Nigeria’s ICT development firm, Mobile Monday (MoMo Nigeria), in collaboration with Microsoft, Nokia and Verve will be running a contest for mobile software application developers and designers in the country; which will be called DevCon Alpha.
The contestants stand a chance to win prizes of up to $250 000 in order to support the winners.
So who qualifies? the software applications for participation in the contest must be developed on either Windows 8 Mobile or Windows Phone platforms with in-app payments powered by Verve.
There are three categories in this competition;
- Existing apps from “devigners” and retailers that meet the eligibility criteria and available for showcase at the event
- Apps from devigners that meet the criteria and already registered on the Windows App Store
- Concepts from devigners that have conceptual models of apps that can meet the criteria.
MoMo says that there will be a panel of experts with a focus on user experience, scalability and design submitted who will assess the entries.