Global Mobile

No doubt about it: mobile is an exciting, rapidly evolving technology. There's a lot of talk about what features will be supported next, what new technologies will emerge. But in the midst of our obsession with the latest and greatest, mobile is already changing lives around the world. If you want to see the true potential of mobile, don't look to Silicon Valley; look to the developing world.

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1. Global Mobile Snow*Mobile / 02-16-2012 / @tkadlec 1
2. http://flic.kr/p/a6ydL3 2
3. “A developing country, also called a less-developed country (LDC), is a nation with a low living standard, undeveloped industrial base, and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.” –Wikipedia 3
4. http://bit.ly/WUzjc0 4
5. http://flic.kr/p/5Q5fr6 5
6. http://flic.kr/p/5Q5fr6 Kenya Haiti Nigeria India Senegal Egypt 5
7. http://flic.kr/p/7MfY6w 6
8. http://flic.kr/p/5Q9k95 7
9. 1. Inclusive financial services 2. Empowerment of the poor 3. Empowerment of women 8
10. 1. Inclusive financial services 2. Empowerment of the poor 3. Empowerment of women 8
11. http://flic.kr/p/7xqkXT Haiti 9
12. http://flic.kr/p/8TKaiJ 10
13. http://flic.kr/p/8TKaiJ > $1 million to 6,000 people 10
14. http://flic.kr/p/7xqkXT 85% cellphone 11
15. http://flic.kr/p/7xqkXT 50% banked 12
16. Sporadic income streams 13
17. Access to banks 14
18. Kenya http://flic.kr/p/bCptw5 15
19. 19 million in 5 years 16
20. 70% 16
21. 1. Inclusive financial services 2. Empowerment of the poor 3. Empowerment of women 17
22. http://bit.ly/TdJf16 18
23. http://bit.ly/TdJf16 10% ~= 0.6% 18
24. http://bit.ly/TdJf16 10% ~= 1.0% 18
25. http://flic.kr/p/6VuxXx iCow 19
26. http://flic.kr/p/6VuxXx 42% in under 7 months 19
27. http://flic.kr/p/5Q9pyL India 20
28. http://flic.kr/p/5Q9pyL -56% reported diseases 20
29. http://flic.kr/p/5Q9pyL +25% enrollment 20
30. 1. Inclusive financial services 2. Empowerment of the poor 3. Empowerment of women 21
31. Text 22
32. "The mobile phone is the cause of all evils in our society, including increasing love affairs and the incidents of elopement". 23
33. http://flic.kr/p/5aPzCj 80% reported being connected to friends and family 93% reported that mobile phones made them feel safer 41% reported increase income 85% reported increased independence 24
34. 1,000 women die from child birth daily 25
35. 99% are in the developing world 26
36. 1 in 2,400 chance in US 27
37. 1 in 39 chance in sub-saharan Africa 28
38. http://flic.kr/p/5aPB2d 29
39. http://flic.kr/p/5aPB2d “Dizziness, headaches and tiredness are all symptoms of low iron. Take a daily iron and folic acid supplement. This should help.” 30
40. http://flic.kr/p/5aPB2d “Look out for signs of illness. If your baby vomits more than five times during a day, go to the clinic. Give her plenty of extra breastfeeds.” 31
41. http://flic.kr/p/a6ydL3 32
42. Mobile is an incredible technology... 33
43. http://flic.kr/p/6Pc6ej 34
44. ...and we’re the makers. 35
45. thank you! @tkadlec timkadlec.com TIM KADLEC 36