IMTS-DC08: Innovative Mobile Technology & Services for Developing Countries
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NoRA Nokia Research Africa
1. Field Research
2. Concepts and Field Tests
5 to 10 year plan
Opening Office in August
Only Kenyan Researchers Currently
- low income users and communities
- new product and business models
- user understanding
- supporting the creation of local start ups
Nokia's Role in Development
- business opportunity
- supporting local languages and cultures
- economically sustainable innovations
- ecological implications
Africa is 20% of earth land surface.
Africa is 9.4 times the size of India
- Ubiquitous night time picture of Africa
- How do we create local power sources.
- Lack of communication infrastructure
- 1000 languages between 6 countries.
- low education level
- insufficient healthcare
MAPYA - Social Media and children in low income areas
- citizen journalis