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Funded by
This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Programme for reserarch, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 611796, as well as from the Department of Science and Technology South Africa under financial assistance agreement DST/CON 0227-0229/2013.
Tag Archives: Cinema in a backpack
Mobile Cinemas to boost entrepreneurship and connect communities
From March 2015, the many small towns and villages sprinkled across the picturesque rural landscape of the Nkangala district in Mpumalanga will soon be the backdrop to an innovative technology experiment that will turn 14 micro entrepreneurs into mobile cinema … Continue reading
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MOSAIC 2B @netfutures
During the Net Futures 2015 conference the consortium will present the developed components of the MOSAIC 2B framework that will be deployed and used in the field experiment, starting at the beginning of March 2015. In a live demonstration the … Continue reading
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Publications @IAMOT 2015 conference
Four abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the IAMOT 2015 conference. During the period 8 – 11 June 2015 the MOSAIC 2B consortium is going to present various results of the project in Cape Town, South Africa. The following … Continue reading
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Training Week for Micro-Entrepreneurs
The MOSAIC 2B project’s training event for micro-entrepreneurs took place from 16 to 19 February 2015 at the University of Pretoria. The MOSAIC 2B training focused on e-skills for micro-enterprises, business development training as well as Cinema-in-a-backpack equipment training. In … Continue reading
Ready to Screen: Cinema-in-a-backpack
Today, the first Cinema-in-a-backpacks have been finished. The Cinema-in-a-backpack will be used by the micro-entrepreneur to run the mobile cinema business in South Africa. The Cinema-in-a-backpack consists of the following components: Projector Speakers Tablet Battery Cables and Adapters Backpack The … Continue reading
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MCU / MPP version 1.3.1 released
Version 1.3.1 of the MOSCAIC 2B Control Unit (MCU) as well as the MOSAIC 2B Player Platform (MPP) have been released on 24.12.2014. The MCU represents the central point of control for the overall MOSAIC 2B system. The MCU is … Continue reading
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