the mobile phone ‘revolution’ in africa
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THE MOBILE PHONE ‘REVOLUTION’ IN AFRICA. 350 million mobile phone subscribers. Use transfer money monitor elections deliver public health messages Informal economy people selling airtime charging and fixing mobiles renting them out. Rapid Growth . based on pre-pay phone cards - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE MOBILE PHONE ‘REVOLUTION’ INAFRICA
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350 million mobile phone subscribers
Use• transfer money• monitor elections• deliver public health messages
Informal economy • people selling airtime• charging and fixing mobiles• renting them out
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Rapid Growth
• based on pre-pay phone cards
• voice• low-end phones
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Rapid Adoption
• affordable• portable• multi-functional• ease of use
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“the single most transformative technology for development”
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Benefits of mobile phones
• incremental (improving the speed and efficiency of what people already do)
• transformational (offering something new)
• related to production (selling mobiles and related services)
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pioneering new forms of mobile usage:M-Pesa
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Transforming health sector
• collect health data
• support diagnosis and treatment
• disseminate health education in poor settings
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Generates benefits within the formal and informal sectors
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Limits of mobile telephones & missed opportunities• many people
marginalized/excluded from benefits
• cost and usability problems restrict many from benefiting from the full functionality of mobiles
• government restrictions and state control have also been shown to hinder the growth of the mobile phone sector
• used to devastating effect as a ‘weapon of war’ to circulate destabilizing rumors and hate messages
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Conclusion