The grand prize winner of $100,000 in Nokia’s Calling All Innovators “Bil3arabi” 2009 contest went to “Here I am” from Enpronomics in Egypt. In second place, and winner of $25,000 in cash, is Elmathbakh created by private developers Senai Refai and her husband Kamel Seghaier from Tunisia. “Bil3arabi” was a developer competition for Arabic language mobile applications.
“Here I am” is a geo-presence application with personal safety features that enables users to call for help in emergencies, share their location with family and close friends and know the location of their loved ones. Elmathbakh is an application that helps people track of their daily calorie intake. Its various features have been designed specifically for Arabic diets.
The other top 10 applications that have received the Judge’s Choice Award will get a one-year membership in Forum Nokia Launchpad, which enables members to receive access to exclusive resources and support to accelerate mobile application development and elevate a developer’s business visibility in the mobile world. These applications are OI2ot by Inficron, Arabian HawkGood by News 4 me, AlMoosiqar by Quirkat, Yoolki, Sarhan by Good News 4 me, Messagei, Wassal by Inficron, Moodi by MT2, Konooz, and Frenzo.
In addition to the cash prize, the grand prize winner will receive a “spotlight” placement featuring the winning application for four weeks on the top page of Nokia’s Ovi Store; and paid travel to demo the winning application at a Nokia specified event. The winning application will also be reviewed by Nokia for possible preload on future Nokia devices. Second place will also receive a “spotlight” placement featuring the winning application for 3 weeks on a relevant category page on Nokia’s Ovi Store.
