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MobileActive08

A Global Summit about
Mobile Technology for Social Impact
October 13-15, 2008
Johannesburg, South Africa

 
 
Wireless Technology for Social Change
Read the new report on trends in mobile use by NGOs:
Wireless Technology for Social Change.

The report was commissioned by the UN Foundation/Vodafone Group Foundation Partnership and written by Katrin Verclas and Sheila Kinkade.
 

Fortech raises awareness on mobile authoring tools that has the capability and capacity to publish, deploy and deliver learning content (anywhere, anytime, anyplace, just in time) with tracking assessments 24/7, 365, accessible by mobile phones, PDAs, and desktop computers. With media applications (images, audio, flash, polling, podcasting, video) all built right into the content.


The Economist article in 2005 said it best …

Rather than trying to close the (digital) divide for the sake of it, the more sensible goal is to determine how best to use technology to promote bottom-up learning. And the answer to that question turns out to be remarkably clear: by promoting the spread not of PCs and the internet, but of mobile phones.

And when it comes to mobile phones, there is no need for intervention strategies or funding from outside: even the world's poorest people are already rushing to embrace mobile phones, because their economic benefits are so apparent. Benefits include that mobile phones do not rely on available electricity supply and can be used by people who cannot read or write.

2.7 billion Worldwide cell phones as content solution and application tool for whole host of operational uses; training, education, learning, knowledge sharing and improve skills performance. Mobile devices offer development solutions for governments, NGOs public and private enterprises to rapidly deploy and track mobile content and deliver results back to users, executives, staff and clients 

As to where mobile tools are being implemented ensures that human capital is armed with the knowledge learning delivery, content access needed to do their jobs effectively, improves individual performance and access critical content.

Also, mobile tools can be effective in macro enterprise, governance and training delivery and learning of content delivery. In education, health, delivery of information from remote areas, trade commodity, social networking, as well as SMS applications is enhancing the mobile revolution.

  

Development institutions, government agencies, public enterprises, NGOs and educators all seek to advance individual and organizational productivity and operational performance. To strengthen human resources skills development requires access to learning tools and enhance capacity building as shown below.

MOBILE CONTENT SOLUTION PROCESS 

Mobile authoring tool requires one to rapidly create, produce and publish to Palm, Pocket PC, HTML that can include; Text, Checklists, Content, Quizzes, Tests, Images, Audio, SVG, Flash, Video and Polling/Survey and Podcasting.

Solution needs Mobile Delivery and Tracking System that users and trainers, teachers or managers can track results, individually or as from classroom setting. This enables educators, trainers, and training organizations, public and private sectors to track results by mobile initiatives faster and cost effective with on-demand performance support.

Benefits of mobility in development management is to enhance team of knowledge workers, strengthens organizational performance through mobile solutions. Learning technology is now changing the way training is provided and utilizes. 

Dr. Lawrence Wasserman “Experience the World of Mobile Learning”      

 

References / Past Projects

COREMAP Indonesia with NGO                   Energy Philippines to Bring Efficiency Distribution