to do healthcare without telephones. The benefits from having an integrated electronic record in terms of the quality of care you can give are really indisputable
standard launched in 1990 opened up a worldwide market for mobile phones whose impact continues to growâ
Phone:++353 (0) 1 814 7400 URL: www. hiqa. ie  Health Information and Quality Authority 2011
Against the backdrop of our increasingly mobile society and the general expectation that sophisticated ser
using their smart phones. And that†s not all: In future communication between cars and between cars and other
requirements for security within a mobile, digital society The Federal government is therefore prioritising the action
and develop the computer, mobile phone and internet applications that are powering these changes. The needs span a wide range of skills, from
mobile phones to promote education, commerce, health, sport and more. International Girls in ICT Day celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every April, is designed likewise to ensure that young women join
4. 6 Mobile phone repair and computer assembly...26 4. 7 Green jobs...26 4. 7. 1 Green jobs and ICTS...
6. 5 Mobile resources...41 6. 6 Comprehensive programmes...42 7 Getting there †becoming ICT-savvy...
7. 4. 4 Mobile phones †learning on the go...53 7. 5 Certification...54 7. 5. 1badges...
an even wider range of opportunities brought about by the growth of the â€oeapp economy, †mobile phones
and in particular mobile phones, to solve global health challenges The World health organization (WHO), using data from the Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI
Using mobile phone applications, financial transactions are expedited between physicians and patients 6. Mitigate fraud and abuse:
mobile phones (63 per cent), computers (39 per cent), or both. 69 Text messaging services do not appear to
sometimes lacking, explaining why some programmes prefer mobile phones over computers. Other barriers, like initial and ongoing costs,
SMS for Life relies on only a basic mobile phone to improve access to essential malaria
It uses a combination of mobile phones, SMS messages and electronic mapping technology to track weekly stock levels at public health
enabled by mobile phones. 81 Young people can now find and carry out work, launch their entrepreneurial
endeavours and even get paid via their cell phones. Young people are doing mobile microwork, and also
Given the growth in mobile phones, there is a lot of interest in mobile applications and how the emerging
81 World bank, Information and Communications for Development 2012 Maximizing Mobile,(Washington, D c.:World Bank, 2012), 75,
82 M-PESA (M for mobile, pesa is Swahili for money) is an innovative mobile transfer solution that enables customers to
Mobile phones are becoming an important tool for job seekers and there are a number of job-matching
their mobile phones to create and update personal profiles in Souktel's system. When position openings match job seekers†qualifications, they are notified via text message.
Maximizing Mobile, 75 85 â€oecrowdsourcing, †Wikipedia, https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Crowdsourcing, accessed on December 3, 2012.
workers across geographic boundaries, using the internet or mobile phones. Workers are paid small amounts of money for completing each task.
millions of underprivileged people equipped with internet-connected mobile phones. The motto of the m2work challenge is:
The rapid rise of smartphones, tablets and social media, and the applications-â€oeappsâ€-that run on them,
Since the iphone was introduced in 2007, the app economy has generated roughly 752 000 app related jobs in the United states alone as of July 2013.92 The figure is
mobile and developer communities in East Africa have both been games-a Matatu racing game that has
530,000 jobs and rising, †(Vision Mobile, September 2013 www. visionmobile. com/blog/2013/09/report-the-eu-app-economy-530000-jobs-and-rising
/94 Vision Mobile, Developer Economics 2012: The New App Economy,(June 2012) 4 www. visionmobile. com/blog/2012/06/report-developer-economics-2012-the-new-app-economy
as smartphone penetration rises and people in these regions become more engaged 95 Mandel and Scherer, â€oethe Geography of the App Economy, †15
96 Vision Mobile, Developer Economics 2012: The New App Economy, 73 Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment
and smartphone penetration as in Asia, Latin america, Eastern europe, Russia and Africa 4. 3. 2 Tech hubs for app development
of enterprises in mobile content and applications and are part of a wider mobile innovation programme
In many developing countries where mobile phones are the primary means of accessing information via the internet, mobile apps that improve people†s health, finances,
It should be noted that some of those mobile services have not been â€oeapps†per se, but aggregated services or lower tech solutions such as SMS or
development of accessibility mobile phone apps and other software applications, with the most recent 97 In the United states, for example, Section 508 requires all public procurement of ICTS to be accessible to people with
Perhaps the ICT of greatest interest to this community is the mobile phone, and in particular smart
phones for such features as: hearing aid compatibility, open or closed-captioned multimedia content video chat applications, screen reading applications,
Making Mobile phones and Services Accessible, 2012 102 Lehdonvirta and Ernkvist. Knowledge Map Of The Virtual Economy, p51
4. 6 Mobile phone repair and computer assembly Mobile phone repair as well as computer maintenance and assembly continue to be important areas of
youth job training and employment in many regions around the world. In cities throughout the developing
world, the ICT and electronics markets where mobile phones are sold and repaired serve as many people†s first interactions with technology as well as a huge source of employment and entrepreneurship
applications from web portals, text messages (SMS), mobile phone based monitoring systems, community mapping and social media tools are offering new ways that young people can play a role in â€oesmartâ€
Maximizing Mobile, 77 138 Mobile Monday, www. mobilemonday. net 139 A pitch fest is an event where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to potential investors
140 Barcamp is an international network of technology-related conferences where participants set the agendas
6. 5 Mobile resources An increasing number of mobile phone resources are enabling entrepreneurs to access capital, process
transactions, refine product design, research market information, find new suppliers, broaden their customer base, manage their supply chain,
mobile phone devices far eclipsing personal computers in most of the world â€oefor many entrepreneurs in developing countries and rural areas, a mobile device is a tool not only for contacting customers and
has pioneered a successful mobile payment initiative known as M-PESA. Currently the most developed mobile payment system in the developing world, M-PESA allows users with a national ID card or passport
Other mobile payment processors that work with mobile devices, such as Square147, are also making business transactions easier for young entrepreneurs
Maximizing Mobile, 75 147 https://squareup. com /Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 42
increasingly sophisticated technologies and applications that are available on smart phones, tablets and personal computers Digital opportunities:
name a few †which are readily available through tablets, mobile phones, and personal computers Blended learning requires active participation and engagement from the students,
a focus on young entrepreneurs, web and mobile phone programmers, designers and researchers. The ihub is part open community workspace (co-working), part nexus for
7. 4. 4 Mobile phones †learning on the go There are over 5. 2 billion mobile phone subscriptions in developing countries. 169 The ubiquity of mobiles
has turned them into a learning tool that can bring people living in remote areas closer to education
Taking advantage of the enormous mobile phone usage there are a multitude of efforts aimed at the full
The Mobiles for Education Alliance, comprised of 18 members including: British Council, ITU, the Mastercard Foundation, Organization of american states, USAID
the potential of mobile phones to vastly expand learning opportunities, especially for those in developing countries. 171
while others integrate mobiles into a broader educational experience following the blended learning, self-directed learning, and collaborative learning examples discussed
And while there are many programs that can be accessed via basic or feature phones, it is the
proliferation of data-enabled phones (smart phones) that offers the greatest opportunities for mobile learning.
Mobiles for Youth Workforce Development, †Mobiles for Education Alliance, 2013 21, www. meducationalliance. org/content/mobiles-youth-workforce-development-landscape-review
171 Mobiles for Education Alliance, www. meducationalliance. org /Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment
54 There is an opportunity for public access points, such as telecentres, libraries, and cybercafã s to combine
the portability of smart phones with the broader functionality of personal computers. Research on teens in South africa who have smart phones
and who frequent public access points found that they value the benefits of the computers for educational uses,
institute services that would leverage their mobiles as well. 172 7. 5 Certification The certification process is a verification of competencies
172 Marion Walton and Jonathan Donner, Public Access, Private Mobile, Global Impact Study Research Report Series
www. globalimpactstudy. org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Public-access-private-mobile-final. pdf 173 Microsoft Digital Literacy curriculum
Making Mobile phones and Services Accessible, 2012 International Telecommunication Union (ITU. Measuring the Information Society 2012.
530,000 jobs and rising. †Vision Mobile. September 2013 www. visionmobile. com/blog/2013/09/report-the-eu-app-economy-530000-jobs-and-rising
Mobiles for Youth Workforce Development. †Mobiles for Education Alliance, 2013,21. Last modified, Oct 2, 2013
www. meducationalliance. org/content/mobiles-youth-workforce-development-landscape -review Rowan, David. â€oewant to become an internet billionaire?
Move to Africa. †wired. com. uk, November 4 2011. www. wired. co. uk/news/archive/2011-11/04/get-rich-move-to-africa
Vision Mobile. Developer Economics 2012: The New App Economy. 2012 www. visionmobile. com/blog/2012/06/report-developer-economics-2012-the-new-app
Public Access, Private Mobile. Global Impact Study Research Report Series. Seattle: Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington
-access-private-mobile-final. pdf World bank. ICT in Agriculture: Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
Maximizing Mobile Washington, D c.:The World bank, 2012. http://go. worldbank. org/0j2ctqtyp0 World bank. â€oenew Frontiers and Opportunities in Work.
with the applications that run on mobile phones Badges A certification system for recognizing skills and knowledge, led by the Mozilla
4. 6 Mobile phone repair and computer assembly 4. 7 Green jobs 4. 7. 1 Green jobs and ICTS
6. 5 Mobile resources 6. 6 Comprehensive programmes 7 Getting there-becoming ICT-savvy 7. 1 New learning models
7. 4. 4 Mobile phones-learning on the go 7. 5 Certification 7. 5. 1 Badges 8 The role of government
data from sensor networks and community use of mobile phones. The impact measurement of the DSI initiative at social, economic and environmental level is
networks †where they connect their devices, such as phones and Internet modems, to collectively share resources and solve
like widespread smartphone usage For example, despite the Internet being a military-funded research project and the
In East Africa the development of M-PESA (a mobile financial payment system born out of social innovation) has become an avenue for nine million people to gain access
Smartphones, tablets, PDAS and other devices are becoming smaller faster, smarter, more networked and personal.
and geo-tagging functions on their smartphones help the research project measure global levels of light pollution,
It can also include the development of open source mobile phone alternatives such as Fairphone69 on top of which a whole
safety sensors in cars and smartphone-based urban transport planners) and social innovation to support the uptake of new services (shared electric vehicle fleets and
It can also include the development of new mobile platforms able to ensure some basic services at European level, on top of which a whole new open ecosystem of services and appli
called iburgh allows residents to snap iphone photos of local problems like potholes, graffiti and abandoned cars,
They range from mobile phone credits and childcare vouchers to health club admissions and sports tickets
The mobile phone combines microprocessors, transmitters, networks of masts, payment models and so on. The welfare state combines legal rights, service delivery systems
mobile phone infrastructures may be the precondition for organising new models of low-cost banking 243) Creating new infrastructure,
M-PESA€ s platform for phone-based banking 246) Rewiring economies, connecting sectors like the utilities and
Kenya, using capacity on mobile phones to provide cheap and safe transactions for the unbanked. M-PESA now has half a million users in
M-PESA allows people to transfer money using a mobile phone. The term M-PESA comes from a combination of †M†for mobile and †Pesaâ€
meaning money in Swahili. It is a joint partnership between Safaricom and Vodafone. Kenya was the first country in the world to use this service
mobile phone using the tool M-Pesa or Me2u, or use prepaid mobile cards for interpersonal transactions or to purchase goods on the market
Public spaces for social innovation The availability of public or communal land increases the household†s capacity
Where possible we connected also by telephone or via social media Given the focus on digital collaboration,
They ensure that Ubuntu runs reliably on every platform from the PC and the smartphone
2014, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, IBM promoted its Watson Mobile Developer Challenge
apps developers and states that the explosive growth in smartphone adoption has created opportunities for 39
that invest in mobile are in fact looking for a return on their investment In this respect, the report explores the two main types of business models that are in place:
The institutions pioneered new social models such as phone-based health diag -noses, extended schooling, and patient-led health care. 2 This tradition of practical
(which combined the telephone, nurses, and diagnostic software; magazines sold by homeless people; the linkage of gay rights
-phones and a tiny contract with the neighboring police station A key virtue of quick pro
as with the telephone); what became Wikipedia was a failure in its first outing In business, people talk of the â€oechasm†that innovations have to cross as they
than just a telephone counseling service; the ECT Group in the U k. started as a
Location aware smartphone detects 10 o†clock meeting and calls driverless car to pick you up
Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www. worldbank. org All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 17 16 15 14
obtaining a landline telephone connection For more details on the changes, see the â€oewhat is
Doing Business Iphone app Doing Business at a Glance†presenting the full report, rankings and highlights for each topic for
the iphone, ipad and ipod touch http://www. doingbusiness. org/specialfeatures /iphone 92 Spain Doing Business 2015
Digital Social Innovation Interim report Contract no. 30-CE-0531673/00-86 Main Author: Francesca Bria (Nesta
In East Africa the development of M-PESA (a mobile financial pay -ment system born out of social innovation) has become an avenue for nine million people to gain access to
and geo tagging function on their smartphones †help the research project measure global levels of light pollution,
Another important trend, boosting the diffusion of open data is the Mobile Internet and the increasing
Smartphones, tablets, PDAS and other devices are becoming smaller, faster smarter, more networked and personal.
An unlocked Android phone with touch screen, Wifi and GPS that sold for $300 four years ago now costs $30,
-ordinates mobile cellular and GPS data to dynamically allocate resources and direct traffic Open knowledge
of mobile and web-based devices such as smartphones, computers and sensors. The work on Everyaware is presently ongoing (the project runs
a smartphone controlling the data acqui -sition and a modular sensor box with several pluggable sensors.
Widenoise is an iphone and Android app that helps people to under -stand the soundscape around
their smartphone, and also makes it possible for users to access the aggregate data gathered by the community, as personalised information
Mobile and location-based technologies: Cell phones and PCS incorpo -rate sensors of increasing accuracy:
GPS sensors, cameras, microphones accelerometers and thermometers are already a default equipment in most of the mentioned devices.
mobile phones for this purpose seems a particularly powerful way of get -ting ordinary people involved,
25,000 phones sold in less than 6 months. 50,000 followers on Facebook Website: http://www. fairphone. com
sourced smart phone, initiated at Waag Society in The netherlands History and mission Fairphone was founded as a social enterprise in 2010.
can†t be described as an ordinary smartphone manufacturer. It started as a joint project between Waag Society, Action Aid and Schrijf-Schrijf in
in mobile phones) of the Democratic Republic of congo (DRC), many of which are controlled by armed groups, to the assembly lines in China
own smart phone. Through its own phone production, Fairphone sought to take the next step in uncovering the story behind the sourcing, pro
-duction, distribution and recycling of electronics, and demonstrate how a more transparent supply chain could be developed
creating an alternative in the smart phone market and raising the bar for the industry.
The project is not about the phone itself, instead Fairphone aims to open up the supply chain behind making the smart phone, and
create full transparency around how the product is made. The phone is a storytelling icon and the starting point of a conversation about trans
-parency in production processes and supply chains. By connecting the dots for consumers about the social and environmental impacts of the
Production of a fairer smartphone: Fairphone aims to prove that it is possible to build a reasonably priced, well-specified smart phone with
a low environmental impact, sourced from the same countries mo -bile phone companies would normally source material and assembly
to buy a phone that has not been produced yet from a company that has never produced a phone before, based on belief in the values and mission
behind the company. The organisation aims to deliver the phones by the end of December 2013
The tin and tantalum in the first edition Fairphone are sourced from conflict-free mines outside of the control of warring parties in countries
phone and to negotiate terms with manufacturers to ensure a living wage for workers assembling the devices
raw materials that go into the phone do not fund the warring parties in the country The research is coordinated by a lead researcher within the Fairphone
However, it is important to note that Fairphone do not see the phone as a solution in and of itself,
through the revelation of its story, understanding how phones are made and producing an alternative Through mobilizing 25.000 potential consumers,
Fairphone grew from a community platform to the first open mobile phone manufacturer. It is a great case of the open design movement
creating grounds for new relations between product, manufacturers and consumers. The appealing story together with the careful commu
plans for the phone itself and the software, although there is some way to go on this
and produce its smart phone, it has received funding from Bethnal Green Ventures to participate in a startup Bootcamp and
The phone itself is being sold in a pre-sale model, and in batches of 25,000 at a time. 5000 people order
and pay for the phone before the company decides to go into production. This way a healthy relationship
In August 2010, Landshare launched a free iphone app. The app featured a †landspotting†camera tool which incorporates geocoding technology
off web and phone apps emerge to enhance how citizens engage with the city Type of organisation The Open Government Vienna strategy is part of the Smart City strategy
the people†s identity through the APIS offered by banks and mobile operators, so that people can sign the initiatives online with the online
banking codes or their mobile phones What did technology enable that was not previously possible? As mentioned above, Open Ministry†s model necessitates that it facili
The simple mobile app enables users to connect to each other seamlessly and share their Internet connection
devices, from smartphones to tablets to laptops and desktops. Operators can boost their offerings even as they offload traffic from their networks
traditional mobile data solution. Open Garden therefore wishes to speed up innovation from both the technology perspective and social perspec
in their neighbourhood online, via the Peerby website, their mobile or social media channels. The platform was launched in Beta as a service
-ripherals around a cellphone hardware core; meaning that such devices can be produced for just a few tens of dollars
-cessor was used in mobile phones five years ago. Apart from the graphics processor, which is propriety to Broadcom,
linked to a mobile phone. These counters are available at different costs depending on a user†s preferences.
for the smartphone app to interact with the hardware, and finalizing a 3d-printable, resilient enclosure
-ogy, with a separate version available for Android smartphones. Â Type of organisation The Tor Project is a US 501 (c)( 3) nonprofit dedicated to research, devel
-sourcing of information from citizen observers by mobile phones or the Internet. The three Ushahidi products are
Finally, lack of Internet connection and mobile phone networks that are down (which was the case in parts of Haiti after the earthquake) has also
In East Africa the development of M-PESA (a mobile financial pay -ment system born out of social innovation) has become an avenue for nine million people to gain access to
and geo tagging function on their smartphones †help the research project measure global levels of light pollution,
Another important trend, boosting the diffusion of open data is the Mobile Internet and the increasing
Smartphones, tablets, PDAS and other devices are becoming smaller, faster smarter, more networked and personal.
An unlocked Android phone with touch screen, Wifi and GPS that sold for $300 four years ago now costs $30,
-ordinates mobile cellular and GPS data to dynamically allocate resources and direct traffic Open knowledge
of mobile and web-based devices such as smartphones, computers and sensors. The work on Everyaware is presently ongoing (the project runs
a smartphone controlling the data acqui -sition and a modular sensor box with several pluggable sensors.
Widenoise is an iphone and Android app that helps people to under -stand the soundscape around
their smartphone, and also makes it possible for users to access the aggregate data gathered by the community, as personalised information
Mobile and location-based technologies: Cell phones and PCS incorpo -rate sensors of increasing accuracy:
GPS sensors, cameras, microphones accelerometers and thermometers are already a default equipment in most of the mentioned devices.
mobile phones for this purpose seems a particularly powerful way of get -ting ordinary people involved,
25,000 phones sold in less than 6 months. 50,000 followers on Facebook Website: http://www. fairphone. com
sourced smart phone, initiated at Waag Society in The netherlands History and mission Fairphone was founded as a social enterprise in 2010.
can†t be described as an ordinary smartphone manufacturer. It started as a joint project between Waag Society, Action Aid and Schrijf-Schrijf in
in mobile phones) of the Democratic Republic of congo (DRC), many of which are controlled by armed groups, to the assembly lines in China
own smart phone. Through its own phone production, Fairphone sought to take the next step in uncovering the story behind the sourcing, pro
-duction, distribution and recycling of electronics, and demonstrate how a more transparent supply chain could be developed
creating an alternative in the smart phone market and raising the bar for the industry.
The project is not about the phone itself, instead Fairphone aims to open up the supply chain behind making the smart phone, and
create full transparency around how the product is made. The phone is a storytelling icon and the starting point of a conversation about trans
-parency in production processes and supply chains. By connecting the dots for consumers about the social and environmental impacts of the
Production of a fairer smartphone: Fairphone aims to prove that it is possible to build a reasonably priced, well-specified smart phone with
a low environmental impact, sourced from the same countries mo -bile phone companies would normally source material and assembly
to buy a phone that has not been produced yet from a company that has never produced a phone before, based on belief in the values and mission
behind the company. The organisation aims to deliver the phones by the end of December 2013
The tin and tantalum in the first edition Fairphone are sourced from conflict-free mines outside of the control of warring parties in countries
phone and to negotiate terms with manufacturers to ensure a living wage for workers assembling the devices
raw materials that go into the phone do not fund the warring parties in the country The research is coordinated by a lead researcher within the Fairphone
However, it is important to note that Fairphone do not see the phone as a solution in and of itself,
through the revelation of its story, understanding how phones are made and producing an alternative Through mobilizing 25.000 potential consumers,
Fairphone grew from a community platform to the first open mobile phone manufacturer. It is a great case of the open design movement
creating grounds for new relations between product, manufacturers and consumers. The appealing story together with the careful commu
plans for the phone itself and the software, although there is some way to go on this
and produce its smart phone, it has received funding from Bethnal Green Ventures to participate in a startup Bootcamp and
The phone itself is being sold in a pre-sale model, and in batches of 25,000 at a time. 5000 people order
and pay for the phone before the company decides to go into production. This way a healthy relationship
In August 2010, Landshare launched a free iphone app. The app featured a †landspotting†camera tool which incorporates geocoding technology
off web and phone apps emerge to enhance how citizens engage with the city Type of organisation The Open Government Vienna strategy is part of the Smart City strategy
the people†s identity through the APIS offered by banks and mobile operators, so that people can sign the initiatives online with the online
banking codes or their mobile phones What did technology enable that was not previously possible? As mentioned above, Open Ministry†s model necessitates that it facili
The simple mobile app enables users to connect to each other seamlessly and share their Internet connection
devices, from smartphones to tablets to laptops and desktops. Operators can boost their offerings even as they offload traffic from their networks
traditional mobile data solution. Open Garden therefore wishes to speed up innovation from both the technology perspective and social perspec
in their neighbourhood online, via the Peerby website, their mobile or social media channels. The platform was launched in Beta as a service
-ripherals around a cellphone hardware core; meaning that such devices can be produced for just a few tens of dollars
-cessor was used in mobile phones five years ago. Apart from the graphics processor, which is propriety to Broadcom,
linked to a mobile phone. These counters are available at different costs depending on a user†s preferences.
for the smartphone app to interact with the hardware, and finalizing a 3d-printable, resilient enclosure
-ogy, with a separate version available for Android smartphones. Â Type of organisation The Tor Project is a US 501 (c)( 3) nonprofit dedicated to research, devel
-sourcing of information from citizen observers by mobile phones or the Internet. The three Ushahidi products are
Finally, lack of Internet connection and mobile phone networks that are down (which was the case in parts of Haiti after the earthquake) has also
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