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Pent-up Disruptions: Communications in the Era of Emerging Economies Jhonatan Rotberg

Pent-up Disruptions: Communications in the Era of Emerging Economies Jhonatan Rotberg October 28, 2009. Let my People Go!. pent-up adj. Not given expression; repressed; pent-up emotions (The American Heritage Dictionary) Repression

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Pent-up Disruptions: Communications in the Era of Emerging Economies Jhonatan Rotberg

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  1. Pent-up Disruptions: Communications in the Era of Emerging Economies Jhonatan Rotberg October 28, 2009

  2. Let my People Go! pent-up adj. Not given expression; repressed; pent-up emotions(The American Heritage Dictionary) • Repression • Irrespective of time or geography, repression is a constant in human relations, leading to segregation by class, caste • Currency that the few have used to contain the curiosity and entrepreneurial energy of the majorities • Takes a wide array of forms, from the physical, concrete (bondage, incarceration) to the subtle, intangible (omission, deceitfulness)

  3. Cellphones as Liberators • The advent of the mobile phone is an event of socio-economic significance beyond anyone’s expectation. • History’s single greatest catalyst for liberating the repressed energy of the dispossesed

  4. Hear and be Heard at BOP • Demand to hear and be heard at the bottom of the pyramid is the single greatest pent-up market force to come into the industry during the last ten years Source: The Economist

  5. Connect and Be Connected at BOP • Demand to contribute, collaborate, create, learn, teach, trade, pay and play, via mobile broadband from the next billion(s) will be the greatest pent-up disruption to come in the next ten years Source: The Economist

  6. Liberty and GDP • The advent of ICT, especially cellphones, has commenced a long process of social, economic and intellectual development for low-income people at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP)

  7. Imagine a World

  8. Explorations of the Next Billion Network

  9. Contact Us • Visit us at: http://nextbillion.mit.edu Jhonatan Rotberg Founder, Director Next Billion Network jrotberg@mit.edu

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