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Mobile phones and the poor
May. 28th, 2005 09:05 pmI think this article is a good example of what universal access to communication technology can bring, globalization isn't all bad, the benefits do move down to all levels.
"With just four calls from a mobile phone, remote Bangladeshi farmer Mir Jahid Hussein can now ensure he gets the best price for his seasonal jute seeds -- something he could once only dream of.
As it is for tens of millions of poor rural-dwellers in developing countries from Bangladesh to Botswana, mobile phone technology is revolutionising Hussein's life for the better, enabling him to cut out cheating middlemen and deal directly with buyers from district markets. "
You can read the rest of this story about the good of mobile phones at http://www.bangladeshinfo.com/business/features04.php
"With just four calls from a mobile phone, remote Bangladeshi farmer Mir Jahid Hussein can now ensure he gets the best price for his seasonal jute seeds -- something he could once only dream of.
As it is for tens of millions of poor rural-dwellers in developing countries from Bangladesh to Botswana, mobile phone technology is revolutionising Hussein's life for the better, enabling him to cut out cheating middlemen and deal directly with buyers from district markets. "
You can read the rest of this story about the good of mobile phones at http://www.bangladeshinfo.com/business/features04.php
