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Google's goals for Public Health, particularly in BOP markets

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:39:25 GMT

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From: Googleorg

Joined: 1 month ago
Videos: 14

Introduction to Google.org's new initiative, Predict and Prevent. Its goal is to identify "hot spots" and enable rapid response to emerging threats, such as infectious disease and climate risk. (less)

Tags: google.org, pulic, health, data, developing, bottom of the pyramid

Handheld Device capable of genetic/pathogen analysis from a drop of blood/saliva

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:39:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In Anita Goel's interview on NPR's On Point (http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2007/09/20070927_a_main.asp) she projects this technology will be commercial within a couple of years.

Clip Source: www.nanobiosym.com

Jan 2004
Founding of Nanobiosym®, Inc.

September, 2005
Nanobiosym®, Inc. Founder & CEO Dr. Anita Goel Named One of World's “Top 35 Under 35 Science & Technology Innovators” by MIT's Technology Review Magazine

April 2005

After successful completion of all of its R&D milestones, Nanobiosym® is awarded Phase II funding from US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) & US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Feb 2006
Nanobiosym® Diagnostics, Inc. founded to commercialize the Gene-RADAR Technology and Bring Point-of Care Diagnostics to Developed and Emerging World Markets

September, 2006
After successful demonstration of proof-of concept, Nanobiosym is awarded third round of funding from US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).

August 22, 2007
Nanobiosym selected to receive its first defense contract worth $2Million US Dollars from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Tags: nanobiosym, anita goel, mit, innovator, gene, radar, mobile, health, bottom of the pyramid

OMAP Developer Network

Fri, 11 May 2007 08:20:53 GMT

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Clip Source: focus.ti.com

OMAP Developer Network:

Application Suite

Porting, validating and integrating software requires significant monetary and time investment. To address this issue, TI is working with leading application software providers to offer a scalable, integrated application suite for delivery of affordable feature phones to the market. These partner application suites are integrated onto TI's "LoCosto" single-chip mobile phone solution and OMAP-Vox™ product family. Highly customizable, the applications solutions significantly reduce time to market and open the doors for manufacturers to quickly deliver new phone models, particularly for high-growth markets.

A common TI software foundation built with open-industry standard application programming interfaces (APIs), allows for software reuse and easy consistent migration across TI's roadmap of "LoCosto" solutions and OMAP-Vox platforms.

Download the electronic brochure (appsecosystem.pdf - 156 KB)

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TI's Application Suite Partner Solutions

Tags: locosto, ecosto, ti, omap, mobile, emerging, market

Reports: Quick Guide to low-cost computing devices for the Developing World

Mon, 07 May 2007 20:55:25 GMT

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Clip Source: www.infodev.org

Devices

Evaluating, introducing and sustaining low-cost ICT devices in developing countries

Updated weekly! Links to full-text news items (2000-2007) from a variety of sources about initiatives, projects and products related to low-cost ICT devices for the developing world.

infoDev releases updated 'Quick guide to low-cost computing devices and initiatives for the developing world'

A short inventory of known projects and programs aimed at introducing affordable ICT devices in developing countries, many targeting the education sector More

infoDev and Berkman Center Begin Collaborative Study on 'Information Appliances for the Poor'

infoDev and DfID Publish Knowledge Map on m-Banking

What Can Mobile-enabled Financial Systems Do for the Poor? New infoDev report on m-Banking

Featured Activities

Information Appliances for the Poor m-Banking for the Poor
More Activities

Tags: bop, bottom of the pyramid, internet, technology, development, market, emerging, world bank

Video Case Studies: infoDev - Information for Development Incubator Projects

Mon, 07 May 2007 20:37:31 GMT

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Clip Source: www.infodev.org

Business Incubation Video Case Studies

The following video case studies provide an overview of the role business incubators play in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in developing countries. The case studies look at the various business models deployed by incubators in developing countries and how these models have been designed to adapt to the local context, to meet the needs of tenants companies, and to ensure sustainability of the business incubator itself. Through interviews with incubator managers, governments, tenant companies, clients, and donors, these case studies provide interesting insights and important 'lessons learned'.

The Video Case Studies are available below in three formats:

Full length [approximately 50 mins]
Four individual case Studies of business incubators in Vietnam, Ghana, India and Brazil [approximately 10 mins each]
Five short clips [approximately 2 mins each]

[approximately 50 mins]

[approximately 10 mins each]

[approximately 2 mins each]

Tags: technology, bop, bottom of the pyramid, case study, video, development, emerging, market

the evolution towards IP-based Mobile Networks

Mon, 07 May 2007 19:43:16 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Economic Study on IP Interconnection

The evolution towards Next Generation Networks (NGNs) or IP-based fixed and mobile networks provides for many exciting opportunities, such as the launch of new innovative services, and enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities. It also provides an opportunity for improvements in economic efficiency and customer welfare, with supply more closely matched to customer demand and the application of society’s limited resources to their most beneficial use.

Why large efficiency and welfare gains beckon: how IP interconnection works today, and why it can work much more efficiently in future.
How IP interconnection can help these gains be captured: why welfare and efficiency depends on the underlying interconnection arrangements, and how to assess what the right interconnection model might be.
What the policy implications are and how best to ensure that IP interconnect will support efficient outcomes.

Download the

summary whitepaper
detailed report

Tags: internet, mobile, phone, bop, bottom of the pyramid, emerging, market, development, technology

Study: Expected Timeline for Global Access to Communications Technology

Thu, 03 May 2007 06:29:19 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Universal Access- how mobile can bring communications to all

Mobile communication will deliver affordable voice, data and Internet services to more than 5 billion people by 2015 – double the number connected today. The GSM Association (GSMA) believes that the cost of mobile networks and devices will continue to fall, enabling affordable mobile services to be offered to people on very low incomes.

Mobile networks now cover 80% of the world’s population, double the level in 2000.

By 2010, 90% of the world will be covered by mobile networks.

Only 27% (US$1.62 billion) of the US$6 billion that has been collected to date has been redistributed to the telecommunications industry to aid in network expansion. The remaining 73% remains unallocated and unspent.

The US$4.4 billion that has been accrued by universal service funds and has not yet been disbursed should be invested in mobile coverage rollout.

Download the report

Universal Access - Executive Summary

Universal Access - Full Report

Tags: mobile, phone, bop, bottom of the pyramid, development, market, emerging, digital divide

Study: Economic Benefits of Mobile Services in India

Thu, 03 May 2007 02:56:42 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Economic and Social Benefit Research

The Economic Benefits of Mobile Services in India

The Ovum report on The Economic Benefits of Mobile Services in India, reveals significant value added gross domestic product (GDP), employment and government revenue benefits generated by the industry. The report also highlights five areas where the Indian Government could do more to encourage future growth of the Indian mobile services industry.

Main Report

Executive Report

All reports in PDF format. Download PDF reader

Tags: mobile, phone, bop, bottom of the pyramid, india, emerging, market, development, study

Study: Effects of Taxation on Mobile Adoption/Economic Development/Net Taxes in East Africa

Thu, 03 May 2007 02:32:24 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Download the study: 'Taxation and the Growth of mobile in East Africa'

In East Africa, Cutting Mobile Taxes Today Would Boost Government Revenues Tomorrow

East Africans pay taxes of between 25% and 30% on mobile phone services, compared with an average of 17% across Africa

If the governments in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya were to cut mobile taxes today, the study found that their total tax receipts would actually rise in the medium to long term.

Tax levels on mobile services in Africa

In Kenya, a cut in excise duty from 10% to 5% on mobile services today would lead to

An increase in total tax receipts of up to 5% between 2007 to 2017

In Tanzania

In Uganda

In Rwanda

In 2006, the mobile industry accounted for

3.5% of Rwanda’s GDP, 4.6% of Tanzania’s GDP and 3.6% of Uganda’s GDP

5% of Kenya’s

one third of industry revenues in the region go to the governments of East Africa

70% of East Africans live in areas with mobile coverage, but only 12% are actually connected;

For further information

gsolomon@gsm.org

Tags: mobile, phone, tax, bop, bottom of the pyramid, emerging, market, economic, development, policy

Study: Effect of Regulation on Mobile Penetration, Investment, Economic Development

Thu, 03 May 2007 02:15:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Public Policy - Socio-Economic Benefits of Mobile - Regulation and the Digital Divide

As part of the GSMA's work to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), the GSMA's Public Policy department has addressed the three main cost components of owning and using a mobile phone: the handset price, tax and regulation.

The report estimates that best practise regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa would have:

Increased total sector investment by 25% equating to an additional US$5 billion spent on developing the sector

Reduced the TCO by 10%

Due to demand elasticity and the impact of telecoms on economic growth, these two factors in turn would have increased the number of subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa from 83 million to 108 million with a corresponding annual increase in regional GDP of nearly US$900 million.

GSMA Press release...
Download the report... (English, 14.9MB PDF)
Download the report... (French, 1MB PDF)

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Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory Office, GSM Association

Tags: mobile, phone, regulation, bop, bottom of the pyramid, emerging, market, economic, development, study

Study: Effect of Taxes on Mobile Penetration, Economic Development, Net Tax Revenues

Thu, 03 May 2007 02:03:02 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

This report by the GSMA builds on the 2005 GSMA report, Tax and the Digital Divide, and extends the benchmark of taxes levied on the ownership and use of mobile phones to 101 countries, representing about 85% of the global population.

Key findings

Reducing mobile specific taxes and general consumer taxes such as VAT leads to substantial increases in mobile penetration and usage

Increased penetration boosts economic activity. In developing countries a 10% increase in penetration leads to a 1.2% increase in the annual growth rate in GDP

Turkey levies the highest taxes on mobile consumers

totalling 44% of each $ spent by consumers

A reduction in mobile specific taxation could approach revenue neutrality in 14 of these 16 countries, as reductions in government taxation revenue would be counterbalanced by greater VAT, corporation tax and economic growth

On average, tax accounts for 24.8% of total handset costs

Click here to download the Full Report

Click here to download the Executive Summary

Tags: mobile, phone, tax, bop, bottom of the pyramid, emerging, market, development, economic, growth

Report: Mobile-Enabled Commerce (m-commerce) in Developing Economies

Thu, 03 May 2007 01:17:26 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Bridging the Digital Divide - Micropayments

The paper investigates the application of mobile-enabled commerce (m-commerce) in developing markets.

Some of the report's findings include:

For users - an opportunity to become engaged in the formal banking sector, to facilitate and reduce the costs of remittances, and to enable financial transactions without the costs and risks associated with the use of cash, including theft and travel to pay in person;

For banks - an increase in their customer reach, the opportunity to migrate customers upward in the use of banking services and the added cash float available to the bank;

For networks - an increase in text messaging revenues, reduction in churn rates, greater appeal to the market

For retailers - added business opportunities through the sale of prepaid account credits,

For micro-finance institutions - the ability to advance funds to remote areas and have regular repayments that do not significantly inconvenience the user;

Download the report...

Tags: m-commerce, mobile, microfinance, remittance, economic, development, transaction, emerging, bop, bottom of the pyramid

Replication Manual/Case Studies: Shared Access to Data

Wed, 02 May 2007 23:49:16 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

The Shared Access to Data Replication Manual

"How-To" guide aimed at Operators looking to connect communities to the Internet using GSM technologies, in a self-sustainable and scalable way. Based on experience gained in Bangladesh, South Africa, Kenya and India, this manual captures knowledge gained, approach taken and lessons learned by the field teams. Within the manual are detailed case studies on the Grameenphone Community Information Centre model and MTN@ccess Data Centres. The Replication Manual captures key points on options for hardware, peripherals, connecting equipment, operating systems, networking, software and power. It also covers how to package the "Business in a Box", market the products and manage the pilot. This Replication Manual will evolve as the GSMA Development Fund completes further pilots.

Download:
The Shared Access to Data Replication Manual (5MB zip)
The Shared Access to Data Replication Manual with Appendices (11MB zip)

Tags: digital divide, bop, bottom of the pyramid, emerging, development, markets

Replication Manual/Case Study: Shared Access to Voice

Wed, 02 May 2007 23:46:25 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Replication Manuals

The Shared Access to Voice Replication Manual

The Shared Access to Voice Replication Manual is a "How-To" guide aimed at Operators looking to connect communities to GSM telecommunications, in a self-sustainable and scalable way. Based on experience gained in Algeria, India and Uganda, this manual captures knowledge gained, approach taken and lessons learned by the field teams. Within the manual are detailed case studies on Djezzy Orascom Algeria and Idea Cellular in India. This Replication Manual will continue to evolve as the GSMA Development Fund completes further pilots.

Download:
The Shared Access to Voice Replication Manual (1MB pdf)

Tags: mobile, phone, bop, bottom of the pyramid, replication, emerging, development, markets

Shared Voice Access in developing nations through "Business in a Box" mobile handsets

Wed, 02 May 2007 23:40:11 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gsmworld.com

Shared Access to Voice

The Fund works with a local mobile operator to equip local entrepreneurs, typically using software loaded onto the SIM that turns the handset into a mobile payphone.

The entrepreneur model involves the entrepreneur purchasing a 'Business in a Box' that contains everything required to start a shared access business:

- mobile telecommunications device
- shared phone functionality (hardware or software)
- recharging solution (solar/windup)
- marketing collateral (operator branded)
- directional antenna (if applicable)
- user guides and training material (information for the entrepreneur to run their business).

Financial analysis conducted in the pilot countries predicts a payback period for the entrepreneur of approximately 6 months

Thirty customers on average used each shared voice handset

South Africa – We are working in partnership with South African mobile operator Vodacom who has purchased 100,000 SharedPhone SIM cards for a mass rollout across the country.

Tags: mobile, phone, bop, bottom of the pyramid, micro entrepreneur, emerging, market, development