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Emerginov An open incubator to stimulate local innovation '

Emerginov is a flexible and sustainable incubator platform bridging GSM and web technologies for local innovation in emerging countries. It offers an all-in-one toolbox, free APIs, and easy deployment for developing vocal, SMS, web, and mobile services, fostering co-innovation. Emerginov supports various projects in Africa, providing technology resources and fostering a diverse ecosystem of partners and developers. Join the open-source community to collaborate and enhance digital development.

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Emerginov An open incubator to stimulate local innovation '

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  1. EmerginovAn open incubator to stimulate local innovation' Orange Labs Morgan Richomme – Orange Labs

  2. Network(s) (IP, GSM) Telecom Universities Web Services Radio Facebook, google APIs,.. Co-innovation in emergingcountries GOS, SDP, Nanocloud, OMS, Orange API SOHO Local operator GSM users Local developers High Mobile penetration rate Mostly prepaid Diaspora Good GSM coverage Heterogeneous data coverage Low literacy rate A local, young and innovative ecosystem Lots of vernacular languages

  3. Introduction to Emerginov • Open prototyping platform bridging GSM and web worlds • Provide the toolbox allowing the development of local services by local people for local people • Platform all-in-one: from the code to the deployment over the top of the operator networks • Platform focusing on vocal enablers (IVR, Text-To-Speech) • Platform based on smart integration of open source components Internet user Mobile user

  4. Emerginov today Infrastructures • 3 core platforms available : France, Senegal, Mauritius 4 Gateways (Vocal and SMS for local low-cost communication equipments) already deployed in Africa : Mauritius, Mali, Botswana, France. Easily extensible to any African country (~ 1K€) • Free APIs (SMS, Text-To-Speech, Call control, GSM groups, ...) Services • Vocal services : IVR, Conference bridge: local routable numbers. (default capacity : 24 simultaneous calls) • SMS based services (in & out) • Web services (web hosting included) • Mobile services (provide server infrastructure) • for Widget • for smartphone applications • Mash-up : Multi access bearer (SMS, Vocal, Data) Flexibility Open innovation Quick deployment Low cost solution Sustainable Digital development • Open source components to easily share technology with the partners • Bootable USB key to allow developing with limited connectivity • Reference library of open source business applications related to Africa • Similar approach for generated content based on Creative-Commons licenses

  5. Emerginov : what is it for ? Voices (2011) : European FP7 project - health and agriculture pilots (Web Foundation, TNO, SahelCo,.. EU project) / Mali, Senegal) Widget quiz - m-education (2012) (Unicef, Senegal) Content project Niger (2012) - education (AFD, Orange foundation/ Niger) Widget birth declaration (2011) - m-health (NGO Santé&Action, Health minister) Market place (2012) (Ilab Cairo/Egypt) Basic Wolof voice recognition (2011) (ESMT/Senegal) Webradio API(2012) (University of Botswana) Medicines management - health (2012) (Pharmacie Humanitaire, Senegal) E-education IFADEM (2012) (AUF, AFD/Madagascar) Geolocalization (2012) (UCAD/Senegal) Service creativity sessions - m-agriculture(2012) (Orange Botswana, University of Botswana) Codecamp orange Expo 2010 &2011 (MT, Mauritius Universities) Orange Money web API (University of Technology of Mauritius) Low-cost USSD enabler (2011) (University of Technology of Mauritius) Emerginov has been and is used to support several projects in Africa micro-services Technology

  6. Emerginov: what is it? An incubator of open source micro-services Library of micro services massive reuse in line with institutional requirements on digital sustainability An agile and flexible Infrastructure all-in-one • Core platform in Dakar, Mauritius & France • Gateways in Mauritius, Mali, France, Botswana 1 community • Original Bottom-Up approach: services from the field • Ecosystem of partners (> 250 people on the social network)

  7. Emerginov in action : codecamp Mauritius 2010

  8. Emerginov : Beyond Orange Emerginov already introduced in RMLL (Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel libre) 2011 in category community and education and during EFRAD (Recherche Francophone) Publication of a open source version of Emerginov planned for 2012 Any partner soon welcome to join the open source community on this open PHP Paas

  9. Thank you More information on: http://www.emerginov.org

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