Mobile platforms for Economic Development

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1. Mobile Platforms for Economic Development in the Majority World.
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4. Africa: 1 billion people. 700 million phones.
5. the most personal & ubiquitous medium.
6. Image courtesy of Kiwanja.net There are constraints.
7. Image courtesy of Kiwanja.net Innovation in Banking, Health, Entertainment
8. +10% 1.2%+ Growth in African GDP = http://memeburn.com/2010/09/how-mobile- phones-develop-economies-and-save-lives-study/ Increase in penetration
9. Employment Agriculture Health Education
10. Mobi Sites, Apps & Video SMS, USSD & IRV
11. GLOBAL WINNER SOCIAL IMPACT MMA AWARDS 2011
12. 1m+ users
13. 0 12500 25000 37500 50000 Growth
14. SA Tz Ke Sustainability
15. Cost
16. Content
17. 2.17m comments
18. Community
20. What is the single biggest challenge facing the youth of today?
21. Poverty Education HIV/AIDS Jobs 53% 21% 14% 13%
22. SA Unemployment Rate: 25% Youth Unemployment Rate: 51%
23. Build a profile CV Coach Find a Job and Apply Share a job
25. 10 Months Signups: 100,000+
26. mAgri
27. A universally accessible mAgri product which connects farmers, dealers, agents and support organisations at a minimal cost to farmers.
28. Connecting Agents and Farmers
29. Sales reports to individual farmers Sales done by market agents on behalf of farmers
30. Agents are selling tomatoes for Ksh100 a box at Kabwe market. What crops do you want price information for? 1. Tomatoes 2. Cucumbers 3. Onions Which market do you want price information for? 1. Kabwe 2. Kafue
31. Connecting Farmers and Agri-Inventory dealers
32. Agri-Inventory loaded into system by dealers
33. Advertising messages sent to farmers Agri-Inventory loaded into system by dealers
34. 5 available at 5000 Khs each. Would you like to place an order? What kind of inventory do you need? 1. Seeds 2. Fertiliser 3. Chemicals Where are you situated? 1. Kabwe 2. Kafue
35. Connecting Farmers and Support Organizations
36. Thank-you, 4 other people in your area want training on pesticides. We will contact you when we run such a program. Please tell us what kind of training session you need. What would you like to do? 1. Log your production for the day 2. Get farming tips 3. Tell us what training sessions you need Farmer USSD menu
37. Warning: There is a heat wave predicted for next week. Ensure that you do not harvest in the middle of the day. There is a pesticides training session in your area on Wednesday 10 June. Send a call me back to +65 87625828 to book your place We have not heard from you in a while. Remember to log your production each week so that we can help you to optimize your business Messaging
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