YIPL receives grant from infoDev, World Bank

YIPL has been selected as one of the six receipients to receive grants for Mobile Social Networking Activities under Creating Sustainable Business in the Knowledge Economy program, part of a partnership among infoDev, the Government of Finland and Nokia

The objectives of the mobile social networking component of the Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy project are to support the creation of social networking hubs, or sustain existing ones, in up to eight cities; to develop a mobile applications community of practice, to foster a competition for ideas to encourage entrepreneurship, and to establish mentorship opportunities for developers, by linking them with mobile industry professionals in their own regions as well as
internationally. The key deliverables of this component will include the hosting of social events, attracting local participants and animating the planned mobile applications community of practice.

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