Welcome to the Application Laboratory

     

An initiative of the Grameen Foundation



At Applab, we believe that mobile phones hold great potential for improving the lives and livelihoods of millions of poor people around the world.

Featured App:

 



Work with AppLab

AppLab seeks to engage with organizations, government entities and socially-minded companies interested in better understanding and meeting the needs of the poor. This can include application and business model development, information dissemination and information collection.
 
Click here to find out more.
 

More...

AppLab Atlas -
our Newsletter
sign up
 
 
AppLab at Conferences
View presentations and
find out about upcoming
engagements here
 
News...

Feb. 16, AppLab wins 2010 GSMA Global Mobile Award for "Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development." 
 
 
The award was given to Grameen Foundation, MTN Uganda and Google for the work of AppLab Uganda. The GSMA 2010 Awards judging panel remarked “AppLab has generated a very rich and interesting set of applications. Addressing the social issues of adoption using local experts is an excellent idea.”
 
Feb. 8, Job Openings for Community Knowledge Worker Project Manager position.  
 
Nov. 12, AppLab wins 2009 AfricaCom Award for Best Solution for Rural Services! This award recognizes an initiative taken by an operator or a telecommunications solutions vendor, which significantly improved access to telecommunications in a rural areas. The award was recieved together with MTN Uganda and Google.
 
Oct. 15, Grameen Foundation announced today a $4.7 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Community Knowledge Worker project in Uganda.  Read the full press release here.  To learn more about the CKW project click here.
 
Oct 14, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces $120 million in new agriculture grants, including funding for Grameen Foundation's Community Knowledge Worker Project. Read the Foundation's press release here. 
 
October 5,  AppLab Featured in New York Times  Explores how new cell phone applications are helping to empower rural communities
 
October 4, Eric Cantor, AppLab Uganda Manager, will participate in SANGONeT, Oct. 15 in Johannesburg.  During this 5th Annual ICTs for Civil Society conference, Eric will be participating in a session entitled "Innovating on and offline." 
 
September 26,  AppLab and Grameen Foundation Featured in the Economist.  A special report on telecoms in emerging markets highlights how rural Ugandans are making use of AppLab's services.  Read the article or Download the full report.
 
September 9, Eric Cantor, AppLab Uganda Manager, has accepted an invitation to present and participate in a roundtable discussion at Mobile Web Africa, Oct. 13-14 in Johanannesburg.  Visit our News page to learn more.
 
August 15,  GF's AppLab Featured in New York Times  Thomas Friedman discusses importance of cell phones and Internet connectivity in Africa
 
August 10,  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Highlights GF AppLab as Example of Innovation Disscussed innovation in agriculture at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
 
June 29, AppLab Officially Launches in Uganda!
Visit our News page for full coverage
 
Learn all about AppLab on YouTube!
Launch Video
Interview with Eric Cantor, AppLab Uganda Manager
See all videos
 

 
Applab Blog

12th Jan Our first MoTeCH Community Health Worker System Workshop

6th Jan Harvard Business School Students Assist AppLab Indonesia

1st Dec AppLab in Indonesia: New Beginnings

6th Nov A Day in The Life of a (Female) Community Knowledge Worker

29th Oct How do AppLab Programs Get Started?


Applab on Twitter

@maja_a Let us know if there is anything you would like further information on! Thnx for checking us out. :)
10th Mar 2010 @ 02:16

Are you a programmer? The Kasumi Project needs your help: http://ow.ly/1ggec RT @webstartAfrica #africa
9th Mar 2010 @ 20:02

Glad! RT @phutterman Great talk on AppLab & good to reconnect w/ the #ICTD crowd at Berkeley. Also, got to say a few words on @questionbox
9th Mar 2010 @ 18:50

#Kenya tech innovators (some @TEDFellow s) join together 2 launch #iHub - Nairobi's Innovation center: http://bit.ly/anJJuR RT@emeka_okafor
9th Mar 2010 @ 15:11

Tips on managing open #innovation from @poptech's Andrew Zolli in Harvard Biz Review http://s.hbr.org/9cQWqj RT @HarvardBiz RT @mifos
9th Mar 2010 @ 14:03

Agree w/ @tmsruge: "When you look at innovation, Kenya’s mobile banking and payment innovations are world class" RT @developingjen
9th Mar 2010 @ 01:55

Want to #volunteer in #microfinance? @GrameenFdn Bankers w/out Borders program just launched a new website: http://bit.ly/drB0sj RT @gfppi
8th Mar 2010 @ 18:47

Help Question Box (@questionbox) win the World Bank Innovation Fair competition! Please vote Sunday and Monday! http://bit.ly/bKfjGx
6th Mar 2010 @ 21:18

Good chat today with @salaamgarage & @mifos on the future of digital storytelling, NGOs, social media, and how they all fit together
5th Mar 2010 @ 19:37

Check out the @googleafrica blog on our joint winning entry at the recent GSMA awards: http://bit.ly/bHaxVs RT @jehahn #ict4d
5th Mar 2010 @ 13:47

 
Grameen Foundation | Applab | Mifos | Progress Out of Poverty | Village Phone
Copyright © 2009 Grameen Foundation | PRIVACY POLICY
donate now follow us on twitter