The document discusses using mobile technology for social causes and development. It provides examples of how mobile phones are being used in various sectors including health, economics, politics, and social applications. Some opportunities mentioned include developing more applications, open hardware platforms, visual storytelling using ubiquitous mobile phones, and using wind or solar power to charge phones and operate base stations in remote areas without electricity. However, it also notes there may be problems to address with certain uses of mobile technology.
17. During this year's State of the Union address, you
could have turned your cell phone into a Bush Lie
Detector by signing up for live fact checks
By texting quot;factsquot; to shortdoce 30644, when the
President told a lie during the State of the Union,
you could have received a text with the truth.
24. “Fish dumping, which averaged about 5 to 8
percent of daily catch before mobile phones, was
eliminated. Fishermen’s profits increased on
average by 8 percent, while consumer price
declined by 4 percent.” Quarterly Journal of
Economics, 2007
33. EpiSurveyor is a free, open source tool enabling anyone
to very easily create a handheld data entry form, collect
data on a mobile device, and then transfer the data back
to a desktop or laptop for analysis
44. Kenya: ““The Ministry of Internal Security
urges you to please desist from sending or
forwarding any SMS that may cause public
unrest. This may lead to your prosecution.” “
45. BBC Africa’s Have Your Say received over
3800 and published over 1300 comments
after requesting updates from Kenyans