Saturday, December 03, 2005
User-led innovations in mobile use in sub-Saharan Africa
The mobile telephone offers all users the same basic – yet profound – power
to connect with others almost anytime, anywhere. Yet as the wireless network
extends to every corner of the globe, distinct regional and national conventions of
mobile communication are emerging. Individual users and small organizations play
a major role in the development of these conventions. Over time, the choices they
make about how to use mobiles to solve their most pressing problems become
common practice.
to connect with others almost anytime, anywhere. Yet as the wireless network
extends to every corner of the globe, distinct regional and national conventions of
mobile communication are emerging. Individual users and small organizations play
a major role in the development of these conventions. Over time, the choices they
make about how to use mobiles to solve their most pressing problems become
common practice.