A forum for Android lovers, Droidcon comes to Dubai

“A 17-hour flight is how long it took for some of the event speakers to come and participate,” said Mohamed Harastani at the region’s first Droidcon.

Attracting a large number of Arab and international speakers, Droidcon Dubai 2015 saw participants and attendees from all over the Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, (25 percent of attendees were Saudi). Harastani, the conference’s partner and one of the organizers, also pointed out that it hasn’t been long since such events were rare and dispersed in the region. “Only a few people were interested in them. However, the market is more mature today and is pushing people more towards innovation rather than consumption.”

Held in mid-April at the Dubai Knowledge Village, the annual event has fast become a global stopping point for those interested in anything to do with the Android platform.

Importance of open source technology

Focused on the technical aspects of products and platforms that rely on open source technologies such as IBM’s Bluemix, MicrosoftAzure, Allseen Alliance’s AllJoyn, the speakers and participants also looked at how many giant companies need to change their strategies and business plans to integrate the new technology, to keep up with users’ needs and demands.

Original article by Pamela Kesrouani

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A forum for Android lovers, Droidcon comes to Dubai