Rafe reports back from the recent (September 2009) Ovi Developer Day in London, with details on all the main speakers and the issues raised (and responded to). Rafe notes in particular (and welcomes) a sea change in Forum Nokia's attitude to developers. There are also a number of interesting facts and stats about the Nokia Ovi Store.

"The event opened with a market overview summary, including a recap of many of the recent announcements at Nokia World, before moving on to a presentation of the opportunities for developers within the UK and Ireland markets. Mark Loughran emphasised that local contacts could help with a diverse range of activities, including the promotion of applications and content (e.g. the current N97 ad campaign in the UK includes promotion of local content), market intelligence (e.g. which devices to concentrate on) and with commercial leverage of the Forum Nokia organisation (connecting you to the right person at the right time). Incidentally, the presence of Mark Loughran at the Developer Day, Nokia UK's Managing Director (General Manager, Nokia UK & Ireland), underlines the importance that Nokia is now placing on developers."

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