Mobiles for development

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Tools:• Text message quizzes• Keywords• Interactive voice response• Data gathering• Medicine Adherence• Daily Updates

Where:• Africa• Asia• South-America

How:• Sms• Voice

Subs:•mBanking•mAgricultural•mActivism•mGovernment•mEducation•mHealth

Mobile colonization?

Why Mobiles? How about : Internet, Stand-alone computers,Posters,Radio?

Players:-Providers-Governments-Companies-Funders -NGO’s

Success Stories:-Papers-Awards

Look at failures!

1 Million Mobile Phones are being added every week in Africa

Is this just an image of the Sahara?

Or is this the place for innovation, mobile empowerment, partnerships and active participation?

What comes first?-Reports-Software development-Research-Pilots (pilotitis)-Funding-Partnerships

Large NGO’s vs. Small.

Open Source ?!?

You!!

What do you need?

Future?-Mobile Internet-MMS-USSD-Text Messages

#Governmental Programs#Mobile Providers#Company Workplace Programs

*Demand driven programs*Look at problem then Solution

>No more duplicate efforts: open-data, collaboration, open-source

Text to Change quiz:Sms “go ttc” to 1008

Hajo van Beijma

http://www.texttochange.comhvanbeijma@texttochange.com

+31628265485

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