Nairobi, Kenya was recently host to the Mobile Web East Africa 2013, a two-day conference that brought together the Kenyan IT ecosystem – from operators to advertisers to start-ups to developers.

MWEA 2013 may have ended a week ago, but we’ve finally gotten around to gathering a few key takeaways. Keep in mind, this year’s theme revolved around content creation – especially mobile content development.

Don’t forget SMS:

So my lessons from #MWEA2013 sms is still king,mobile is where africa is,so mobile 1st/fast, and lets generate local content.

— michael Adolwa (@madolwa) February 21, 2013

SMS is here to stay – data and cheaper feature rich handsets mean more mobile use across the board #mwea2013frontlinesms.com/2013/01/10/don…

— FrontlineSMS \o/ (@FrontlineSMS) February 21, 2013

Stay unique when addressing local issues:

Stop copying Silicon Valley, Kenya warned humanipo.com/news/4172/Stop… #DigitalSavannah #MWEA2013 @afrinnovator #SiliconSavannah #Innovation

— HumanIPO (@HumanIPO) February 22, 2013

Aim for sustainable businesses – not flashy apps:

#mwea2013 “there’s hype and then there’s business.Not every mobile app is a company, nor is every techie an entrepreneur.” Bosh.

— Matthew Dawes (@matthewdawes) February 21, 2013

Additional informative reads:

#MWEA2013 on creating disruption. Check out ‘Disruptive Innovation in the African Tech Context’ bit.ly/HrdzPd

— Afrinnovator (@Afrinnovator) February 20, 2013

Examples of African content distribution platforms: @waabeh @bunitv and Iroko irokopartners.com/about #MWEA2013

— VC4Africa(@VC4Africa) February 20, 2013

Safaricom to phase out feature phones in order to boost uptake of smartphones: ow.ly/i0Hdd <– Announced at #MWEA2013

— Mobile Web in Africa (@mwebafrica) February 25, 2013

Stay tuned for the next next big East African tech event – PivotEast – to be held 25-26 June in Kampala, Uganda.