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October 1, 2012
Nigeria: Etisalat launches Easywallet SIM application
Etisalat, one of the leading telecommunications companies active in Nigeria is aiming to increase its customer base and mobile money users by introducing a new SIM Application called Easywallet. This is a completely secure service which provides innovative solutions to its customers. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Why is India so dependent on cash?
Irrespective of the class of income they may belong to, most Indians prefer to use cash for all their daily transactions. While for the poorer, this may not be a decision made out of choice, this very phenomenon may have cushioned India against the worst of global financial crises. However, […]
October 1, 2012
Mobile phones can alleviate global poverty, with some effort
It is well known that mobile money has spread the access to finance to the very poor, and the best known example is M-PESA in Kenya. However, there is a sizeable amount of evidence which suggests that despite the low costs, mobile money is unaffordable for the poorest of the […]
October 1, 2012
India: ‘Aadhar’ to be linked to jobs, housing, and pension schemes
The Aadhar scheme initiated by the Planning Commission’s Unique Identification Authority faced a lot of criticisms when it was launched, constricting its adoption by the citizens of India. Now, in a bid to attract wider adoption, the department of e-governance is proposing welfare schemes like jobs, housing, pensions, etc. under […]
October 1, 2012
China planning to speed up broadband coverage
In order to help the country’s poor advance through development faster by making use of the progressive benefits of ICT-access, China is now planning to accelerate the coverage of broadband internet across the country. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
India: Why ‘Aakash 2’ is not dead
The Indian government made headlines a while back by announcing how they were going to make a tablet PC for the masses for the cost of US$35. This venture was a failure, and the depth of the failure was exacerbated by opposition parties and critics of the government. Thus when […]
October 1, 2012
GSMA introduces new brand for its development fund
GSMA, or GSM (Groupe Spéciale Mobile) Association recently announced its decision to rename its GSMA Development Fund as GSMA Mobile for Development, to better reflect the role it played in developing countries. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
India: SBI, the m-banking leader
This post provides an overview of the performances of various banks in the country with respect to usage of its services through the mobile. A record 81 per cent of all of these transactions were made with SBI or the State Bank of India. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Ghana: MTN provides US$100,000 for community centre
For the use of community members in and around Essiama in the Elembelle District of the Western Region of Ghana, MTN Ghana decided to construct an ICT centre worth US$100,000, the construction of which was recently completed. This community centre was made in collaboration with the UNDP, and aims to […]
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