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Most people take the convenience of using a mobile phone for granted, but for billions of people, mobile devices and services can transform their lives. A recent study reported that adding an extra ten mobile phones per 100 people in a typical developing country boosts economic growth in gross domestic product per person by 0.8 percentage points. People in emerging markets are using mobile technology in more powerful ways than those in the developed world. In developing countries, new mobile technologies such as data services, mobile phone-based agriculture and business advice, health care and money transfer are providing enormous economic and development benefits. Some mobile banking services are better developed in African countries than in advanced markets like the US. With the adoption of mobile phones before fixed lines in developing countries, people are likely to see more of this technological leapfrogging.
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Mobile Technology: Driving Change and Opportunity in Developing Countries
In Kolhapur, a hub of India's lucrative textile industry, a local textile agent is using mobile technology to increase efficiency and maintain a competitive edge. Nikhil Gadhia inputs a shopkeeper's order - three bales of cotton - into his PhOHe1 then presses send, He receives a text message from the manufacturer confirming his order is being processed, This reduces the amount of paperwork and administration and enha...
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