mobile phones in africa - picnic 08
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This is from my talk on mobile phones in Africa, at the Picnic conference in Amsterdam this morning.Africa is brimming with innovative people, projects and organizations.TRANSCRIPT
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big surprises,small package
erik hersman
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solving everyday problemswith African ingenuity
whiteBGSJDBO
where africa and technology collide
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280,700,000
30%
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Africa Subscriber Growth
Subs
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2005
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2008
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95%prepaid
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbsurf/1466526458
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transport
micro-commerce
finance
healthcare governanceeducation
infotainment
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examples
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mobile payment
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wind powered cell towers
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agricultural markets
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agricultural markets
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use
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restricted mobility
kiwanja.net
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auto anti-theft device
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censorship
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mobile mobility
Jan Chipchase
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Jan Chipchase
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literacy & linguistics
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the defaultdevice
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if it works inafricait will work
anywhere