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Big Data enables us to reach the bottom of the pyramid: TTSL CIO
Tata Teleservices has become one of the first companies in India to harness big data to bolster its legal and regulatory operational requirements.
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- South Asia
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Half the world will online by 2017
Over 50% of the global population will have Internet access within three years’ time, with mobile broadband over smartphones and tablets now the fastest growing technology in human history, according to the 2014 edition of the State of Broadband report.
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Amex to Crowdsource Financial-Inclusion Ideas from Academics
It's like the opposite of "Not Invented Here" Syndrome.
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Bill Gates focused on digital payment for poor
Though there has been a lot of talk and media coverage about the tremendous potential mobile payments offer to the poor, underbanked and financially disenfranchised around the world–minus a few bright spots (M-Pesa) the progress of mobile in bridging the gap between the banked and unbanked has been slow going.
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Mobile technology supports frontline health workers
South Africa’s standard paper-based health system is inefficient and ineffective. Through Mobenzi, workers can organise patient data centrally and swiftly. It allows illness identification and treatment, referrals, and patient interaction.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bringing IT Jobs to Rural India: Betting long on India’s youth
In many BoP markets, there is a gap between the talent requirements of employers and the skills of candidates in the job market. Half of India’s 1.2 billion people are under the age of 25, yet only a privileged few will complete advanced studies and be considered employable by the IT sector. Impact sourcing firm iMerit is turning that dynamic into a strength.
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Kenya’s BRCK ships over 600 devices
Kenyan-developed modem-cum-router BRCK has shipped over 600 devices to 45 countries since it was launched with the goal of providing internet connectivity in off-grid rural areas.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘The Next Frontier of Financial Services’ (Part 2): Why some m-insurance models have more upside than others, according to BFA’s Jeremy Leach
"The (m-insurance models) that look best are the loyalty and ‘freemium’ models at this stage, primarily because consumers need the market-making capabilities of experiencing their product first, before they are willing to pay for it," says Jeremy Leach of BFA, in the second of a two-part series on microinsurance. He explores the risks and benefits of m-insurance in this Q&A.
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- Technology
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