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September 10, 2012
Tanzania: The role of SMSs in promoting healthier communities
In Tanzania, EGPAF (Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation) is using the medium of SMS messaging to promote the cause of health in poor communities, and hopes to have encouraging results. Read more here.
September 10, 2012
Kenya: Global IT firm to provide support to MFIs
Sofgen, a Switzerland based technology and software company will soon be providing technical support to MFIs in Kenya. This will help improve information technology adoption so as to streamline operations and better transparency for MFIs, while create a presence for the company in the Kenyan markets. Read more here.
September 10, 2012
Private banks leading charge in developing markets
With the knowledge of how innovatively disruptive financial products aid financial inclusion while generating profits in emerging markets, private banks in developing countries are now offering their own mobile money services. Read more here.
September 10, 2012
According to a recent survey, 86 per cent of Egyptian families have mobile phones, while about 8 per cent of the families used internet, and these figures are lower for rural areas. Read more here.
Nonbank E-Money Issuers (NEMIs) can potentially play avery important role in providing a portfolio of financial services to the currently financially excluded. This report talks about the risks presented by NEMIs, their adoption in developing countries and more. Read it here.
September 10, 2012
Egypt: Households spend US$93 annually on phones
According to a recent survey, 86 per cent of Egyptian families have mobile phones, while about 8 per cent of the families used internet, and these figures are lower for rural areas. Read more here.
September 10, 2012
India: Desktop internet usage falls behind mobile internet usage
According to a recent survey conducted by StatCounter, internet usage in India is now more common on mobile phones (51.63 per cent) than on desktops (48.37 per cent). India follows a trend which was recently found in China as well. While Chinese boom in usage of mobile phones for internet […]
September 10, 2012
Nigeria: Internet changing the way the country develops
Availability of ICT services, especially the internet is changing the way Africa develops. It has uses in business for small-scale entrepreneurs, information for farmers, and more. Yet, despite decisive moves in expanding internet coverage, the bandwidth remains slow, and it is evident that there is a long way to go. […]
September 10, 2012
Internet usage growth in India led by rural areas
According to a report by IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India) and IMRB (Indian Market Research Bureau), the growth in India in terms of internet usage is being led by rural India – penetration grew from 2.6 per cent in 2010 to 4.6 per cent in 2012. Rural India […]
September 10, 2012
India: Karnataka government plans to go solar with its street lights
The state government of the Indian state of Karnataka is planning to use solar lights for its streets. Karnataka has also set for itself a solar installation goal of 200MW by 2016. Read more here.
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