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Open data is a key step in holding governments to account and empowering democracy. It is not an end in itself, but it is a driver in societal change and it is hoped it can change the relationship between government and citizen. The prospects for mobile apps driven by open government in Kenya gaining traction are good, given a population that primarily accesses the Internet over mobile devices.

List of 50 new apps that can help you shoot better smartphone photos or catalog your bottle-cap collection. You may have dozens of apps on your phone and scores of websites bookmarked on your laptop, but that doesn't mean you have all the latest tech tools at your fingertips. New mobile apps, services, social networks and other digital tools pop up so frequently that keeping up with them is a nearly impossible task. Just when you think you're up to date, something newer and hipper comes along.

Google putting all its eggs in open systems. Schmidt admits the Internet is changing in a major way because of mobile and social media. He said Google can do everything better by being more social and remaining open.

The mobile era is not coming, we're already it in.

The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed. This is a fairly techie presentation, but the first 32 slide are well worth viewing. This presentation is about building a true web experience for phones. For our DSN projects we don't necessarily care right now. We can take advantage of web accessibility on non-smart phones and Twitter and FB apps that don't even need an Internet connection.

So, where has this impulsive need for mobile apps come from? Karen van Zyl, Marketing Executive for Newsclip, explains, "Social engagement demands constant communication, so why not communicate and engage through your phone as it's fast, easy and ultimately effective."

The Washington-based Medic Mobile non profit recently released a video promoting a test version of one of its new products called PatientView. Its aim is to give hospitals in rural African areas the ability to manage patient information through cell phones.

I think it going to happen much sooner than that! The wave has begun. Interview With Mark Zuckerberg On The "Facebook Phone"

People are realizing the desktop computing era is over, just as all of us have known all along :)

"the iPad has the fastest adoption rate ever, even faster than the DVD player in 1997" -unbelievable!