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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.
August 2, 2012
RBI: Mobile banking has failed to take off in India
RBI – Reserve Bank of India (the Central Bank of India), mobile banking has failed take-off in India and hence has called upon banks and mobile companies to work together for the benefit of their customers. Read more here.
August 2, 2012
Mobile banking trends in South Africa
According to the Mobility 2012 study, released by research firm World Wide Worx shows that while most cellphone banking is still conducted via text messages, more than a third of customers of these services are now also using phone browsers for their banking. Read more about the findings here.
August 2, 2012
Insights from a Nairobi slum
Ethan Zuckerman, the director of MIT’s Centre for Civic Media travelled to Baba Dogo slum in Nairobi with a preconceived set of notions about the electricity needs of the people there. The realities surprised him – electricity was already available, and people chose to charge their cell phones for a […]
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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