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“ The mobile will be like Aladdin’s lamp. It can give you whatever you wish . . “

Explore how mobile devices have transformed daily life, enabling security, organization, communication, and entertainment. Discover the impact of mobile technology on e-Government services, telecenters, and financial inclusion, with insights on mobile usage trends in South Asia. Learn about challenges such as taxation on mobile calls and the potential for mobile devices to revolutionize access to services and information in our evolving digital landscape.

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“ The mobile will be like Aladdin’s lamp. It can give you whatever you wish . . “

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  1. “The mobile will be like Aladdin’s lamp. It can give you whatever you wish . . “ Nobel Laureate Muhammed Yunus =

  2. Sense of security in an increasingly insecure world Allows for coordination of everyday activities Allows the making of money and saving of costs Allows fragmented families to keep in touch Management of contact information Scheduler Clock Alarm Entertainment center Messaging device Calculator Camera Method of participation Payment device Map and direction giver Disaster warning device Agri-productivity enhancer Game device Device for learning about roads . . . Etc. . . . . Not quite there yet, but . . .  “Mobile 2.0”

  3. How the mobile has changed our world . . . • Example of e Sri Lanka, designed in 2002-03 • Development and delivery of e gov services at core (to lay groundwork for e commerce, etc.) • 2002-03 • Telecenters for public access • Government call center also • Unsolved problem: e payments in a society with few credit cards • If I designed it today . . . • Would switch focus • Government call center in foreground • Telecenters as niche, added-value product • Mobile for e-payments

  4. 1919 in operation

  5. Access is surprisingly high at BOP  familiarity • Most people approached for survey (BOP and other) in mid-2006 had used a phone in the last 3 months “Half the world’s population has not made a phone call” was wrong when Kofi Annan said it in 1999; absolutely wrong now

  6. Ownership is not as high at BOP • Especially in South Asia…

  7. Primary access modes among BOP phone users Except in India, combined BOP household use > BOP public phone use

  8. Mobile access is high … and growing

  9. But lowest preference in Sri Lanka even in 2006 • Because Sri Lanka is the only country that charges for incoming calls • The government of Sri Lanka cares more about the less than a million people who had fixed phones than the multiple millions who have mobiles

  10. End 2007, 8 million mobile users compared to less than 3 million fixed (mostly CDMA) Fixed and mobile telephone growth in Sri Lanka, 1992-2007 When Tilak Ranaviraja scuttled CPP CDMA growth Source: Telecom Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka

  11. Could be even less because of the Irisiya badu • In 2004, the government took an additional LKR 20 on top of every LKR 100 that we spent on mobile calls • With the “environmental levy” it will take LKR 31.8 in taxes (an increase of over 50%) • At some point, this vindictive taxation has to affect mobile use

  12. But the good news is . . . • The government will not tax this game when you’re playing it • Only when you connect with the server to report your results

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