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Meet the UX Champion: Shikoh Gitau on what user experience is and the importance of designing it well

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UX Champion Shikoh Gitau elaborates on the concept of user experience, and why this is so important

Meet the UX Champion: Indrani Medhi on why user experience design is important

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UX Champion Indrani Medhi elaborates on the concept of user experience, and why this is so important

Nominees for GSMA mWomen Global Mobile Award Announced

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Nominees announced for GSMA mWomen Global Mobile Award

GSMA Design Challenge Finalists Announced!

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GSMA Design Challenge Finalists Announced

Meet the UX Champion: Molly Norris

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Interview with UX Champion Molly Norris

Three Lessons about Microsavings and the Mobile Phone

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Considerations for microsavings and its applicability for mobile

Design Challenge closes; thanks to all who got involved!

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Announcement that mWomen design challenge submission has closed for the year

Often, money talks before the user can: The economics of obtaining a phone

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How money and economics plays a large part in the consumers design and ability to obtain a mobile phone

Mobile financial services: how to meet women’s needs?

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Considerations aroundtaking women's needs into account when designing mobile financial services

Why Android? Designing for the forecasted platform of choice

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Design considerations for the foreseen android wave

Culture & Context: What should designers consider about the cultures in which their women users live?

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Discussion around what to consider when designing mobile products for women in varying cultures and contexts

Barriers to women’s smartphone use: Written vs Technical literacy – What’s the difference?

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Discussion around technical literacy as a barrier to women's smarthpne use, and what the concept of literacy signifies

2013 Global Mobile Awards open for entries

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Announcement that the global mobile awards 2013 are open for submissions

Recognizing Rural Women: guidelines on using mobile to improve women farmers’ access to information

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Guidelines on how to leverage mobile to improve rural women's access to information

FILM: Watch the launch of the GSMA mWomen Design Challenge

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Film featuring the launch of the mWomen Design Challenge

World Bank helps connect 2m more people in Papua New Guinea

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How the World Bank is working to connect 2million morepeople in Papua New Guinea

FILM: What if we designed smartphones with the needs of resource-poor women in mind?

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Film portraying the opportunity of designing smartphones based on resource poor women's needs

USAID, Qtel, AusAID and GSMA launch GSMA mWomen Design Challenge

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Announcement of the launch of the mWomenDesign Challenge, by USAID, Qtel, AusAID andGSMA

Making Smart Design Choices for Women & Mobile

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The importance of making smart design choices to improve women's mobileuse

Asiacell leading the way in supporting women’s mobile use in Iraq

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How Asiacell is successfully supporting women's mobile use in Iraq