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Abstracts due July 31.
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SchoolSMS Premium by Tusqee Systems is an Interactive Mobile Messaging System for schools. It allows parents to get exam results of their kids, enquire about fees balances and get fees statement quotes from the school via use of simple SMS. The company also have IMMS systems for churches
Major features of the School IMMS are
Student Performance
SchoolSMS Premium makes it possible for parents to know how their children are fairing, academic-wise, in school. A simple SMS message is all it takes to get information on the student’s position, marks/grade per subject and the student’s total marks.
Mass Messaging
SchoolSMS Premium now offers a fast and reliable means for schools to communicate with parents via SMS messages. For example, the school may want to inform parents about an important event or an impromptu meeting.
Append Message
You can choose to append a small message to each service request delivered by the application. For example, one could append a message wishing parents and students a merry christmas and a happy new year.
Black listing
The software allows you to black list rogue phone numbers that you do not want the service request manager to respond to. This is both a security and convenience feature.
Bi-lingual
Parents can either choose English or Kiswahili as their preferred service request delivery language. The application will automatically format service messages to suit ones preference.
Address Book
SchoolSMS Premium has a great built-in address book that lets you organize contacts into groups. e.g. you can have a group of all parents of the students of a given class.
Background Running
You can let SchoolSMS Premium run in the background as you execute other tasks. SchoolSMS Premium will receive and respond service request as usual.
Tusqee Systems is a software development startup based in Nairobi that specializes in the provision of custom made software solutions. We design and develop mobile phone applications, desktop applications and enterprise applications for institutions, companies, NGO’s and governments.
Gahunda by HeHe Limited in Rwanda is an SMS based mobile application for appointment scheduling aimed at improving public service delivery. It allows for the public service providers to efficiently schedule appointments and meetings with clients and colleagues. The application also assists to rate quality of public services as well as carry out surveys to get public opinion on service delivery.
This is how the team pitched their apps:
We have currently developed an application designed to help users find locations that they are looking for in Kigali or Rwanda. The application is SMS based and therefore simple to use. All the user has to do is send an SMS to our service indicating their current location and destination. Our application then generates a dynamic response giving the user step by step directions on how to get there. These directions include information on landmarks to guide the user. Included in the SMS reply are approximate public transportation costs for buses, taxis and motor bikes. This is intended to help our users get around Kigali and Rwanda more conveniently.
AfroPioneer is a startup based in Cameroon with a mission to change the online advertising landscape in Africa! Major African companies don’t advertise online. Why would they when we hardly visit our African websites? Statistics has shown that most African internet users use Facebook. Unfortunately, with about 120 characters and a small picture Facebook, ads are not suited for selling products from major companies. No animations, no flash, no interactivity and worse, most users don’t even see them.
The name of their Facebook ad app is called KmerBlagues.
That’s where AfroPioneer comes in, bringing interactivity to advertising through apps with local content. They specialize in Facebook application development and know how to reach that local audience advertisers have a hard time reaching i.e. through ad space in the apps or a branded app that will engage users with the brand.
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