Also this year at SMAU Milan was held the Mob App Awards 2014, where the best apps addressed to consumers and businesses and those still at the development stage are award.

The goal of the contest is to support the culture of innovation in the mobile context, by generating a virtuous process where experiences of excellence can be shared among developers, businesses, the Public Administration, mobile operators and users.

Palermo On Tour – PUSH’s application based on OpenData and planning tours of the city depending on the time at one’s disposition – is one of the twenty-seven finalists.

 

This app works very easily: by indicating the starting point of a your, together with one’s interests, the means of transportation selected, and at the time at disposition, the app generates a dedicated and geo-localized touristic itinerary that includes only the places that are open and accessible at the time indicated. 

 

The award ceremony will be on 24 October in Milan. For more information, please visit the contest website. The app is downloadable here.

Update: Palermo On Tour has won the Mob App Award 2014 in the category “Travels and Tourism”!