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New Report Looks at Economic Benefits of Mobile Phones

June 5, 2008 | CorinneRamey
file under:
economic development, LIRNEasia, mobile phones, report, research

A new report, Perceived economic benefits of telecom access at the Bottom of the Pyramid in emerging Asia, takes a new look at the effect of mobile phones on the lives of people at the so-called 'bottom of the pyramid.' The report, published by LIRNEasia, states that although anecdotal evidence shows that mobile phones are economically beneficial to base-of-the-pyramid users, there is little empirical evidence to reinforce this claim.

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Mobile Phone Data Collection for Africa (by Erik Hersman)

March 28, 2008 | KatrinVerclas
file under:
africa, medical surveys, mobile, mobile software, research, South Africa, white african

Erik Hersman, our excellent colleague and friend over at White African writes about a new mobile data collection tool for Africa focused right now on survey and field data capture. His review is reposted here with permission. Great stuff, thanks, Erik!

I was contacted about a month ago by Mark Fowles who works at Clyral, a web and mobile development company based in Hillcrest, outside Durban, in South Africa. He was emailing me to let me know about a new mobile data collection platform called Populi.net.

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Mobile Researcher

file under:
Bulk SMS/Outgoing SMS Services, data collection, field work, Inbound SMS Messaging Services, low cost, mobile, Mobile device provider, Mobile Integration/Data Integration, questionnaire, research, survey, Voting and Polling Services, web 2.0, Mobile Application Development, 4. SOFTWARE PROVIDERS/DEVELOPERS
operates in:
South Africa

contact:
http://www.mobileresearcher.com

Powered by the Populi.net platform, Mobile Researcher transforms the ubiquitous mobile phone into a cutting-edge research tool.

Deploy surveys to fieldworkers in minutes, monitor, manage and communicate with your team and analyse responses in real-time.

Mobile Researcher offers several data collection channels for maximum reach and mobility. You can use one or all of the channels to conduct research. Choose the channel which best suits your team, budget and operating environment.

Learn more at the Mobile Researcher website.

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