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Technology and the Third World Jul 29th 2012, 17:10 Interesting article on how High Tech communications is bring taken advantage of by Developing countries/areas Quote: Developing countries lead the way in deploying mobile technology Some three-quarters of the world now has access to mobile networks. What does this mean for those in the developing world? By Whitney Eulich, Staff writer / July 28, 2012 Cell phone use in the developing world has climbed to nearly 5 billion mobile subscriptions, and three-quarters of the world now has access to mobile networks. This technology is reshaping the way individuals and communities manage their finances, monitor weather, engage with government, and earn a living, according to the recent World Bank Maximizing Mobile report. "People are going from zero to 60. It is huge to go from no phone at all to a cellphone," says Anne Nelson, international media development specialist and adjunct professor at Columbia University. "The rapid penetration of cellphones in developing countries is changing lives dramatically." Mobile devices in regions like Africa are largely limited to voice and Short Message Service texting, but even the most basic mobile communications can increase school attendance, facilitate banking or cash transfers, create jobs, measure health indicators, accelerate disaster response, and fuel citizen engagement in governance and democracy. .... http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Globa...ile-technology

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