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in rwanda, mobile phones to now be used for ultrasound scans
a company called mobisante has changed that course by developing the world’s first smartphone-based ultrasound imaging system called the MobiUS™SP1 system.
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pesinet: mobile monitoring and micro-insurance for children in mali
pesinet, is a non-profit that uses mobile technology to provide regular health checkups and affordable health insurance for young children in mali’s capital, bamako.
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afghan farmers to repay loans using their mobile phones
afghanistan based mobile network, roshan has expanded its mobile banking service, m-paisa so that farmers can repay loans to the agricultural development fund (ADF).
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uReport: citizen feedback via sms, in uganda
in uganda, UNICEF is using mobile phones and broadcast media to get direct feedback from ugandans on everything from medication access to water sanitation.
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gilberto gil: a brazilian artist who is a tech trendsetter
gilberto gil is a brazilian artist who’s using iphone/ipad apps to allow his fans to interact with him more.
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brazilian creates a real-life version of ‘minesweeper’, played via GPS
guided by a virtual map, the player attempts to navigate an area between two points in a given amount of time without stepping on hidden virtual mines.
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awaaz.de: giving communities a voice using voice social media
awaaz.de is a voice-based question and answer service, information portal, forum, asynchronous call centre and low-cost radio platform.
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maji matone: a water monitoring project in tanzania
maji matone simply asks villagers to report outages at water-points via SMS.
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[official google announcement] android developer challenge, for sub-saharan africa
the official google android developer challenge. invent apps that delight users and you stand a chance to win an android phone and $25,000.
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a tech startup and seed capital program in south africa, backed by google
If you have a great tech idea, the Umbono project will help transform your vision into a business.
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sms gupshup: india’s twitter is beating the social media giants at it’s own game
In India, a homegrown start-up is eating the social networking giant’s lunch. SMS GupShup (meaning “chit chat” in Hindi) has more than 35 million users to Facebook’s 12 million.
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eTXT: email and sms for the unconnected in africa
eTXT creates a platform for users who are usually left out of the loop.