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Ajit Jaokar

Open Gardens Blog & Oxford University

Ajit Jaokar is the founder of the London based publishing company futuretext focussed on emerging Web and Mobile technologies. His thinking is widely followed in the industry and his blog, The OpenGardensBlog, was recently rated a top 20 wireless blog worldwide by readers of 'Fierce wireless'. Currently, he plays an advisory role to a number of mobile start-ups in the UK and Scandinavia. Ajit believes in a pragmatic but open Mobile Data industry. He is also a member of the web2.0 workgroup.

His recent talks have included: Keynote at O Reilly Web20 expo (April 2007); MobileWorld Congress (2007 and 2008); Keynote at Java One (Ex -Motorola CTO Padmasree Warrior's panel); European parliament - Brussels - (Electronic Internet Foundation) ; Stanford University's Digital visions program; MIT Sloan; Fraunhofer FOKUS - Talk on Mobility, Web 2.0 and Identity ; University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) - invited to speak about emerging trends in Mobility and new media; Mobile Web Strategies(partner event of CTIA in San Francisco)

His existing books include Mobile Web 2.0 and OpenGardens. Two other books - Open Mobile and Social media advertising are being published in 2008.

Technical presentations have included IMS World in Monaco; Ajax world in Santa Clara and New York.

Media appearances include BBC - Newsnight - 3phone launch; CNN money; BBC digital planet

Ajit chairs Oxford University's Next generation mobile applications panel and conducts a course on Web 2.0 and User generated content at Oxford University. Ajit lives in London, UK, but has three nationalities (British, Indian and New Zealander) and is proud of all three. He is a member of the RSA - The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

He is currently doing a PhD on Identity and Reputation systems at UCL in London

Ajit is a fan of animation and cartoons - especially Tom and Jerry, Tintin, Asterix and Snoopy/Charles Schulz. He writes most of his books to the background of music from his favourite band ZZ Top and other guitar bands. He believes in the philosophy of Ayn Rand

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Biography last updated December 10, 2008