africa in terms of the mobile phones and services people can afford and limitations in bandwidth, coverage, and electric power. Learn how developers are overcoming such limitations.
  • Keywords
    banking; education; farming; health care; mobile computing; software engineering; training; African software developers; banking; cloud computing; education; farming; healthcare; information gathering; mobile apps; mobile technologies; social media; training; Africa; Cloud computing; Computer applications; Media; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Social network services; Software development; Africa; Emerging markets; information technology; mobile computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IT Professional
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1520-9202
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITP.2013.83
  • Filename
    6627897