Comments on: Mobile Applications of the Future http://www.appropriateit.org/2008/07/future-mobile-apps/ sustainable solutions for social change Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: rob http://www.appropriateit.org/2008/07/future-mobile-apps/#comment-3643 rob Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:25:32 +0000 http://www.appropriateit.org/2008/07/future-mobile-apps/#comment-3643 Yup socially relevant mobile applications can make a huge difference to the society especially the less empowered sections as mobile is now becoming available to almost everyone. What is heartening is the fact that mobile makers and developers themselves are up to the task - the Grand Prize winner in the Emerging Markets category in the Nokia's Calling All Innovators contest allows farmers in India to establish remote contact with distant, modem-equipped electric irrigation pumps, to check on power supply and pump operation without the need to travel long distances. Now consider the fact that in India 70% of the population lives in villages and most of them are farmers coupled with the fact that mobile users in India are more than 300 million and are growing at the pace of 100 million per year means a millions of the farmers own mobile phones in India. More such application can make them more efficient and prosperous. Let's hope Calling all Innovators, 2009 contest throws up more such gems. Yup socially relevant mobile applications can make a huge difference to the society especially the less empowered sections as mobile is now becoming available to almost everyone.

What is heartening is the fact that mobile makers and developers themselves are up to the task - the Grand Prize winner in the Emerging Markets category in the Nokia’s Calling All Innovators contest allows farmers in India to establish remote contact with distant, modem-equipped electric irrigation pumps, to check on power supply and pump operation without the need to travel long distances.

Now consider the fact that in India 70% of the population lives in villages and most of them are farmers coupled with the fact that mobile users in India are more than 300 million and are growing at the pace of 100 million per year means a millions of the farmers own mobile phones in India. More such application can make them more efficient and prosperous. Let’s hope Calling all Innovators, 2009 contest throws up more such gems.

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