We believe that connectivity is the starting point for economic growth and increased quality of life. Find out more about how we try and enable communication for all here: http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/sustainability_corporateresponsibility/enabling_communication_for_all
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Enabling Communication For All
1. …by making
education available
to everyone…
Communications
for all
We believe that connectivity is a
starting point for economic growth
and improved quality of life.
Connectivity
is improving
livelihoods…
…by fostering
peace and
reconnecting
families…
…and by
supporting
disaster-relief
efforts.
To date Connect To Learn
has brought 21st-century
education to 33 schools
around the world
…by bridging the
digital divide…
For every 10% increase
in broadband penetration,
GDP increases by
one percentage point
Source: Ericsson and Arthur D. Little, 2010-2011
185,000 people have registered on the
Refugees United mobile platform
There are 43 million refugees worldwide
Source: Refugees United and UNHCR
Ericsson Response
volunteers have assisted
in more than 40 relief
efforts in 30 countries
over the past 12 years
About 2.5 billion people
worldwide are unbanked
– yet 1.7 billion of them
have mobile phones with
the potential to access
m-commerce services
Source: World Bank
Source: Ericsson