Helping Users Build a Locally Relevant Web

The lowering cost of smartphones and cheaper data plans is fuelling the growth of mobile first markets - where the mobile device is the primary and often the only way of getting online for massive consumer segments. One company at the forefront of this undertaking is the Mozilla Foundation. Here Ben Moskovitz, Director of Development Strategy - speaking at MEF's recent conference, MEF Global Forum Mobile First Markets - shares insights into the work and philosophy behind bringing the internet to market for the first time, and the role mobile plays in that vision. In the next ten years, the …

MEF Members elect new North and Latin America Boards

MEF, has announced the results of its 2014 North America and LatAm board elections for the 2015/2016 term.  In total ten new regional Board Directors were elected by MEF members during second annual MEF Global Forum in Silicon Valley.  Each Board member will contribute to the direction of MEF, helping the organization to champion initiatives around mobile money, consumer trust, innovation and monetization across the international ecosystem. Rick Fant, VP Planning and Ecosystems at Mozilla is elected as the new Chairman for MEF’s North American board and is joined by newly elected Co-Vice …

Meffys 2013 – All the Nominees and Winners

Earlier this month MEFTV met the Meffys 2013 nominees and winners at the Gala Awards Dinner in San Francisco. Watch backstage interviews with all of the winners below or check out all of the finalists by award category. It's a fascinating round-up of the best in mobile content and commerce from around the world in 2013. All Categories   [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t-S7EFPasw&feature=share&list=PLRqxWUlaeOT4_LsT7M2PPnZJ7_N4gMg7L&w=600&align=right] Innovation in Technology > Mobile Money > Games > Innovation in a Growth Market > Brand on …

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Privacy, the NSA and the Pyjama Brigade

Last week, MEF hosted its Second Annual Privacy Summit in Washington DC, where leading global privacy experts and policy makers gathered to discuss this business critical issue.  MEF’s Senior Advisor for Policy & Initiatives, Simon Bates, was there. Through a masterstroke of planning, we arranged our second annual Privacy Summit on the same day news broke of US intelligence services secretly mining consumers’ data. Privacy was in the news yet again... Washington DC provided the backdrop for the annual MEF Privacy Summit. This was no coincidence - the US and its policy-makers are …

The Honorable Mark Pryor joins MEF members and FTC at 2nd Mobile Privacy Summit in DC

MEF has announced the agenda for its second annual Mobile Privacy Summit, co-hosted with law firm Dentons next month  in Washington DC.  An impressive lineup of speakers has been announced  including Senate Commerce Communications, Technology, and Internet Subcommittee Chairman Mark Pryor. Others include policy-makers from the Federal Trade Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and also mobile privacy experts from Mozilla, AVG Technologies, Evidon and InMobi. The annual event is part of MEF’s Privacy in Mobile Apps Initiative and will explore different …

MEF Consumer Trust in Mobile Applications Breakfast Briefing with Kaspersky Lab

MEF is again hosting an essential MWC briefing session for 2013, this year with Kaspersky Lab and focusing on the latest threats affecting mobile app consumers, with a special emphasis on the latest developments in mobile malware. The morning session (Wednesday, 27 February 2013 from 08:30 to 10:30) will also include a  roundtable discussion featuring industry experts from MEF’s Privacy in Mobile Apps Working Group including Brendan Eich, CTO Mozilla, Chris Davies, General Counsel EMEA and Head of Privacy at InMobi and Nick Graham, Partner, SNR Denton. Moderated by Tim Green from Mobile Money …

MEFTV – CEO Summit 2012

In this video from the MEF CEO Summit 2012, held at London City Hall last month, Chris Smith of the Guardian Media Network speaks to Brendan Eich, Co-Founder & CTO of Mozilla for MEF TV. In the interview, Brendan discusses the origins and benefits of the Firefox OS and Mozilla's plans for the future in the mobile space. The MEF CEO Summit, an annual invite-only, closed door event, has fast established itself as one of the essential occasions of the year for gaining insight, sharing knowledge and networking at the highest level of the mobile content and commerce industry. Find out …

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MEF Announces Star line-up for 2012 CEO Summit

MEF has announced the VIP speaker line-up for its 3rd annual MEF CEO Summit, a key event lining up next to the 2012 Global AGM & Board Elections and the Meffys gala awards ceremony this September as part of two days of industry insights, networking and celebration. Date: 2.30pm, September 11, 2012 Location: London, City Hall  On September 11 City Hall will welcome leading visionaries from across the mobile landscape and beyond to share their unique industry insights around the summit's central theme Navigating Complexity in Times of Change. The MEF CEO Summit is a free to attend …