In many ACP countries, mobile banking services have expanded rapidly, giving millions of people in rural areas access to financial services without the need to ever visit a bank.
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Issue 50:
August 2009
The many uses of mobiles
Mobile phones are small, simple to operate devices that serve the basic human need to communicate. But they do much more than just help people to stay in touch. Since its launch, ICT Update has covered the many ways in which mobile phones are used for agricultural and rural development. The technology has proven so useful and convenient that it is likely to remain a popular method of information delivery for some time to come.
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An industry in development
A time of technological change
ICTs have changed a lot in the last decade, but innovation is not only driven by manufacturers, it often comes from individuals adapting technology.
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When persistence pays off
ICT Update reported on the Voices of Africa project in rural Kenya as part of the web 2.0 issue in October 2007. Despite some difficult times, the project continues to help women farmers in the area.
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What the web will bring next
Internet technology is evolving rapidly. ICT Update reported on projects using web 2.0 applications in 2007, but the next generation of web services is already available.
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Digital opportunities for change
Since 2000, the Women of Uganda Network has been developed a wide range of initiatives to improve access to ICTs for women farmers and entrepreneurs.
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Finding the right balance
The farming world will only have a future if it can strike the right balance between the technical decisions farmers make and the management of energy supply.
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