[kictanet] Idea

[Inge Vervloesem]

Hi,
great thinking!!

For such a thing to succeed, we need to create a spirit of
collaboration rather than competition. Let's see if our telcos are
ready for that!

Blessings,
Inge



2009/9/3 Phares Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com>:
> I have a friend working on such an enterprise. M-Pesa is the payment
> platform for now, so it basically locks the deal to safcom :(
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Rad! <conradakunga at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Here's a thought.
>>
>> Most Kenyans labour under the mistaken impression that to succeed you have
>> to do it using the one-big-deal-that-sorts-you-out-for-life.
>>
>> Not true.
>>
>> I wonder if Safaricom, Orange, Zain & Yu would consider setting up
>> application portals -- something like the apple app store. Local developers
>> would submit applications that would be vetted and if approved, availed on
>> the portals for download to their customers. There would then be revenue
>> share between developers and the telcos. Everyone wins. Jobs created.
>> Innovation fostered. Telcos make money.
>>
>> Pipe dream?
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