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Elements necessary for the successful scale up of mHealth in developing countries

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share4dev.info –

Despite the strong promise demonstrated by mHealth tools and applications, the current land¬scape of mHealth development in developing country contexts is characterized by a proliferation of unsustainable pilot projects that often expire once initial funding is exhausted. For example, in Uganda alone there were 23 mHealth initiatives in 2008 and 2009 that did not scale up after the pilot phase. In India, there were over 30 mHealth initiatives in 2009 that did not go beyond the pilot phase.The more...

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D C on May 08, 2012

Understanding negotiation in airtime sharing in low-income microenterprises

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ics.uci.edu –

Shared access to airtime is a prominent mode of connectivity access in the developing world. We seek to understand airtime sharing among low-income microenterprises in India (small, low-capital businesses, such as flower sellers and milkmen), that constitute 90% of the total enterprises in India. We introduce social negotiation as the foundation of airtime sharing. We highlight negotiation mechanisms in the microenterprise, showing how shared resources are used towards personal interests amidst more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

Update on mobile alliance for maternal action in Bangladesh

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shopsproject.org –

This presentation reviews the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) intervention in Bangladesh. MAMA uses mobile phones to communicate health information to pregnant women, new mothers and their families. The presentation describes how the program will be evaluated and sustained going forward.

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D C on April 19, 2012

Mobile Africa Report 2011

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mobilemonday.net –

According to industry estimates, there are more than 500 million mobile phone subscribers in Africa now, up from 246 million in 2008. In 2000, the number of mobile phones first exceeded that of fixed telephones. The four biggest mobile phone markets in Africa are Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Ghana. Strategic investors in Africa’s mobile industry include South Africa’s MTN, India’s Bharti Airtel, France Telecom (via its Orange brand), Britian’s Vodafone and Luxembourg’s Millicom. The mobile more...

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D C on April 11, 2011

NFC and Mobile money summit

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mobilemoneysummit.com –

Date: 22 - 25 October 2012Location: Milan, ItalySince its inception, the GSMA Mobile Money Summit has provided an environment to forge relationships, expand ideas and foster the growth of Mobile Money. Due to the growing industry momentum behind Near Field Communications (NFC) and the increased adoption of this technology by ecosystem players around the world, the GSMA has expanded the scope of our Mobile Money Summit event to more prominently showcase NFC and its many applications.The GSMA NFC more...

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D C on April 05, 2012

Mobile Phones and Economic Development in Africa

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dspace.cigilibrary.org –

This paper examine the growth of mobile phone technology over the past decade and consider its potential impacts upon quality of life in low-income countries, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. We first provide an overview of the patterns and determinants of mobile phone coverage in sub-Saharan Africa before describing the characteristics of primary and secondary mobile phone adopters on the continent. We then discuss the channels through which mobile phone technology can impact more...

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Moushumi Biswas on January 03, 2011

3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development

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m4d2012.com –

February 28 – 29, 2012, New Delhi, IndiaSociety For Education and Research Development (India) in cooperation with HumanIT (Karlstad University, Sweden) invite you to the 3rd International Conference on M4D - Mobile Communication for Development, following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008 and second conference in Kampala, Uganda.M4D2012 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in mobile communication for development. M4D2012 will more...

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D C on January 12, 2012

Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity

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300 Million Fewer Female than Male Subscribers, a US$13 Billion OpportunityNine in Ten Women Feel Safer Because of Their Mobile PhonesFrom India to Senegal to Kosovo, women are using the power of mobile phones to unlock economic opportunitiesWomen business owners in particular perceive the phone as an essential productivity tool, with more than half saying they have used a mobile phone to earn additional income85% of women report feeling more independent because of their mobile phoneA woman is more...

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D C on June 09, 2011

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Ghana: Engaging cocoa growers through text messaging

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worlded.org –

Since March 2011, the Hershey Company, World Cocoa Foundation, World Education, and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), have been implementing CocoaLink, a public-private partnership. The program uses mobile phone technology to provide cocoa farmers with performance-enhancing agricultural and marketing information. World Education and its Accra-based technology partner, DreamOval Ltd, launched CocoaLink activities by conducting baseline Mobile Technology Infrastructure Feasibility surveys in fifteen more...

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D C on March 05, 2012

Did You Know - Mobile Stats for Africa 2011

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youtube.com –

An overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa with statistics and facts about mobile phones in Africa. Compiled by Praekelt Foundation.

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D C on August 11, 2011

2011 Africa fair mobile index: Dynamic changes

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researchictafrica.net –

The Fair Mobile Index aims at communicating the real value of mobile voice services and at comparing differences in mobile voice services value across the African continent. It allows for the comparison of mobile services tariffs in all African countries in relation to the value of a widely used commodity with which citizens are likely to be familiar such as cooking oil, sugar or tea. The following report is based on all pre-paid tariffs publicly available (from operators’ websites) from all more...

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D C on October 24, 2011

A study on the mobile phone gender gap in low- and middle-income countries

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gsmworld.com –

This study from the GSMA Development Fund, the Cherie Blair Foundation, and Vital Wave Consulting analyses data, surveys, a market sizing model, and expert interviews to report on mobile phone use among women in low- and middle-income countries.The study finds that women are 21% less likely to own a mobile phone than their male counterparts, a figure that rises slightly in the Middle East and Africa and rises to 37% in South Asia. Forecasting revenue opportunities for mobile companies, the more...

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D C on December 26, 2010

Designing mobile technologies for the next billion users: from MIT

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ocw.mit.edu –

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has made over 100 videos documenting the development of seven team-based projects, along with most class lectures and student-led discussions of assigned class readings.NextLab is a hands-on year-long design course in which students research, develop and deploy mobile technologies for the next billion mobile users in developing countries. Guided by real-world needs as observed by local partners, students work in multidisciplinary teams on more...

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Moushumi Biswas on September 04, 2011

The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa

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213.204.176.205 –

East Africa has more than 120 million citizens with a large majority living in rural areas. Almost half of its’ population is under the age of 15 years and about one third of the grown up population is illiterate. The region is characterised by general weak infrastructure, such as bad roads, poor transport systems, non-existent electricity, few health units, financial institutions, weak public offices etc... Yet, by the end of 2009 there were almost 50 million mobile subscribers in the region more...

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D C on February 14, 2011

Mobile communications to transform smallholding farmers' livelihoods in emerging markets

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vodafone.com –

The research, which has been welcomed by Oxfam, assesses the potential benefits of new mobile data services such as weather forecasts, commodity market information and mobile banking for smallholding farmers operating in marginal circumstances.The global population is expected to reach more than 9 billion by 2050, requiring a 70% increase in food production above 2006 levels. Most of this increased yield will have to be achieved within emerging economies, many of whose farmers operate on a more...

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D C on October 16, 2011

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