Presentation of the current status of mobile apps, appification, ... and the initiative Agoria APP Alliance

1. Information and Communication Technology
10/10 rencontre cluster
TWIST
Agoria.be/appalliance
Tanguy De Lestré
@appalliancebe

2. APPS?
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3. Re-imagination of computing devices
THEN
NOW
(desktops/notebooks)
(tablets/smartphones)

4. Appification
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5. Mobile devices are selling big time
Source : Enders analysis

7. Users love apps

8. Emerging devices

9. Smartwatch growing 0,3 million
to 5 million in 2014 (Canalys)
vorig jaar naar ruim 5
miljoen exemplaren in 2014.
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10. 400 million people predicted to
have Smart TVs by 2016 (his
screen digest)
vorig jaar naar ruim 5 miljoen exemplaren
in
2014.
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11. 10 million media players
powering 22 million digital
signage screens by 2015
(Intel)vorig jaar naar ruim 5 miljoen
exemplaren
in 2014.
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12. App Alliance?
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13. Launch
• Launch at Belgian booth Mobile
World Congress (February 2013)

14. Mission
• The Agoria App has Alliance been set
up to support the relatively new
sector of (mobile) applications and
to provide a bridge between
companies that want to develop an
application and these new app
companies.
• The Agoria App Alliance aims to create
an exchange platform between ICT
companies and App development
companies. (as part of Agoria ICT)

15. Target
• App Developer companies
• Companies interested in Apps
• Companies interested in servicing App developers

16. Needs identified
• App Developer companies:
– I want business and be considered as a serious company
• Companies interested in Apps:
– Can you give me a list of companies? How can I develop
an app?
• Companies interested in servicing App
developers
– I want to present and interact with app devs

17. Start to APP
infosession/training
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Starting mid-September a series of trainings and work sessions will be
organized around Mobile apps directed to companies that are searching how to
have a mobile presence. This presentation will focus on the different steps to
take into account when starting an APP project: stats, what is an APP, Mobile
APP project elements, the app development team, lean app development cycle,
app alliance
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18. Agenda
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10/10 Business Development Cluster TWIST
16/10 APP Alliance WG meeting
22/10 BD session “Apps in the industry”
22/10 Starttoapp Focus healthcare
04/11 Mobile policy
05/11 Mobileconvention Brussels
13/11 Starttoapp in Brussels
20/11 APP Alliance WG meeting on testing
27/11 BD session “APPS in m-health

19. Communication channel 1
• Agoria.be/appalliance

20. Communication channel 2
• Mobile app : App Alliance
• Includes detailled who’s who

21. Communication channel 3
• Twitter @appalliancebe

22. Contact
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Tanguy De Lestré
Business Development Manager
Information and Communication Technology
AGORIA
Diamant Building
A. Reyers Ln 80
B-1030 Brussel
T: +32 2 706 7992, M: +32 486 38 46 18
tanguy.delestre@agoria.be - www.agoria.be @tdelestre