M-Enabling Summit 2013: Opening a New Window of Market Opportunities
Written by E.J. Krause & Associates
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 18, 2012 -- Leaders of the Mobile Industry, Senior Citizens
organizations, Disability Advocates and the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) will kick off the Opening Session of the 2013 M-Enabling Summit, the only global conference dedicated
exclusively to mobile technology, apps and services for senior citizens
and users of all abilities.
The second edition of the M-Enabling Summit will set a
platform for breaking technological developments and future innovations
in smartphones and tablets featuring accessible and assistive solutions.
The mobile industry conference and showcase will be held in cooperation
with the FCC - Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C.June 6-7, 2013.
With more than one billion potential users worldwide, accessible and
assistive solutions are at the forefront of the mobile industry as a
whole, and offer a tremendous marketing opportunity. These solutions
are changing the way consumers, especially seniors and persons with
disabilities, interact with mobile computing devices. Solutions such as
text-to-speech, voice recognition, Near Field Communication or GPS
technology also benefit all mobile users dealing with complex tasks or
environmental and situational limitations.
M-Enabling Summit2013 will cover the ins-and-outs of
leveraging the latest mobile operating systems, including iOS5, Windows
8, Android and BlackBerry os10. This continual expansion of smartphones
and tablets opens unprecedented opportunities by offering powerful
"anywhere anytime" accessible interfaces and assistive solutions for
users of all abilities. Apps developers, organizations of persons with
disabilities, rehabilitation professionals, special educators, senior
citizens service providers and community organizations will share their
experiences in promoting the adoption of mobile solutions with mobile
service providers and equipment manufacturers.
Convening in Washington, D.C., this
is the only gathering of U.S. and international leaders of the global
ecosystem supporting accessible and assistive mobile solutions. The M-Enabling Summit 2013 is expected to draw more than 600 participants from at
least 40 countries, as well as substantial participation from leading
international mobile service providers, policy makers, apps developers
and manufacturers.
Comprised of the latest developments, innovations, market drivers and emerging opportunities, the M-Enabling Summit is a must-attend event.
About G3ict: The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and
Communication Technologies is an Advocacy Initiative of the Global
Alliance for ICT and Development. Its mission is to promote and support
the implementation of the dispositions of the Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) covering digital accessibility and
assistive technologies. Participating organizations include industry,
the public sector and organizations representing persons with
disabilities. G3ict relies on an international network of ICT
accessibility experts to develop practical tools, evaluation methods and
benchmarks for States Parties, Disabled Persons Organizations and
corporations. Its programs are hosted by international organizations,
governments, universities and foundations around the world. http://www.g3ict.org
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produces over 60 events in 16 different industries. EJK's stellar
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