Call for Papers for National Forum on Mobile Applications for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development |
10 Feb 10 |
Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) of India is organizing a National Forum on Mobile Applications. The forum is scheduled to be held on April 7-9, 2010 at New Delhi, India. The theme of the Forum is "Mobile Applications for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development". The purpose of the initiative is to consult and appraise the stakeholders regarding global developments in mobile applications, next generation telecom reforms and citizen centric applications of mobile and new media technologies as well as enhance the capacity of various government agencies in conceptualizing and deploying inclusive e-Governance projects.In addition to government agencies, experts from various parts of the globe are invited to share their experiences and learning practices with the participants during three day deliberations. The proposed forum offers an opportunity for the m-governance professionals, government practitioners, industry, civil society organizations and academia to present innovative project ideas on mobile applications, learnings from existing initiatives and research papers as per the themes of the forum. The World Bank is the knowledge partner for the proposed forum. The call for papers for the forum is now open. For the details of the topics to be covered, please refer to the TRAI Website www.trai.gov.in The deadline for submitting the abstracts for the forum is 10th February 2010. You may Download the Call for Papers from the TRAI website should you wish to submit a paper for the conference. The selected papers, case studies may be published in the Compendium on Mobile Applications that is expected to be one of the outcomes of the proposed forum. If you require any further information regarding the forum, please feel free to contact the contact details provided in the call for papers document. |
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