Certificates For Brunei Android Codefest Workshop Participants
By Yusrin Junaidi

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Android Codefest workshop yesterday came to a close with the presentation of certificates by AITIs Deputy Chief Executive Pengiran Hj Mohd Salleh bin Pengiran Hj Aji.

The workshop was initiated by the Authority for Info-Communication Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) and supported by University Brunei Darussalam.

The workshop saw the results of Brunei's pioneer Android developers. The attendees included a mix of student from ITB, professional, and participants from the private and public sectors.

"This is the first time AITI has championed such an activity. With this sort of collaboration from UBD, AITI was able to bring this emerging technology straight into the hands of the local developers," said AITI personnel Zeti.

In his presentation, Pengiran Izam Ryan Bahrin touched on how the Android operating system is targeted at smart phones. Manufactures expect to start producing these phone in 2008, and prototypes were demonstrated in Barcelona at the 3GSM Mobile World Congress in February.

"This operating system is supported by the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of 34 companies, which include industry giants such as Intel, Samsung, Motorola, HTC. LG and Google," he added.

The workshop included a session on knowledge sharing, giving the attendees a chance to present what they had learnt, share their experiences and promote their finished products. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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