mPower Forum envisions to encourage social entrepreneurship in the use of mobile phone as ICT tool for development by helping innovative ideas to grow in terms of social relevance & commercial viability and sustainability; to create an ecosystem of entrepreneurship development in mobile for masses. The process lifecycle starts from incubation and nurturing to growth and acceleration.

Ek Soch in association with Digital Empowerment Foundation launches mPower Forum Competition. Every fresh idea or active project on mobile based applications, interested in incubation and acceleration process of mPower Forum is invited. Business Plan/ model to be shared should focus on Mobile phone usage [application development /service delivery], Scalability/ Marketability and Long term Commercial Viability in 10 categories.

• Health
• Agriculture
• Financial inclusion
• Employment generation & livelihood
• Education & Learning
• Entertainment
• Commerce
• News & Journalism
• Women
• Citizen Centric

The interested nominees are invited to share their business plans supporting their ideas and give their expression of interest before the last date of accepting applications.