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The Mobile Minute, our new daily feature, is here to keep you up-to-date on mobile-related news.

• HP Labs India develops "SiteOn Moobile India" a program that allows users with basic mobile phones to access the Internet.
• "Digital Diplomacy" The U.S. State Department's Jared Cohen and Alec Ross show how they use ICTs in foreign policy work in this in-depth New York Times article. 
• mLand Management? Internet Silk Road (@NetSilkRoad) uses mobiles for land dispute resolution in Afghanistan.
• A story in the Wall Street Journal on Concern's project in Niger, using mobile payments for aid payments, a very interesting scheme we wrote about a while back.

[Mobile Minute Disclaimer: The Mobile Minute is a quick round-up of interesting stories that have come across our RSS and Twitter feeds to keep you informed of the rapid pace of innovation. Read them and enjoy them, but know that we have not deeply investigated these news items. For more in-depth information about the ever-growing field of mobile tech for social change, check out our blog-posts, white papers and research, how-tos, and case studies.]

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