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.

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big surprises,small package

erik hersman

solving everyday problemswith African ingenuity

whiteBGSJDBO

where africa and technology collide

280,700,000

30%

Africa Subscriber Growth

Subs

crib

ers i

n A

fric

a (m

illio

ns)

2005

2008

95%prepaid

transport

micro-commerce

finance

healthcare governanceeducation

infotainment

examples

mobile payment

mobile phone reporting

wind powered cell towers

agricultural markets

agricultural markets

use

restricted mobility

kiwanja.net

auto anti-theft device

censorship

mobile mobility

Jan Chipchase

Jan Chipchase

literacy & linguistics

the defaultdevice

if it works inafricait will work

anywhere

Thank You!Erik Hersman

hash@whiteafrican.com

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