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The invisible revolution: Mobile Information and Communications Technologies for development

The invisible revolution: Mobile Information and Communications Technologies for development Joel Selanikio, MD DataDyne.org Age of the Mobile Phone Years to sell a billion cellphones Age of the Mobile Phone 2006 Age of the Mobile Phone Percent of World Population in Range of Network

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The invisible revolution: Mobile Information and Communications Technologies for development

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  1. The invisible revolution:Mobile Information and Communications Technologies for development • Joel Selanikio, MD • DataDyne.org

  2. Age of the Mobile Phone

  3. Years to sell a billion cellphones Age of the Mobile Phone

  4. 2006 Age of the Mobile Phone Percent of World Population in Range of Network 2000

  5. 8 6 4 2 mobile landline ‘94 ‘96 ‘98 ‘00 ‘02 ‘04 Age of the Mobile Phone Mobile vs. Landline in Africa 1994-2004 Source: NY Times

  6. But what can youdo with a phone? Processor Speed (Mhz)

  7. But what can youdo with a phone? RAM Memory (K)

  8. But what can youdo with a phone? The same things you can do with any other computer. Count Talk Photograph Teach Analyse Reward Monitor Assist

  9. The goal of both projects is to take something that is possible but expensive and difficult to use . . . and make it inexpensive and easy to use Two Examples • EpiSurveyor -- lets anyone create data collection forms online and instantly distribute them to mobile phones worldwide • MIP (Mobile Info Project) -- lets anyone take their text content and create an SMS “channel” that anyone can subscribe to receive

  10. Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  11. Kenya MOH officers design forms online, deploy them wirelessly to phones, collect data and upload it over the network in real time. Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  12. Rather than wait 6-12 months for data entry to occur before analysis, they have real-time data collection, immediate analysis, and same-day action based on their data. Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  13. Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  14. Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  15. Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  16. www.episurveyor.org No cost, no consultants, no permission, no contract, no delay Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  17. Since EpiSurveyor.org was launched in June 768 651 users have signed up 600 forms have been created 3817 records have been collected 726 4143 Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  18. massachusetts institute of technology The 2009 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability The 2009 Wall Street Journal Award for Technology Innovation in Healthcare IT Example 1: EpiSurveyor

  19. Example 2: MIP

  20. In Chile, the Ministry of Agriculture needs to communicate with rural farmers about prices, techniques, programs, etc. The Ministry has its content (messages). The farmers have phones. Example 2: MIP Until MIP there was no easy way for the Ministry to get the content to the phones

  21. News Sports Weather Agriculture Health Microfinance Health Workers Parents Example 2: MIP Farmers Citizens

  22. Health Now beginning a pilot with WHO/PAHO and MOH in Peru to provide continuing education to health workers for IMCI Health Workers Example 2: MIP

  23. The 2009 Yahoo Green Award The 2009 FACT Award for Social Justice Example 2: MIP

  24. Our Approach 1. Identify something that’s possible but expensive & difficult to use 2. Use the web and the mobile phone to make it inexpensive & easy to use 2. Eliminate the need for ICT consultants If you don’t need consultants to use Gmail, why should you need them for this??

  25. Discussion/Questions www.datadyne.org Joel Selanikio joel@datadyne.org

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