I presented this at TechCrunch Edinburgh on the 12th of May 2010.

1. MobileInnovationinScotland

2. Innovation stack www.rapid-mobile.com Services Software Enablers Service Enablers Networks Network Enablers Handsets Firmware Components Hardware Enablers Silicon Components

3. Long-term hardware innovation www.rapid-mobile.com 1984 1990 1999 2001 2003 2007

4. www.rapid-mobile.com Digital Bridges Long-term software innovation 1991 2000 1998 2007 2002 2004 2008

5. Challenges www.rapid-mobile.com No local customers No sales and marketing people Like moaning about perceived lack of support Internally fragmented community Edinburgh – Glasgow – Dundee Everything is free Culture of obsessive secrecy

6. Opportunities www.rapid-mobile.com Apps can be downloaded anywhere Travel is easy Fantastic local resources Social media makes buzz easy Technology is cheap Frenetic local investment scene

7. Futures www.rapid-mobile.com Touch brings new userexperience possibilities Mobile needs cloud services Hyperlocal networking Always-on connectivity is just starting Sensors and gestures Social inclusion Social gaming Remote and continuous medical diagnostics

8. www.rapid-mobile.com Jings, just git ootthere and dae it! #EdCM