South Africa and Kenya to host Nokia African Regional Mobile Application Labs

infoDev of the World Bank has announced the successful bidders to host the African Regional Mobile Application Laboratories as part of the Government of Finland and Nokia program, Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy:

The mobile apps labs will be focal points run and used by Africans working to increase the competitiveness of innovative enterprises working in mobile content and applications. There will be one lab each in East and Southern Africa where local and regional companies, technologists and experts can collaborate to develop locally relevant applications that meet user demands.