Category Archives: Mobiles for Development

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Using Mobile Technology to Support Family Planning Counseling in the Community

Posted on May 21, 2010 by shujohns

Abstract. This paper reports on a mobile phone application designed to support community health workers in providing family planning counseling to their clients. We adapted the Population Council’s Balanced Counseling Strategy for local conditions and for community health workers and … Continue reading →

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Politics Calling: Telephone Penetration as Indicator of Political Development in Africa

Posted on May 21, 2010 by shujohns

Emergence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is expected to boost political development in non-Western societies. This expectation is anchored on the assumptions that ICTs radically alter access to information, dislodge entrenched social cleavages, and unleash new patterns of citizenship … Continue reading →

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Mobile Phones for Social and Financial Connectivity

Posted on May 21, 2010 by shujohns

Abstract. Despite the worldwide enthusiasm surrounding mobile-technology based development, very little long term, in-depth empirical research has yet been carried out. Mobile technology’s everyday usage and impact on development remains severely understudied. This research will examine the “buyam-sellam” women in … Continue reading →

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