A great series of articles from the International Development Magazine on tech and developing nations.
For the last few months, I have been thinking a lot on how mobile phones could help developing nations. The article below was given to me by a friend, Pam, who works for a development agency. I also had a great chat with Ethan Zuckerman on some cool stuff he knows is going on in Africa (and I hope to pick up the conversation in the near future).
I grew up in Brasil, my school just across one of the largest shantytowns in Rio (Rocinha). I’ve seen this stuff up front and understand the business savvy that the mobile fits into so well. Yes, my mind is spinning with thoughts on all this.
Link: Developments – The International Development Magazine – Loose talk saves lives.
When you get a mobile phone it is almost like having a card to get out of poverty in a couple of years.” So says Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the micro-credit provider, Grameen Bank, and its hugely popular mobile phone offshoot in Bangladesh, Grameen Phone.
Other articles in the same issue:
- Only Connect – intro to issue 31
- Money talks – using mobiles for money transactions for those without banks
- Blogging Ethiopia Style
I am an economic students and currently working in R & D of a software company, I just read your article but i could not understand what you mean by poverty alleviation when anyone purchse a mobile phone. Whoukld you like to explain it ? I am much concious about it.
Well wisher,