USAID set mobile technology as a grand challenge for development work
Posted on | July 29, 2010 | 1 Comment
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Their work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting:
- economic growth, agriculture and trade;
- global health; and,
- democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
USAID has set up Grand challenges which include such acute development needs as installing piped drinking water for households, deploying high-quality irrigation systems with locally-accessible replacement parts, and using the latest mobile technologies for banking, sharing vital health data, paying salaries, and checking commodity prices.
Some of their mobile phone initiatives right now are SMS together with radio in Haiti, $100 Million project opportunity for mHealth in Malawi.
Read more on their blog and become a fan on Facebook.
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July 29th, 2010 @ 17:09
USAID set mobile technology as a grand challenge for development work http://shar.es/mLGpY #Mobile4D #mymobilemylife
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