The Vodafone Americas Foundation and mHealth Alliance released a call for submissions for the annual “Wireless Innovation Project and the mHealth Alliance Award”. This competition identifies and supports wireless-related technologies that have a high potential for solving critical global issues.

The Vodafone Americas Foundation, one charitable arm of the mobile telecommunications company, launched the Wireless Innovation Project in 2009 to recognize innovative wireless solutions that could make a global impact. Applicants compete for first, second and third-place prizes worth $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000.

Three Pioneering Projects Win Coveted

Vodafone And Mhealth Alliance Wireless Innovation Awards

Applications Must be Filed by December 15th for Chance to Win Up to $650,000 in Cash and Prizes for  Wireless and mHealth Solutions

The Vodafone Americas Foundation and mHealth Alliance announce the approach of the final days for entries for their annual competition.  Applications for the 2011 Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project™ and mHealth Alliance Award will be accepted through December 15, 2010, with the winners announced at the annual Global Philanthropy Forum in Redwood City, CA in April 2011.

Prestigious Competition Awards $650,000 in Cash and Prizes to Technology with Most Promise to Global Solve Pressing Issues

The Vodafone Americas Foundation and mHealth Alliance are pleased to announce a call for entries for the annual Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project™ and mHealth Alliance Award, a competition to identify and support promising wireless-related technologies to address critical social issues around the globe. Proposals will be accepted from September 27, 2010 through December 15, 2010, with the final winners announced at the annual Global Philanthropy Forum in Redwood City, CA in April 2011.

Just after winning $45K at Netsquared: (Right to Left) Dieterich Lawson, Alex Harsha, Isaac Holeman, as well as the cast from The Extraordinaries, winners of the 15k second prize. Photo via elstudio.

The opportunity for Mobile Services in the Developing World
Brooke Partridge, Vital Wave Consulting

"Markets reaching saturation...India and China are nearing 70% penetration rate...China mobile is at 45% penetration but is world's largest mobile provider."

Mobile services: Health, Finance, Commerce, Governance, Activism
ex. Kenya: mPesa - peer to peer money transfers
      Azerbaijan: 1 million messages sent in support of human rights efforts

Challenges to scale:
  legal, regulation & interoperability, priorites, risk, infrastructure, leadership, ecosystem

Strategies to scale

HopePhones, a new campaign, launched today that enables anyone to provide health services to those in the developing world – by donating your old cell phones!