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September 15, 2012
A calibrated approach to mobile payments
This post takes into account the progress made by mobile money in countries across the world. It examines models and talks about the ones that succeed, and the ones that don’t using several sources of information (hyperlinked in the article). Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Short message service (SMS) applications for disease prevention in developing countries
A team of scientists from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute recently released a paper called “Short message service (SMS) applications for disease prevention in developing countries”. Read more here, and read the report here.
September 15, 2012
Mozilla OS for the developing world
In the developing world, where smartphones from Apple and Google are still not widely used because of affordability, Mozilla Firefox is planning to launch a mobile operating system for the cheaper smartphones traditionally used in countries like these. The OS will be anywhere from one-third to one-sixth of the cost […]
September 15, 2012
Nairobi’s innovative ICT Hotspot – iHub
Post election in March 2010, the turmoil that rocked Kenya also left people bereft of access to ICT services. In recognition of this, an ICT Hotpot, iHub was formed just outside of Nairobi. The iHub connects people for networking, collaborative projects, and consulting to promote research (through the hub’s research […]
September 15, 2012
SasaAfrica – How mobile phones help African women build microenterprises
An MIT Graduate, Ella Peinovich has started an innovative business which helps the women of Africa expand their microenterprises through access to internet. They are thereby connected to the global e-commerce sphere. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Mobile phones and social media in the global south
This post gives the rationale for e-governance, which isn’t as developed for developing countries, as for the developed ones, on a mobile phone platform, at least in some of the south Asian countries with high rates of mobile internet usage – like that of Indonesia (the Facebook subscription rates of […]
September 15, 2012
Internet use jumps in rural India
According to the report released by IMRB (Indian Market Research Bureau) and IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India) suggests that India, especially its rural areas are evolving in terms of usage of internet. This excerpt was mentioned in the previous week’s issue as well, and you can now read […]
September 15, 2012
Bangladesh ranks 55th in 61 nations
Bangladesh has been ranked 55th among 61 nations in terms of the internet’s impact on political, social and economical aspects of the public’s life, according to a survey conducted by the World Wide Web Foundation. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Big Society Capital releases details on its new investments – total of £37 million in deals
The Big Society Capital, UK, released details of its new tranche of investments, which include £10 million fund to provide funding for social sector organizations competing for government contracts, another £10 million into Impact Ventures UK Fund, and more. Read more here, here and here.
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