Mobile Phone Practices & The Design of Mobile Money Services for Emerging...
This paper by Jan Chipchase applies the lessons learned from of a number of qualitative research studies into communication practices, mobile phone use to the design of mobile money services. more...
View ArticleDesigning Services for Financial Inclusion
Presentation by Jan Chipchase at the Mobile Money Conference, Dubai, October 26th 2009. Who benefits more from the introduction of mobile phone banking services – a white-collar worker in New York City...
View ArticleAre Mid-Range Phones the “Smartphones 4D”?
I have finally come around to revisiting some of the topics that came up during the days of the CTA ICT Observatory, held in Wageningen, the Neatherlands from 2nd to 4th of Nobember, 2009. One topic in...
View ArticleMobile-phone culture: The Apparatgeist calls
Dec 30th 2009 From The Economist print edition How you use your mobile phone has long reflected where you live. But the spirit of the machines may be wiping away cultural differences Illustration by...
View ArticleZain is ZAP-ping Ghana?
At a press conference today, Zain announced the launch of its award-winning, enhanced payment service ZAP in Ghana. The service is set to compete for the custom of the Ghanaian “unbanked” with MTN’s...
View ArticleF. Galtier at Agricultural MIS in Africa: renewal and impact, CIRAD...
Why a research project and a workshop on 2G MIS? Franck Galtier (CIRAD-UMR MOISA), Johny Egg (INRA-UMR MOISA), more about “Galtier CIRAD 2010“, posted with vodpod
View ArticleF. Stepman, FARA at Agricultural MIS in Africa: renewal and impact, CIRAD...
Innovative Farmer Advisory Services using ICTs, François Stepman more about “Stepman FARA CIRAD 2010“, posted with vodpod
View ArticleDavid Benz et al. at Agricultural MIS in Africa: renewal and impact, CIRAD...
An overview of MIS evolution, CIRAD, INRA, MSU J. Rakotoson, H. David-Benz, J. Egg, F.Galtier, A. Kizito, more about “David Benz Cirad CIRAD 2010“, posted with vodpod
View ArticleA Noble Use for Mobile Phones
with Meika Jensen As ‘the Internet of things’ becomes more pervasive and as wireless connectivity becomes more widely available, the possibilities for what can be done with is are constantly growing....
View ArticleFacebook’s plan to find its next billion users: convince them the internet...
Amazing view of FB’s accessibility strategy for users of all types of devices. via Facebook’s plan to find its next billion users: convince them the internet and Facebook are the same – Quartz.
View ArticleTop 10 mobile agriculture applications
via IT News Africa- Africa’s Technology News Leader. Charlie Fripp – Consumer Tech editor The iCow platform has a series of dairy agri products that are available over a simple menu system (Image...
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