the cell phone is the single most transformative technology for development. jeffrey sachs

The cell phone is the single most transformative

technology for development.

Jeffrey Sachs

We are connected

Mobile phones are a tool to advance

social innovation

~3.5 BillionMobile Subscriptions in the World

4 billion at the end of 2008?

41%41% 59%59%

Developed WorldDeveloping World

People with Internet access: 1,407,724,920 (March 08)

• A global network of NGOs, technologists, academics, media

• A community of peers who share knowledge and skills

• A channel to disseminate ideas, information, and how-to resources about mobiles for social impact

Mobile is the 7th mass media that is…

…shifting the media landscape…

…largely without donors or NGOs in a commercially vibrant but highly

fragmented market…

The Hype-cyle

Mobile phones are changing the way people consume and produce media

throughout the world.

They have become the most widely used form of information communication

technology in human history.

• Handset Trends• Trends in Media Production and Consumption• The Functions: SMS, Voice, Audio/Radio, Camera,

Video, Bluetooth and Wifi, Mobile Web, LBS• Applications: Commercial, NGO-driven, open-

source• Security Considerations• Gaps• Recommendations: Participatory and user-centric

design, an enabling environment, content (the ‘I’ in information!), and innovative appropriations

Innovate.

Experiment.

Share.

It’s a mobile revolution.

Katrin Verclas

katrin@mobileactive.org