Coolest and best solutions for development and micro-enterprise with mobile?

[Nathan Ketsdever]

I'm actually just looking for a list of case studies--examples of what you can do with mobile:
for instance Adina posted this article on mobiles, health, and development
http://www.bjhcim.co.uk/documents/mHealth_for_Development.pdf

This guide provides a decent starting point for mobile uses uses in 6 pages:
http://www.id21.org/insights/insights69/insights69.pdf

And Appfrica provides a list of 20 innovative uses. I still haven't wrapped my head around all the ideas.

(please also include the company name if possible--the use or possible use, however, is sufficient)

[Nathan Ketsdever]

Net Squared just posted about mobile and nonprofits, with its last 2 being specific to the development context.

http://netsquared.org/blog/ckreutz/9-examples-innovative-tools-mobi...

Also, their tag for "mobile" is pretty deep...

[Anand Sheombar]

Hi, there are some resources here:

m-banking:
http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions-files.org/unf_website/PDF...
http://www.vodafone.com/etc/medialib/public_policy_series.Par.89230...
http://technology.cgap.org/2008/05/28/can-m-pesa-work-for-microfina...
(see Vodafone /Safaricom M-Pesa, baning for the unbanked)
http://jonathandonner.com/archives/category/microenterprise
some research http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/research/publications/wp/di/do...


market/crop price info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7071636.stm

regards,
Anand

[Nathan Ketsdever]

Thanks!

I ran across I visit on digg this morning. I'm not sure its BOP ready, but it does show the promise of the technology. At the moment, its for the blind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUxGvDqok4

[Nathan Ketsdever]

Yeah,

Sorry for the double post....but....

I should have searched "BOP and vodaphone" or some other "vodaphone" based search.

They just seem to dominate the space.

Nathan

[Kendra Ott]

Hey -

This is a great resource page for those interested in mobile technology and developement - be sure to check it out. It has links to case studies about m-Pesa in Kenya and others...

http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.11.14910/

Kendra
Microfinance Gateway