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August 2, 2012
Ten trends of technology use in education in developing countries
This World Bank blog post enlists some of the prevelant forms of technologies used in the education scenario in areas in the developing world, progress in which usually goes unreported. Read about them here.
August 2, 2012
Not quite the Bottom of the Pyramid
While the potential of mobile phones to disseminate knowledge in the uneducated parts of the developing world without formal access to education cannot be doubted, this post talks about the under-reporting of failures of pilots in this field. Furthermore, many projects are ‘doomed’ to success, and are reported accordingly. Read […]
August 2, 2012
UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning
This list includes links to a number of publications like ‘Turning on Mobile Learning in Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Middle East’, and more and ‘Mobile Learning for Teachers’ in the same geographical areas. Read them here.
August 2, 2012
ICT-enhanced Teacher Standards for Africa
To provide answers to questions like what kind of guidance exists for schools in Africa ‘computerizing’ their teaching methods, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) recently released its ICT-enhanced teacher standards for Africa(ICTeTSA), the result of a multi-study and consultation process with 29 countries across the continent. Read […]
August 2, 2012
Menekse Gencer: Mobile money for farmers in Africa
Farmers in Africa have a new tool to help them with their crops. They’re using their cell phones for banking services – for example, making and receiving payments, and purchasing insurance. This is being done by Menekse Gencer, a leading innovator who founded the company Mpay Connect, which helps clients in […]
August 2, 2012
Good mobile stories from India
This article is a sample of some of the mobile based innovations that were seen at the mBillionth Awards which annually celebrate mobile innovations in the South Asia region. It includes the description of Nano Ganesh SMS control of irrigation technology which gives farmers the option to water their crops […]
August 2, 2012
US: Infographic – The mHealth market is exploding
mHealth is being touted as the way out of the difficulties that lace the healthcare scenario in the US as of now. Several recent conferences are being held (read here) and same conclusions about the popularity of mHealth can be drawn from all (read here). Look at an interesting infographic […]
August 2, 2012
Orange Money and MFS Africa launch international money transfer to Madagascar
Orange Madagascar and MFS Africa recently announced the launch of the online money transfer service Orange Money Transfer International, whereby Orange customers in Madagascar can receive international remittances directly to their Orange Money accounts. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
Can mobile payments reduce corruption and help workers in the developing world?
The significance of mobile money lies in the fact that it cuts out spurious actions by intermediaries and middlemen who end up deducting large parts of incomes from the end receivers. However, several cases from Afghanistan show that it is indeed not a water-tight condition. Read more here.
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