[sudoroom] World Bank Report - IC4D 2012: Maximizing Mobile

[Eddan Katz]

Thought this might be of interest to Sudo folk, especially in light of 
the success of Code for Oakland last weekend.

The World Bank in collaboration with InfoDev released this useful report 
last week and the intersection of innovation and human development 
focusing on the possibilities of mobile apps.

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/0,,contentMDK:23190786~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:282823,00.html 
<http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/0,,contentMDK:23190786%7EpagePK:210058%7EpiPK:210062%7EtheSitePK:282823,00.html>


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Maximizing Mobile
Mobile communications 
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Overview.pdf> 
offer major opportunities to advance human development---from providing 
basic access to health information to making cash payments to 
stimulating citizen involvement in democratic processes.

Executive Summary

  * This report analyzes the growth and evolution of applications for
    mobile phones, focusing on their use in agriculture, health and
    financial services, as well as their impact on employment and
    government. It also explores the consequences for development of the
    emerging "app economy", summarizing current thinking and seeking to
    inform the debate on the use of mobile phones for development. It's
    no longer about the phone itself, but about how it is used, and the
    content and applications that mobile phones open. Read More (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Executive-Summary.pdf>

Chapter 1: Overview

  * The report's opening chapter provides an overview of the broad
    trends shaping and redefining our understanding of the word
    "mobile." Developing countries are increasingly well placed to
    exploit the benefits of mobile communications, with levels of access
    rising around the world. The chapter explores how the bond between
    mobile operators and users is loosening, as computer and internet
    companies invade the mobile space. Read More (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Chapter-1.pdf>

Chapter 2: Mobilizing the Agricultural Value Chain

  * Increasingly, specialized mobile services are providing localized
    information about price, weather and climate, pest control,
    cultivation practices, and agricultural extension services. Chapter
    2 examines the emerging uses of mobile services in agriculture, as
    well as remote and satellite technologies that are assisting in food
    traceability, sensory detection, and status updates from the field.
    Read More (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Chapter-2.pdf>

Chapter 3: mHealth

  * Chapter 3 examines some of the key principles and characteristics of
    mobile Health (mHealth), and how mobiles are helping transform and
    enhance the delivery of primary and secondary healthcare services.
    It reviews on-the-ground implementations of medical healthcare apps
    to draw key conclusions as to how mHealth can best be implemented to
    serve the needs of people, as well as identifying the major barriers
    to be overcome. Read More (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Chapter-3.pdf>

Chapter 4: Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion

  * Chapter 4 looks at the use of mobile money as a general platform and
    critical infrastructure underpinning other economic sectors. It
    shows the benefits and potential impact of mobile money, especially
    for promoting financial inclusion. It provides an overview of the
    key factors driving the growth of mobile money services, the
    barriers and obstacles hindering their deployment, and emerging
    issues that the industry will face over the coming years. Read More
    (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Chapter-4.pdf>

Chapter 5: Mobile Entrepreneurship and Employment

  * This chapter explores the enormous potential of mobiles for
    employment, not solely in terms of job creation, but also their
    ability to facilitate entrepreneurship -- especially in populations
    otherwise disconnected from the economy, encourage development of
    transferable technical and business skills, match jobs with workers
    and create opportunities for microwork. Read More (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Chapter-5.pdf>

Chapter 6: Making Government Mobile

  * Governments are beginning to embrace the potential for mobile
    technology to put public services literally into the pocket of each
    citizen, create interactive services, and promote accountable and
    transparent governance. Chapter 6 identifies a range of uses for
    mobile technology in government that supplement public services,
    expand their user base, and generate spinoff services. Read More
    (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Chapter-6.pdf>

Chapter 7: Policies for Mobile Broadband

  * The final chapter distinguishes between supply-side policies (which
    seek to promote the expansion of wireless broadband networks) and
    demand-side policies (which seek to boost take-up of wireless
    broadband services) in the mobile broadband ecosystem. The chapter
    provides policy recommendations for expanding mobile broadband
    infrastructure that would address the key bottlenecks of both supply
    and demand sides of mobile broadband. Read More (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Chapter-7.pdf>

Part II: Key Trends in the Development of the Mobile Sector

  * Part II of the report brings together a range of mobile indicators
    for over 150 economies. It also reviews the main trends shaping the
    sector, while a new analytical tool is also introduced for tracking
    the progress of economies at different levels of economic
    development in widening access, improving supply and stimulating
    demand for mobile services. Read More (PDF) »
    <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/Resources/IC4D-2012-Appendix-1.pdf>

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