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It was my pleasure this past Monday evening (25 April) to attend the first “Mobile Monday” get-together to be held in South Africa and judging by the turnout (est. 80 pax) at the Primi Forum at Melrose Arch Johannesburg, this was the first of many to come (access the global site here – RSA presence not yet integrated)

The event started with a introductory speech by the Finland Ambassador to South Africa (MoMo has strong Finnish origins and of course Finland has created an amazing country model for everything ICT and are actively looking to assist developing countries do the same)

I was one of three “panelists” at the event all of whom were asked to do a five minute talk on “Mobile in Africa – current state and future opportunities” followed by some questions from the floor and an unusually civilised debate between the panelists.

The question topics ranged from opportunities in core mobile services right through to emerging value added services, media and m-commerce.

MoMo is not really about presentations and panel discussions though – most of the audience was there to network and yes let’s say it – to sell: before the first beer had even been ordered business cards were flying around the room and elevator pitches being done for the latest and greatest in mobile services or tech solutions.

If you are an entrepreneur in the mobile space or an investor or corporate looking for mobile opportunities in the South African or African market then look out for the next MoMo event in the coming months – could be a few hours of networking well spent.

Contact me via this form and I will gladly pass your details on to the organisers.

Well done to Dylan Piatti from Cellsmart, Prejlin Naidoo from Cap Gemini and a few others who have taken the intiative to get MoMo started in South Africa.