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State of the Industry: Results from the 2011 Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey

As of April 2012, there were 123 that offered basic financial services to customers. But the number of customers who are actually using these services has been difficult for anyone to ascertain. This survey provides numbers as well as areas that showed highest bulk of mobile money adoption in the […]

February 19, 2013

Research Coalition to boost internet access in Africa

An international group of research organisations are collaborating on a project to boost Internet access in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. The discussions towards this end were started off by GRA (Global Research Alliance), an International organization that seeks to align the efforts of its members with those prescribed for UN’s MDGs. […]

February 19, 2013

Pakistan: USF (Universal Service Fund) to incubate ICT services throughout Baluchistan

Basic telephonic services as well as broadband services will now be provided in Mastung Lot (Mastung, Nushki and Ziarat Districts in Baluchistan) to a population of 74,831, which resides in 102 underserved areas (‘muzas’) of Baluchistan. Read more here.

February 19, 2013

More enabling ICT policies needed for Caribbean and Latin America

The group of countries where broadband is less accessible, more expensive and less used in the OECD countries, comprise of most of Latin American countries. It was also found that a 10 per cent point increase in broadband penetration in the region could boost gross domestic product by an average […]

February 19, 2013

How mobiles bridge the Digital Divide

There are three basic prerequisites that are facilitating the adoption of mobile phones across the world. In 2011, almost 500 million smart phones were sold worldwide – and they comprised 30 per cent of the total sales. Furthermore, more and more cell phone connection providers, who have been previously able […]

February 19, 2013

The realities of ICT in the real world – and how to give the right ICT tool to the right hand

ICT was once called the silver bullet for development in the developing world. But this prediction has been proven wrong due to the harsh realities of the real world. In Indonesia, only about 9 per cent of the population has access to internet, while in sub-Saharan Africa this number goes […]

February 19, 2013

How mobile phones can help tackle poverty

Possession of mobile phones is changing how people interact with one another, with their administrative governments, and also how they access basic services like those of health, education, business and finance. This infographic by the USAID is a comprehensive cover for all these services. Read it here.

February 19, 2013

‘Bridging Gaps, Building Opportunities: Broadband as a Catalyst for Economic Growth and Social Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean’

This report by the IDB is an attempt to show the current status of broadband access and adoption in the region, as compared to what it should be so as to boost the region’s economic and social development rate. The group of companies which have made contributions to this report […]

February 19, 2013

The potential of mobile phones in transforming agriculture for smallholder farmers

Late in 2012, Mercy Corps conducted a baseline survey in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Indonesia to analyse the potential for bundling both information services for smallholder farmers with financial products for them. This survey would help stakeholders like mobile network operators, farmer organizations and others to create a suitable ecosystem for […]