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September 21, 2012
Bangladesh: Providing agri-info through e-Krishok
In Bangladesh, timely information regarding crops and weather is unavailable to the smallholder, and mostly poor farmers. This information gap is being addressed through e-Krishok, a phone and SMS-based information service for the farmers. e-Krishok is the product of a collaboration between BIID (Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development), Katalyst, […]
September 21, 2012
India: ITC’s e-Choupal give the company a price edge
In India, while most companies face a problem of rising inputs cost, exacerbated by the problem of erratic monsoons, ITC has found itself a cost advantage. ITC’s social entrepreneurship chain e-Choupal, an ICT based service which cuts middlemen, connecting farmers directly to procurers, has been helping it cut down procurement […]
September 21, 2012
Apollo Hospitals to align with AfroIndia Medical to set up 30 tele-medicine units in Africa
Apollo Hospitals, the chain of hospitals in India has signed an MoU with Africa-based AfroIndia Medical Services to expand their services to West and East Africa through AfroIndia’s infrastructure. Through this initiative, doctors in Africa will be able to access the expertise of doctors in India through competent telehealth services. […]
September 21, 2012
mHealth market – the next big thing in China
According to a new research by RNCOS (in their report “China Healthcare Market Forecast to 2015”) the Chinese healthcare industry is entering a new phase of growth wherein the global trend of use of mHealth will be a key factor. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Africa: Best tools to boost mHealth initiatives
This post enlists 10 of the best tools operational on the field in Africa. It includes the mention and explanation of workings of softwares like EpiSurveyor, softwares by Ushahidi, Frontline SMS, openMRS and more. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Grameen and eBay Foundations supported Mobile Marketplace and Mobile Transaction Platform
Realizing the potential of mobile phones in transforming the lives of the poor in the developing as well as developed markets alike, Grameen Foundation and eBay Foundation started working on a number of projects in West Java. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Nigeria: Etisalat Group launches most comprehensive mobile commerce service
Etisalat Group telecommunications corporation is one of the leading operators in 16 markets across middle East, Africa and Asia. It recently launched a mobile commerce service, through which users will be able to access the services of multiple schemes and banks through the user interface installed directly on consumer SIM […]
September 21, 2012
Safaricom launches new ad campaign for M-PESA
Safaricom has launched a new ad campaign for its mobile payment service M-PESA wherein M-PESA is promoted as a ‘lifestyle convenience good’ – and a customer can pay bills, purchase goods and more. According to the CEO Bob Collymore, the amount of time saved through this is diverted back to […]
September 21, 2012
Growth of mobile financial services in Bangladesh
Following the decision of the Central Bank of Bangladesh to make the economy more mobile banking led, with its “Mobile Financial Services for Banks” in 2011, two leaders have emerged on the scene – the bKash service by BRAC, and Dutch Bangla Mobile. Read more here.
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