App Star For Vodafone Search Begins

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Vodafone Ghana has announced the launch of the Vodafone App Star contest, a mobile app competition to uncover creative and innovative app developers in Ghana and to offer them an opportunity to compete internationally with other developers. The annual contest, which is categorized into start-up and established developers, is part of efforts by Vodafone to bolster the app developer community in Ghana.

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Winners of the competition in each category will be awarded prizes worth GHC10, 000 and an all-expense paid trip to India to participate in the global App Star competition on 15th January, 2015.

Speaking at the launch, Julius Owusu-Kyerematen, Director of Strategy and Innovation at Vodafone Ghana said ?App Star is a unique innovation driven contest, which empowers local App developers to showcase their Apps on a global scale. This is Vodafone?s approach to pioneering mobile innovation in the technology and app developer industry in Ghana?

The annually held App contest is in two stages; the local and global level competition. In the months of October and November 2014, developers in Ghana will have the opportunity to submit their apps for the contest in the lifestyle or entertainment category. The best two adjudged apps winners in Ghana will then participate in the global competition.

The overall winner of the Vodafone Ghana App Star competition will win an all-expense paid trip to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona; the second prize winner will receive USD 5,000 worth of Amazon Shopping vouchers; and the third prize winner will receive devices from Vodafone Ghana. All three winners will enjoy free advertisements on Vodafone?s Group?s app store.

App developers in Ghana can participate by registering on the Vodafone Ghana App Star website ? www.vodafoneghanaappstar.com to submit their apps.

Vodafone Ghana is the most awarded telecoms company in Ghana, winning amongst others, Best Telecoms Brand for three successive years and CIMG Marketing Oriented Company of the Year. We are a total communications solutions provider – mobile, fixed lines, internet, voice and data and provide unmatched service for fixed line and internet services. We are the leader and the first choice for all Ghanaians.

We are an operating company of Vodafone Group Plc, the most valuable telecoms brand in the world and one of the most valuable global brands with significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States.

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