Ooredoo sponsors resource poor womens prize
Ooredoo, part of Qatar Telecom, has teamed up with GSMA for the mWomen Design Challenge, which helps resource-poor women in emerging markets develop their skills with smartphones.
Ooredoo operates in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives and Indonesia.
Ooredoo CEO, Dr. Nasser Marafih presented the grand prize of US$20,000 to Jeremy Canfield, Sarah Fathallah and Angel Kittiyachavalit for their design, “Sahel Shake‚Äù, in a ceremony at Mobile World Congress 2013. Second place, with a prize of US$10,000, was awarded to Aloke Pillai of the York Sheridan Design Program for “mpower‚Äù. The Emerging Talent prize of US$10,000, which is reserved for an entry from emerging markets to ensure entrepreneurs are able to compete alongside professional design firms, was awarded to Raphael Mutiso, from Kenya for his entry “Simplified Grayscale Power Efficient Interface‚Äù.
Dr. Nasser Marafih, Ooredoo CEO, said on presenting the grand prize: “We are delighted to be involved in the GSMA mWomen Design Challenge, as it seeks to address technical literacy issues for under-served communities around the world. The energy, creativity and innovation demonstrated by all the entrants are an inspiration and we believe that the winning entries will play a vital role in enriching the lives of women in the near future. Our congratulations go to the winners, and our thanks go to the GSMA and all the partners for their support for this competition. We are looking forward to exploring the opportunity to bring to market those innovations.‚Äù
Ooredoo, reported sales of $8.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2011 and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 89.2 million people as of 30 September 2012.
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