Mobile technology for social entrepreneurs

A Vodafone Group R&D Lab

Mobile Technology for Social Entrepreneurs

Making Mobile Work for Social Entrepreneurs

Stephen Wolak

June 12th 2010

The open mobile solutions community

http://intranet.vodafone.com/index.jsp?pageID=global_homepage



Content

Mobile Social Entrepreneurs Goals Agenda Practical outcomes



Mobile Social Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs

Social

Mobile

Mobile Technology

Social Sector

Business Sector

Mobile Technology for Social Change

Mobile Businesses

Social Entrepreneurs



Goals of the Event

Share Ideas

Learn

Mobile TechnologyS

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Success StoriesAfrica

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Relationships

Business

Entrepreneurs

Inspire



Agenda

10.00 – 10.20 Welcome & Introduction - Stephen Wolak – Vodafone Group R&D, Betavine

10.20-10.40 FrontlineSMS Success Stories - Laura Walker-Hudson, FrontlineSMS

10.40-11.05 Global Innovation and Cooperation - Schwab Foundation For Social Entrepreneurship – Vivian Gee, Head of Asia

11.05 - 11.30 Break

11.30 – 11.55Mobile Money for the Unbanked GSMA Development Fund – Neil Davidson, Business Development Manager, Money for the Unbanked

11.55 – 12.15 Morning wrap & Betavine Social Exchange - Stephen Wolak

12.15 - 13.30Lunch Betavine Social Apps Exchange: Rooms with demo’s and developers of mobile apps

13.30 – 13.55 From Brazil to the UK - from Computers to Apps for Social Change - Iris Lapinski – Centre for Digital Inclusion, Apps for Good.

13.55 – 14.20New Business Models - Information Economics & Info-preneursHow to *spark* the relationship between Application developers and Social Entrepreneurs. - Linnet Taylor & Mark Herringer

14.20 – 14.45 Importance of Mobile Technology for World Bank Interventions - Deepak Bhatia (World Bank)

14.45 - 15.30 Break & Bar Camp Session Discussions led by participants 15.30 – 16.00 Mobile Technology & Business Panel Q&A16.00 – 16.15 Close Stephen Wolak



Practical Outcomes

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Resources wiki

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Build common resource for Mobile Social Entrepreneurs

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House Keeping

• Fire Exits• Toilets• Helpers to ask• Food



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Betavine Social Exchange



Create a platform & community to encourage use of mobile technology for Social Change



Mobiles today are about much more than just communication



Mobile technology is being used to facilitate social change



Betavine Social Exchange - Vision

Solutions sourced locally & globally

Issues defined by local community Solutions deployed locally by local entrepreneurs

Local MobileEco-system

Mobile Knowledge

Business ExperienceCustomers



Social Exchange – Vital Statistics

Summary of the Pilot

1799 registered users from the Emerging markets

Users from Emerging Markets

Brazil Chile

China Colombia

Czech Republic Egypt

Hungary India

Indonesia Israel

Malaysia Mexico

Morocco Peru

Philippines Poland

Russia South Africa

South Korea Taiwan

Thailand Turkey

Four Competitions• Chembe Urban Security challenge [us$5,000 with option of further funding and pitch to Vodacom)

• Three Vodacom challenges [R80,000 total prize fund + pitch to Vodacom]

– Health (with Cellife)– Education (with Meraka)– Community Information sharing (Rlabs)

Sign-up statistics• 10 Support partners registered• 8 Community partners signed up• 23 Challenges listed on the site• 52 Solutions recorded• Challenge & solution: > 4,500 unique views



BSX Achievements

• Two solution owners in discussions with Vodacom(application commercialisation – Chembe challenge)

• Three further competition winners will also be given the opportunity to pitch their solution to Vodacom

• Successful BSX developer day in Cape Town (March)(The winning team for the Chembe challenge was formed as this event)

• Global user base; A recent winner was from Brazil but with a fully South African contextualised solution

• Solutions are reaching the development & commercial stages…

The story so far…



The open mobile application community

Thank You!

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