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Slides from the "Mobile Technology for Social Entrpreneurs" (#mt4se) held on the 12th June 2010 in London, England.
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From Brazil to the UK –
From computers to mobile apps
Brazil in 1995 – computers for change
Along came mobile...
The first mobile wave
The second mobile wave
Vs.
2010 – A Global Inflection Point?
Changing the world one [app/sms] at a time....
Developed countries
+ Flat-rate mobile internet
+ Affordability of high-end phones
+ App stores & Java/ html apps
- Competing with more powerful fixed technology
- Less adoption of social mobile services
Developing countries
+Mobile only universal infrastructure
+ High adoption rate for social mobile services (e.g. banking, information)
- SMS/ USSD technology limited
- Limited data infrastructure (3.5/ 4G & submarine cables only being deployed)
- High costs for mobile Internet access
- Affordability of high-end phones
Opportunities & Challenges
The future of computing?
Our roadmap
Brazil 1995 UK 2010 Africa 20??
Paulo Freire Community Action
Philosophy & Pursuit
1: Read the world
2: Research data
3: Plan action4: Take action
5: Evaluate path taken
Process & Paradigm
Public Data
User-generated data
Platform
Our first 3 Apps for Good
StudioPhly StudentVoice Stop And Search
http://appsforgood.org
http://cdieurope.eu