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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
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbsurf/1466526458
transport
micro-commerce
finance
healthcare governanceeducation
infotainment
examples
mobile payment
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
