The device is revolutionary as the low cost and the features that the device comes loaded with makes it very unique. The government plans to use information technology to educate students. The idea is to provide an affordable tablet to a vast majority of students and integrating ICTs for delivering education pan-India. The low price of the tablet makes a computer device available to students belonging to almost all stratas of society hence bridging the gap with the help of affordable technology.
Developing countries are interested in the Raspberry Pi as productivity devices in areas that simply can’t afford the power and hardware needed to run a traditional desktop PC.
Sector
Education
Author(s)
Country
UK
Website
Read more:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/about
http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs
Title
M-Learning
Summary
This Nigerian product helps students to connect and do school activities via mobile phone and to enable mobile learning in different fields. mobile learning is the intersection of mobile computing and e-learning: accessible resources wherever you are, strong search capabilities, rich interaction, powerful support for effective learning, and performance based
assessment – e-learning independent of location in time and space.
ABJAD contributes to the adoption and implementation of mobile learning programs in the Arab world. ABJAD is specialized in providing learning solutions that include e-learning, distance learning, mobile learning and mobile publishing solutions. It dedicates its efforts to increase the learners in the Arab world and Africa by providing technology access and tools to learning resources.
Its purpose is to offer students the opportunity to develop and strengthen knowledge, skills and attitudes to give you the ability to learn anywhere and at any time. Every month almost 20 thousand students access Blackboard application across Mexico.
It’s a world digital library designed, planned and launched by the Arab republic of Egypt. It would be digitizing primary materials from cultures around the globe available on the internet to people everywhere.
Sector
Education
Author(s)
Country
Egypt
Website
Read more:
http://www.bibalex.org/aboutus/overview_en.aspx
E-TRANSPORT
Title
Apontador Traffic
Summary
Third largest city in the world has 6 million vehicles occupy Sao Paulo’s streets every day. Traffic jams make citizens spend more than 4 hours in traffic every day. The app allows the user to access images from traffic cameras and to receive traffic alerts pertaining to the user’s position. The app helps organize traffic.
KMB mobile app was launched in March 2011; it is one of the most favorite applications in Hong Kong. The app embedded 800 bus routes data with offline bus route search and also the online update. It utilized the GPS technology, 3G, wifi and location notification. The app provides more rapid, more convenient and more accurate bus route information to users, anytime and anywhere.
Sector
Public Transport , Private
Author(s)
Country
Hong Kong
Website
Read more:
http://www.mobilesoft.com.hk/#fragment-1
http://www.mobilesoft.com.hk/?page_id=23
E-JOURNALISM
Title
YouReporter
Summary
YouReporter is the platform of choice that gives a voice to anyone with a mobile phone, and thus a chance to shape society's views on current issues. The stories are submitted to RIA Novosti directly from mobile phones or computers using MMS. Over 25 stories are contributed daily since its launch in April, 2010
The project was created by the Ghana Journalist's Association for the Elections in December 2008. Mobile phone users were invited to subscribe prior to the elections. After the elections, they received SMS messages as soon as the Electoral Commission certified the results, giving them accurate information instead of rumors
Sector
Government
Author(s)
Country
Ghana
Website
Read more:
http://www.mobilecontent.com.gh/partners.php
Title
Ushahidi
Summary
Ushahidi is a platform used as a tool to easily crowdsource information using multiple channels, including SMS, email, Twitter and the web. The site has grown to become an important resource for citizen journalists in times of crisis like the Haiti earthquake. Ushahidi Liberia provides free customized mapping technology and ongoing tech support to humanitarian and development actors tracking conflict, peace building and the 2011 electoral process in Liberia. By offering individual maps for partner organizations and aggregated public maps on issues of national concern, Ushahidi Liberia aims to connect people across civil society, government and the media using a common platform for information sharing.
Access to mobile communications is credited with boosting local economies, but almost a quarter of the world’s population doesn’t have affordable access to wireless voice and data services. Altobridge Ltd. Developed a low-cost solar-powered wireless system called lite-site that aims to tackle 3 big barriers to extending wireless service to remote areas: high capital costs, high operating costs and high transmission costs.
Each base station in Altobridge’s system uses only 90 watts of power, making it possible for stations to operate solely on solar energy. And by compressing data transfers, the system needs only about a quarter of the satellite brand-width normally required, reducing transmission costs. Altibridge is a leading provider of 2G/3G, use of lite-site enables mobile network operators to bring mobile connectivity to remote communities at very low costs.
Sector
Mobile Communication
Author(s)
Altobridge
Country
Malaysia, Mongolia, Indonesia, Níger, Tonga, Oman, Kenya
The MzansiSMS not only aims to provide low-cost SMS to poorer South Africans, but also creates new income streams for vendors who sell MzansiSMS credit. Between 40% and 50% of all the revenue collected is shared with MzansiSMS vendors. MzansiSMS is thus an empowerment vehicle enabling anyone with a cellphone to start selling MzansiSMS credit.
