Apps4Africa

A web application that provides a simple interface for people to maintain an ongoing list of phone provider sms and mms gateways around the world, along with filters for each. This list would be stored in a database and could be called with some open APIs so that people building applications that need to send and receive sms and mms via those
gateways would easily be able to use the up-to-date list.

Why do we need this?
Currently, we are hard coding our list of addresses for sms and mms gateways, for example: @sms.att.com; @mms.att.com, etc.

Map Kibera is already mapping assets of the slum community. People who live there should be able to query the MK database thru SMS and find out where to go for medical help and other needed services. Local service providers could then also register the phone #s that query so they can send out relevant info.

People on the basis of their SMS request or their location can be provided real time information about the updates in stock market. they can be also be provided knowledge about nearest food outlet, food prices and promotional offers so that they can make conscious purchasing decisions.these features will go a long way in empowering the people by providing them information which improves their day to day lives

It is an internet based application that can be accessed through out the world. The system can be used to launch surveys (Such as hospital services: How services are provided, in Schools: how teachers do their job, in government: how democracy and other things are performed etc) and record user responses. There will features like emails notifications of surveys, publishing of survey results, report generation etc. people/ users will be sending messages via phones, emails or postal mails.

Application that enables citizens to sends request to Members of Parliament on their mobile phones or emails on issues (via @app4africa launch breakout sessions)

A large number of farmers are exposed to vagaries of nature. If they can be provided real time update about impending rain and other act of nature,they can plans their operation much more effectively. For example if they know it is going to rain, then they can store their produce safely. They can plan their sowing, reaping and all such activities.

Following is example of such a project being run in India
http://t.co/n5JRskX

The project aims at creating a courses portal for east African students. It will allow registered users of the system to join a course available in the site and access the materials published for the course. People can register themselves as students of a course or Tutor for a course.
The course home page will contain the title of the course and a brief description, there will be a brief discussion board for each course where students can interact, an announcement board, and course content for the material available. Tutor can upload the course content, Quiz and tests.

I would (as would many in the non-profit sector) love a way to map
relationships between orgs/staff/initiatives that could be easily
accessible via mobile and linked to GIS and related databases.
It would be a hybrid of social mapping: (http://blendingthemix.com/
2009/07/22/possibly-the-best-facebook-friend-mapping-tool-to-date/)
but the "realms" of influence could be sorted/arranged based on area
of focus--i.e. health, education, etc.; or neighborhood--South Ward,
North Ward; City...whatever field is most relevant to the individual

Build a Java mobile application that runs on low cost mobile phones and uses the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), an instant messaging and presence protocol with widespread adoption, to enable the following:

Field workers collect samples, carry out tests. Health workers post symptoms, test results. Results can be sent in real time to experts. Experts respond with advice, recommendations, and prescriptions (can be in real time with the use of XMPP).