; Settings export file for All in One SEO Pack [post_data] post_title = 'aking the Most out of your Data in M4D - Case Study on Airtel & HNI's 3-2-1 Madagascar Service' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28238' post_date = '2016-02-04 07:13:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'HNI, Madagascar, informational content, data, analysis, mobile' _aioseop_description = 'HNI offers public service information across areas such as health, agriculture, gender and microfinance. We worked with HNI to help them make the most of their data using a 'customer journey' framework for approaching and analysing their data, ensuring that recommendations targeted clear business needs.' [post_data] post_title = 'Approaches to Local Content: Realising the Smartphone Opportunity' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28191' post_date = '2016-02-03 19:28:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital Skills, Connectivity, Information Poverty, Mozilla' _aioseop_description = 'Report considering the level of digital skills needed for users to create content and the kinds of tools and programmes needed to improve them' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Inclusion and the Mobile Revolution ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22213' post_date = '2016-01-17 11:17:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital, Inclusion, Mobile, Revolution' _aioseop_description = 'The evolution of the internet over past two decades has transformed the way we communicate and how we access information. Unfortunately, however, the majority of the global population is being left behind the curve. The International Telecoms Union (ITU) estimates that global internet users grew from 1.6 billion in 2008 to 2.9 billion by the end of 2014. This accounts for approximately 40% of the global population, which still leaves 60% (approximately 4.4 billion people) unconnected to the web.' _aioseop_title = 'Digital Inclusion and the Mobile Revolution ' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Utilities Innovation Fund - Catalogue of Grantees' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25767' post_date = '2015-12-08 14:15:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Water, energy, innovation grant, mobile, utilities, sanitation, underserved' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Development Utilities Awards New Round of Innovation Fund Grants' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25759' post_date = '2015-12-08 14:15:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Innovation Fund, Grants, business models, mobile money, M2M, start-up, innovator, water, sanitation, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'The light at the end of the tunnel: Trends driving access to power in emerging markets' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25748' post_date = '2015-12-07 14:49:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'PAYG, business models' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster Response - Nepal Earthquake Response and Recovery Overview' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25741' post_date = '2015-12-03 14:32:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, Ncell, Nepal Telecom, Emergency Telecommunication Cluster, Restoration' _aioseop_description = 'This assessment aims to capture some of the key actions taken by GSMA members and their partners responding to the Nepal earthquake in April 2015.' _aioseop_title = 'Disaster Response - Nepal Earthquake Response and Recovery Overview' [post_data] post_title = 'Looking back at the 4th International Off-Grid Lighting Conference' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25668' post_date = '2015-11-26 08:34:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, Off-grid, Trends, Dubai, GOGLA, investment' _aioseop_description = 'The 4th International Off-Grid Lighting Conference was a great opportunity to bring together key players in the off-grid lighting sector.' _aioseop_title = 'The 4th International Off-Grid Lighting Conference' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile 360-Africa: Top 3 things to know about the Connected Women Summit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25646' post_date = '2015-11-25 10:43:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile money, Kenya, women, operator, uptake, research' _aioseop_description = 'GSMA Connected Women hosted a summit at the GSMA Mobile-360 Africa conference in Cape Town, exploring the various socio-economic benefits of including women in mobile.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile 360-Africa: Connected Women Summit ' [post_data] post_title = 'Reflections on the mFarmer initiative: pricing Agri VAS services for a low income market' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25636' post_date = '2015-11-24 17:14:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'pricing, agri VAS, costs, subscribers, freemium, bundle services, PAYG, rural, income, farmers' _aioseop_description = 'Although Agri VAS subscribers are less likely to be below the national poverty line, qualitative data suggests the costs charged of services are too high.' _aioseop_title = 'Reflections of mFarmer initiative: pricing Agri VAS services ' [post_data] post_title = 'World Toilet Day – How mobile networks can improve sanitation services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25612' post_date = '2015-11-19 10:56:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'World Toilet Day, Grants, innovator, Sanitation value chain, Sanitation,' _aioseop_description = 'Regardless of technology or market, all toilets depend on some kind of system or service—whether based on traditional piped sewer and wastewater treatment service, or the sorts of transformative technologies demanded by this century’s global water shortages.' _aioseop_title = 'World Toilet Day – How Mobile Networks can improve Sanitation Service ' [post_data] post_title = 'Combating gender-based harassment through mobile' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25564' post_date = '2015-11-19 09:19:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, summit, Cape Town, highlights, Dr. Nasser, Liz Kellison' _aioseop_description = 'An overview of how mobile and the wider telecommunications industry can be leveraged more broadly to tackle gender-based discrimination in emerging markets today.' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money regulation and policies in Paraguay: Vision, market dynamics and industry perspectives' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25548' post_date = '2015-11-12 15:02:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Paraguay, regulation, policy, mobile money, financial inclusion, mobile financial services, enabling regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'Key Takeaways on Mobile-Enabled Utility Services at the IWA Water and Development Congress in Jordan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25527' post_date = '2015-11-11 15:34:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Jordon, International Water Association' [post_data] post_title = 'How are MNO’s navigating through their mAgri VAS deployment journey? Insights from our latest events' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25497' post_date = '2015-11-09 09:45:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'workshop, grantees, service design, human centered design, MFS, rich media, MNOs, agri VAS, local content, agent networks' _aioseop_description = 'The 4th bi-annual mAgri Grantee Workshop took place on October 5th and 6th in Stellenbosch, Western Cape Town reuniting our mAgri Challenge Fund grantee operators and programme partners. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Key takeaways from M4D Utilities Africa Working Group in Cape Town' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25460' post_date = '2015-11-05 10:53:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M2M, PAYG, Working Group' _aioseop_description = 'In October, the GSMA Mobile for Development Utilities team led a full schedule of events in Cape Town, hosting the first grantee workshop for all 21 new grantees of the Innovation Fund (stay tuned for the announcement of our latest round), an Africa Working Group, and a lively session on Partnerships entitled ‘Mobile Operators Meet Innovators,’ as part of the GSMA’s second Mobile 360 Africa event.' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Impact Products & Services Landscape - Quarterly Report' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28208' post_date = '2015-11-03 19:41:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital Identity, Ghana, Nigeria, m-Governance, India, Tanzania, Disaster Response, data privacy' _aioseop_description = 'In this final edition of 2015, the M4D Impact Products and Services Quarterly Report investigates the opportunities for digital identity and the different ways mobile can help countries provide their citizens with official identification more quickly. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Industry Position: Emergency Telecoms Regulation ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25351' post_date = '2015-11-02 11:38:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Regulation, Regulatory, Emergency Regulation, Regulators, Restoration, Emergency Response, Business Continuity, BCM' _aioseop_description = 'These industry positions outline guidelines for effective emergency telecommunications regulation. ' _aioseop_title = 'Industry Position: Emergency Telecoms Regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'Bindez' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28213' post_date = '2015-11-01 19:47:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bindez, Myanmar, local content, search engine, digital literacy' _aioseop_description = 'Bindez is a recently formed start-up in Myanmar that has developed an information search engine and discovery platform that connects users to relevant and understandable information relating to local news (politics, business, sport and entertainment) and real-time information in range of areas. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Assessing the opportunity to improve energy access: Ncell in Nepal' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25311' post_date = '2015-10-23 17:13:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, Access, Utilities, mobile, CPM, ESCO, generators, off-grid,' [post_data] post_title = 'Assessing the opportunity to improve energy access: Ncell in Nepal ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25308' post_date = '2015-10-23 15:44:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'Ncell, the largest mobile network operator in Nepal, incurs heavy operating expenses at remote sites which are often powered by diesel generators. Heavy energy cost is one of the constraints that limits Ncell’s expansion to cover the remaining 10% of the country’s population. ' _aioseop_title = 'Assessing the opportunity to improve energy access: Ncell in Nepal ' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA members focus attention on crisis and disaster response' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25299' post_date = '2015-10-22 10:46:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Refugee, ICRC, Red Cross, MTN,' _aioseop_description = 'In April 2015, as thousands of refugees began fleeing pre-election tension in Burundi, the Rwandan Government established a new refugee camp on the border between the two countries, and has granted automatic refugee status to those arriving.' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA members focus attention on crisis and disaster response' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Financial Services for smallholder farmers on the table at G20' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25285' post_date = '2015-10-14 12:19:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MFS, digital inclusion, G20, insurance, mobile payments, smallholder farmers, financing, rural' _aioseop_description = 'Last month GSMA mAgri joined the debate at the first G20 round table on innovations in agricultural finance, held in Antalya, Turkey. The event, which is part of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion platform (GPFI), brought together policymakers, service providers and researchers for an evidence-based discussion on smallholder demand for financial services, value chain finance, agricultural insurance, and financing for women in agriculture.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Financial Services for smallholder farmers on the table at G20' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Design Toolkit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25282' post_date = '2015-10-13 12:01:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Design, Toolkit, frog, HCD, plan, learn, create, develop, maintain, scale' _aioseop_description = 'The mAgri Design Toolkit is a collection of tools and stories to help develop and scale mobile agriculture products by applying a user-centered design approach. Many mAgri services launched in emerging markets suffer from low user adoption, despite coming from leading mobile network operators and value-added service (VAS) providers. This toolkit is one of the outcomes of a partnership between the GSMA mAgri Programme and frog, and provides operational guidance on how to bring user-centred design into the product development process to better connect mAgri services with the needs of farmers and other key actors in the ecosystem.' _aioseop_title = 'mAgri Design Toolkit' [post_data] post_title = ' Digital Inclusion and the Role of Mobile in Nigeria ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25263' post_date = '2015-10-09 11:26:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability, Nigeria' _aioseop_description = 'Today mobile services connect over 83 million people in Nigeria, equivalent to 45% of the population, and deliver widespread social and economic benefits. With fixed line penetration only at 0.2%, mobile is best placed to extend access to connectivity in the future. The mobile sector could help deliver even greater growth and support the government’s development strategy by addressing the barriers to mobile internet access and usage, including reducing inefficiencies in the tax structure, allocating more low frequency spectrum and encouraging higher quality of service.' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Identity' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=25209' post_date = '2015-10-07 15:54:24' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, identity, unregistered, economic, inclusion, development' _aioseop_description = 'Globally, there are more than 1.8 billion people who lack access to formal Identification, with the identity gap most significant for the birth registration of women and rural populations. The ability to prove that ‘you are who you say you are’ is critical to accessing basic services such as healthcare, education, employment, financial services and voting. It is also a cornerstone for social, political and economic inclusion and development. Finally, it acts as a foundation for a thriving economy. ' _aioseop_title = 'Identity for the Unregistered' [post_data] post_title = 'Spotlight on Rural Supply: Critical factors to create successful mobile money agents' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25032' post_date = '2015-10-07 05:15:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Rural areas, mobile money, Chad, Mali, agents, distribution networks, success factors, agent networks, rural customers' [post_data] post_title = 'Paying school fees with mobile money in Côte d’Ivoire' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25030' post_date = '2015-10-05 08:25:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, school fees, P2G payments, government payments, Côte d’Ivoire' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile connectivity and the refugee crisis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25007' post_date = '2015-09-16 10:33:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Refugee, UNHCR, Connectivity' _aioseop_description = 'The escalation of the refugee crisis in Europe has highlighted the plight of those fleeing conflict and persecution in Syria and many other countries. At the end of 2014, UNHCR reported that there were 59.5 people globally who had been forcibly displaced. Well into its fifth year, the crisis in Syria has displaced more than 4 million people to neighboring countries, while the mass exodus continues further into Europe. Upholding the rights and dignity of these people, whilst providing useful services, tools and assistance as they make their way is at the forefront of the minds of many humanitarians. ' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Connectivity and the refugee crisis ' [post_data] post_title = 'Assessing the impact of Tigo Kilimo' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25003' post_date = '2015-09-15 19:03:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tigo, Kilimo, Tanzania, East Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, mAgri, impact, service, design, content, marketing' _aioseop_description = 'Tigo Kilimo is an agricultural value added service (Agri VAS) provided by mobile network operator Tigo in Tanzania. The service offers information for farmers via mobile phone and can be accessed via four mobile channels: Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), push SMS subscription, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and a helpline.' _aioseop_title = 'Assessing the impact of Tigo Kilimo' [post_data] post_title = 'Orange Sènèkèla Project Update: Insights from the midline' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=25000' post_date = '2015-09-15 18:53:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange, Sènèkèla, Mali, West Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, GSMA, mAgri, mFarmer, service, design, content, marketing' _aioseop_description = 'Sènèkèla is a mobile agricultural value-added service (Agri VAS) provided by Orange Mali and offering a range of information on agricultural topics and market prices. The service is currently available to customers on a helpline in all zones covered by Orange Mali since July 2013; a USSD channel offering market prices in two regions launched in February 2014. In December 2014, the service had reached almost 200,000 people.' _aioseop_title = 'Orange Sènèkèla Project Update: Insights from the midline' [post_data] post_title = 'Operational guidelines for interoperability: A customer-centric approach' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24991' post_date = '2015-09-15 10:06:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'interoperability, mobile money, guidelines, A2A, account-to-account, customers, operational' [post_data] post_title = 'mNutrition Market Access in Zambia: The Costs and Health Impacts of Mobile Messaging for Nutrition' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24983' post_date = '2015-09-14 13:40:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Business case, financial model, Value added services ( VAS), health impact, value for money, product development, Zambia' [post_data] post_title = 'mNutrition Market Access in Mozambique: The Costs and Health Impacts of Mobile Messaging for Nutrition' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24979' post_date = '2015-09-14 13:33:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Business case, financial model, Value added services ( VAS), health impact, value for money, product development, Mozambique' _aioseop_description = 'Understanding the true cost of the mNutrition service is essential for long-term sustainability. In consultation with the GSMA, the Palladium developed the mNutrition Financial Forecast Model (FFM) to calculate the potential uptake and cost of a national messaging service that is based on short-messaging service and interactive voice response. Report was adapted to the Mozambican context using proposed product concept, data from stakeholder interviews, and national demographic data sources. In addition to the FFM you will also be able to find more information around health impacts of mNutrition as also what is the value for money of the mNutrition product.' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Inclusion and Mobile Sector Taxation in Mexico ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24973' post_date = '2015-09-14 13:05:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability, Mexico' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile services in Mexico connect over 47 million people, equivalent to 38% of the population, and deliver widespread social and economic benefits to the country. Mobile broadband has the potential to further support the growth of the knowledge economy. In this context, tax policy can support economic and social development and the government's telecom reform initiatives to further drive increased mobile network coverage and competitive prices.' _aioseop_title = 'Digital Inclusion and Mobile Sector Taxation in Mexico ' [post_data] post_title = 'Could “lessons learnt” from pilots help improve sustainability?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24948' post_date = '2015-09-07 13:36:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'Out of the words that associate the most with mHealth, ‘sustainability’ is likely at the top of the list. It has become a very significant issue, with pilot after pilot failing to scale or get continuous funding. ' _aioseop_title = 'Could “lessons learnt” from pilots help improve sustainability?' [post_data] post_title = 'Airtel Kilimo project update: Insights from the midline' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24941' post_date = '2015-09-04 11:55:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Airtel, Kilimo, Kenya, East Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, GSMA, mAgri, mFarmer, service, design, content, marketing' _aioseop_description = 'Airtel Kilimo is an agricultural value added service (Agri VAS) developed and managed by Airtel Kenya. The service provides customised information about crops, weather and market prices to farmers in Kenya via their mobile phones. ' _aioseop_title = 'Case Study: Airtel Kilimo project update: insights from the midline' [post_data] post_title = 'NextDrop wins contract to expand services across Bangalore city' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24935' post_date = '2015-09-04 11:28:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nextdrop, Bangalore, scaling, water, utility, BWSSB' _aioseop_description = 'This is a guest blog written by Raiza Talish from NextDrop, an Indian based social enterprise, which was one of M4D Utilities grantees from the first Phase of the Innovation Fund. NextDrop is thrilled to announce that they have bagged a seven-month contract with the BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board) to roll out services across Bangalore city!' _aioseop_title = 'NextDrop wins contract to expand services across Bangalore city' [post_data] post_title = 'The Customer Journey Framework' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28192' post_date = '2015-09-03 19:36:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'usage data, data analysis, data, toolkit, Next Drop, Acre Africa, HNI' _aioseop_description = 'Organisations offering mobile products and services that target underserved populations desire to better use the data they already have to ensure sustainability, social impact and scale. This step by step industry tool ' [post_data] post_title = 'The Customer Journey Framework Appendices' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28200' post_date = '2015-09-03 19:35:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'usage data, data analysis, data, toolkit, Next Drop, Acre Africa, HNI' _aioseop_description = 'Organisations offering mobile products and services that target underserved populations desire to better use the data they already have to ensure sustainability, social impact and scale. This step by step industry tool clearly outlines how M4D service providers can conduct their own analysis and critical examination of their data. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Looking at the Role of Mobile in Improved Sanitation Access' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24859' post_date = '2015-08-25 16:20:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sanitation, Improved Sanitation, Sanitation Value Chain, urban, rural, SDGs, business models, mobile money' _aioseop_description = 'Today 2.4 billion people still lack access to proper sanitation and more people have access to mobile phones than toilets. With the transition to the Sustainable Development Goals setting a target of universal sanitation access by 2030, the time is upon us to harness the role that mobile can play in improving sanitation access for the underserved.' _aioseop_title = 'Looking at the Role of Mobile in Improved Access to Sanitation' [post_data] post_title = 'The Role of Mobile in Improved Sanitation Access' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24850' post_date = '2015-08-25 15:14:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sanitation, mobile, Sustainable Development Goals, access, toilets' _aioseop_description = 'Today 2.4 billion people still lack access to proper sanitation and more people have access to mobile phones than toilets. With the transition to the Sustainable Development Goals setting a target of universal sanitation access by 2030, the time is ripe to harness the role that mobile can play in improving sanitation access for the underserved.' _aioseop_title = 'The Role of Mobile in Improved Sanitation Access' [post_data] post_title = 'Key takeaways from M4D Utilities Asia Working Group in Dhaka: Part Two' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24800' post_date = '2015-08-21 15:17:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Working Group, Dhaka, M2M, mobile money, WASH, water' _aioseop_description = 'In Part Two of our Asia Working Group blog, we hone in on the key insights from our water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) stream sessions – as well as discussing some of the fundamental ingredients for sustainable partnerships and the value of DC appliances in the off-grid context.' _aioseop_title = 'Key takeaways from M4D Utilities Asia Working Group in Dhaka: Part Two' [post_data] post_title = 'Swadhaar, Accion, and Airtel Money: Mobile money for female customers in India ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24820' post_date = '2015-08-21 15:14:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Case Study, Swadhaar, Accion, Airtel Money, mobile money, India' _aioseop_description = 'n January 2013, Swadhaar, a microfinance institution in India, and Accion, an international NGO, launched a mobile money pilot in partnership with Airtel Money and Axis Bank. The pilot aimed to enable Swadhaar’s loan customers to repay their monthly loan instalments using mobile money. This case study describes the journey of the pilot, and shares recommendations for creating similar mobile money solutions.' _aioseop_title = 'Swadhaar, Accion, and Airtel Money: Mobile money for female customers in India' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA M4D Utilities dives deep into water and sanitation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24787' post_date = '2015-08-20 10:21:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WASH, Energy Sector, events, Jordan, International Water Association,' _aioseop_description = 'The opportunities for mobile-enabled water and sanitation service models are more nascent than those in the energy space - something we’ve known from the start, but understood in more detail following our first round of the Innovation Fund. The barriers to these models include the fact that business models are less developed in the water and sanitation space compared to energy services, for which people are accustomed to paying.' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA M4D Utilities dives deep into water and sanitation' [post_data] post_title = 'Orange Mali: Reaching women customers with mobile savings and insurance' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24785' post_date = '2015-08-20 09:56:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mali, women, Orange, mobile, insurance, savings' _aioseop_description = 'In relatively mature mobile money markets, introducing new products could be a valuable way to build customer loyalty while also bringing new customers on board. In Mali, where mobile money customers tend to use their mobile money account as cash storage, insurance products are lacking, and fertility and maternal mortality rates are some of the highest in the world, Orange Money saw an opportunity to launch two new, intertwined savings and insurance products targeted at Malian women.' _aioseop_title = 'Orange Mali: Reaching women customers with mobile savings and insurance' [post_data] post_title = 'Reflections on the mFarmer initiative: delivering market price information through mobile ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24767' post_date = '2015-08-19 11:06:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'market, prices, rural, infromation, agri VAS, repeat users, production, crops' _aioseop_description = 'Agronomy and livestock advice, market prices, weather forecasts and relevant news/alerts e.g. weather or disease risks and notification of government agricultural schemes have all been identified as areas of information paucity. Although use cases vary across the information types, common barriers to quality delivery are similar: providing locally relevant, timely and actionable information remains a challenge.' _aioseop_title = 'Reflections on the mFarmer initiative: delivering market price information through mobile ' [post_data] post_title = 'How HNI is harnessing mobile to make women aware of their rights in Madagascar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24755' post_date = '2015-08-18 13:42:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'GSMA Connected Women awarded an Innovation Fund grant to HNI to add gender content to its 3-2-1 information service deployed in partnership with Airtel in Madagascar. Today, we are releasing a case study outlining the journey to the development of the gender content and the lessons learned in the process. The full case study is available here.' _aioseop_title = 'How HNI is harnessing mobile to make women aware of their rights in Madagascar' [post_data] post_title = ' Key takeaways from M4D Utilities Asia Working Group in Dhaka: Part One' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24729' post_date = '2015-08-14 17:30:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'In July, Mobile for Development Utilities (M4D Utilities) hosted its Asia Working Group in Bangladesh, currently the world’s largest market for Solar Home Systems (SHS). Convening stakeholders in a country which aims to empower 75 million Bangladeshis through renewable energy by 2020 - and where there is significant potential and demand to leverage mobile technology - was fitting for the event, which was co-located with Global LEAP, the Clean Energy Ministerial’s energy access initiative.' _aioseop_title = ' Key takeaways from M4D Utilities Asia Working Group in Dhaka' [post_data] post_title = 'Orange Mali: Reaching women customers with mobile savings and insurance' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24712' post_date = '2015-08-14 12:46:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'In relatively mature mobile money markets, introducing new products could be a valuable way to build customer loyalty while also bringing new customers on board. In Mali, where mobile money customers tend to use their mobile money account as cash storage, insurance products are lacking, and fertility and maternal mortality rates are some of the highest in the world, Orange Money saw an opportunity to launch two new, intertwined savings and insurance products targeted at Malian women.' _aioseop_title = 'Orange Mali: Reaching women customers with mobile savings and insurance' [post_data] post_title = 'Myanmar flooding and the response of the mobile community ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24706' post_date = '2015-08-13 17:33:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Flooding, Connectivity, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = 'HNI Madagascar: Information via mobile to tackle gender-based violence' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24689' post_date = '2015-08-12 14:34:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'HNI, Madagascar, gender, mobile, information, Airtel, 3-2-1' _aioseop_description = '3-2-1 is a free, on-demand voice and text-based information service that has attracted over 3 million Airtel Madagascar subscribers since it launched in March 2010. The 3-2-1 Service is provided by HNI, an international NGO, and branded and marketed by Airtel Madagascar. After being awarded a GSMA Connected Women Innovation Fund grant, HNI conducted extensive consumer insights research, which informed the development of new gender content added to the 3-2-1 Service. ' _aioseop_title = 'HNI Madagascar: Information via Mobile to Tackle Gender-based Violence' [post_data] post_title = 'Vodafone Vision for Mobile Agriculture ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24669' post_date = '2015-08-07 13:46:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile agriculture, MNOs, Vodafone, farmers, rural growth, scale, brand loyalty, subscribers, connected farmers, value chain' _aioseop_description = 'In the past few weeks Vodafone has been very active in the mobile agriculture space. In May, the operator published the Connected Farming in India report with the support of Vodafone Foundation and Accenture. The study draws on the experiences of successful mAgri services in different parts of the world to assess the opportunity for mobile agriculture in India, by far the largest market for Vodafone. At the same time of the report publication, the operator announced the adoption of the Farmers’ Club, as a new brand and social business model for mobile agriculture, and its expansion from Turkey, where it first started in 2009, to India, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania.' [post_data] post_title = 'Proportional risk-based AML/CFT regimes for mobile money: A framework for assessing risk factors and mitigation measures' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24660' post_date = '2015-08-06 05:30:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AML/CFT, policy, regulation, mobile money, mitigation, risk, fraud, mobile financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Kubatana' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28174' post_date = '2015-08-03 19:22:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kubatana, governance, citizen engagement, ' _aioseop_description = 'Kubatana  provides a database of the contact details and publications of NGOs for citizens to access online and through mobile web. Additionally, it reaches out to its SMS subscribers with updates on news and events, as well as polls and feedback requests.' [post_data] post_title = 'Local Content, Smartphones and Digital Inclusion' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28171' post_date = '2015-08-03 19:13:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital Skills, Connectivity, Information Poverty, Mozilla' _aioseop_description = 'Paper outlining why an absence of locally relevant content matters to those interested in products, services, and content for the underserved in emerging markets.' [post_data] post_title = 'Local Content, Digital Skills and International Development' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28163' post_date = '2015-08-03 19:09:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital Skills, Connectivity, Information Poverty, Mozilla' _aioseop_description = 'Journal piece looking at why developing a local content ecosystem in emerging markets is important' [post_data] post_title = 'Uninor: Project Sampark' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24637' post_date = '2015-07-31 11:32:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Case Study, Uninor, Sampark' _aioseop_description = 'In India a woman is 36% less likely to own a mobile phone than a man, which suggests that women are still an untapped market and represent a major opportunity for mobile operators to increase their customer base and revenue. Uninor, Telenor Group’s subsidiary in India, has developed and launched a pilot strategy, Project Sampark, to bridge the gender gap in rural India, drive commercial revenue, and create value for women. This case study shares the approach Uninor used to develop and launch Project Sampark, the lessons it learned, and some early results based on primary quantitative and qualitative research commissioned by GSMA Connected Women.' _aioseop_title = 'Uninor: Project Sampark' [post_data] post_title = 'BRAC Bangladesh: Partnering for mEducation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24631' post_date = '2015-07-31 09:51:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'BRAC, Bangladesh, Operator Partnerships, Grantee' _aioseop_description = 'This case study tells the story of NGO BRAC Bangladesh partnering with operator Robi Axiata and the British Council to develop and launch a mEducation VAS for adolescent girls. Developed with the support of a GSMA Connected Women Innovation Fund grant, the service has now been evaluated by the Connected Women team to assess the social benefits (so far) for women in Bangladesh, the commercial benefits for Robi, and the potential future impact of the service. This case study reports on the results of this evaluation, which was conducted two months after launch.' [post_data] post_title = 'The Market Opportunity for mAgri: Unique Subscriber Penetration' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24581' post_date = '2015-07-23 16:52:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'unique subscriber, SIM, churn reduction, users, SIM, agri VAS, business case, farmers, rural' _aioseop_description = 'In an earlier post I outlined the importance of the MNO’s c-level mandate for the product innovation needed to develop mAgri services. One of the tallest hurdles to gaining that c-level mandate is proving the business case and presenting mAgri as a compelling investment opportunity. This blog post attempts to outline how targeting unique subscribers could be a strong or leading element of a compelling mAgri business case. Future blog posts will introduce other core elements of the business case such as churn reduction, increasing SIM stickiness and converting over-the-counter (OTC) mobile money users into mobile wallet-based customers.' _aioseop_title = 'The Market Opportunity for mAgri: Unique Subscriber Penetration' [post_data] post_title = 'Preparing for the Unexpected: Ooredoo responds to a Water Crisis in the Maldives' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24566' post_date = '2015-07-23 13:17:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Water crisis, Small island states, Partnership' _aioseop_description = 'On the 4th of December 2014, a fire broke out at the Maldives Water and Sewerage Company Generator Unit located on the island capital Malé resulting in the cutting off of drinking water to over 150,000 people.' _aioseop_title = 'Preparing for the Unexpected: Ooredoo responds to a Water Crisis in the Maldives' [post_data] post_title = 'Spotlight on Kenya: New Developments to Reach Universal Access to Electricity by 2020' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24541' post_date = '2015-07-22 11:24:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, micro-grids, connectivity, off-grid, Kenya' [post_data] post_title = 'Preparing for the Unexpected: Ooredoo responds to a Water Crisis in the Maldives' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24524' post_date = '2015-07-21 12:52:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Fire, Partnership, Water shortage, State of Emergency, Dontation, App, Ooredoo, Locate, Technology, Innovation' _aioseop_description = 'On the 4th of December 2014, a fire broke out at the Maldives Water and Sewerage Company Generator Unit located on the island capital Malé resulting in the cutting off of drinking water to over 150,000 people. Whilst government bodies acted quickly to distribute bottled water, supplies were limited and stocks quickly dwindled. With a critical water shortage affecting a third of the nation’s population, a State of Emergency was declared by the Government of the Maldives.' _aioseop_title = 'Preparing for the Unexpected: Ooredoo responds to a Water Crisis in the Maldives' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Development Utilities Awards New Round of Innovation Fund Grants' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24374' post_date = '2015-07-13 11:00:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WASH, sanitation, energy, water, Innovation Fund, business models, off-grid, micro-grid' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile internet usage challenges in Asia — awareness, literacy and local content' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24381' post_date = '2015-07-10 14:52:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Digital Inclusion, Mobile for Development, Mobile, internet usage, challenges, Asia, awareness, literacy, local content' _aioseop_description = 'GSMA’s Digital Inclusion programme and GSMA Intelligence have published a new report on mobile internet usage in Asia.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile internet usage challenges in Asia — awareness, literacy and local content' [post_data] post_title = 'Rural Coverage: Strategies for Sustainability' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24349' post_date = '2015-07-06 14:12:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, M4D, Rural Coverage, Strategies, Sustainability, country-level, case studies, Intelligence, collaboration, Digital Inclusion, mobile, operators, internet' _aioseop_description = 'This series of country-level case studies, published by GSMA Intelligence in collaboration with the GSMA’s Digital Inclusion programme, demonstrates the approaches being deployed by mobile operators and others to address rural coverage – a key barrier in expanding mobile internet access to unreached populations.' _aioseop_title = 'Rural Coverage: Strategies for Sustainability' [post_data] post_title = 'The Role of VAS Vendors in M4D' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28158' post_date = '2015-07-03 19:07:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'VAS, MNO, development community, partnerships, mobile, services' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile Network Operators (MNO) often work with Value Added Services (VAS) vendors to develop a substantial proportion of their VAS. This report outlines how leveraging mobile VAS vendors’ expertise and services can help overcome some of the barriers MNOs and social sector partners face in working together.' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Impact Products & Services Landscape - Quarterly Report' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28150' post_date = '2015-07-03 18:57:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Social impact, Innovation, Agriculture, digital inclusion, connectivity, Zimbabwe, India, Peru, Senegal' _aioseop_description = 'This report draws on recent examples of products and services, as well as organisations, that have deployed mobile for development initiatives in emerging markets. It looks at some of the challenges MNOs face in connecting underserved communities and what role mobile agriculture (mAgri) plays.' [post_data] post_title = 'Making the Most out of your Data in M4D - Case Study on NextDrop' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28147' post_date = '2015-07-03 18:55:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'NextDrop, water, Bangalore, BWSSB, supply, data, analysis' _aioseop_description = 'NextDrop offers a water supply timing service in urban India. We worked with NextDrop to help them make the most of their data using a 'customer journey' framework for approaching and analysing their data, ensuring that recommendations targeted clear business needs. ' [post_data] post_title = 'SIMlab Frontline SMS Credit' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28137' post_date = '2015-07-03 18:49:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'SIMLab, Frontline SMS, Credit, finance management, ' _aioseop_description = 'SIMLab developed a software product called PaymentView which is a mobile money management tool so that users, even without an internet connection, can conduct financial management and analysis, track payments, and generate SMS reminders and financial reports. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Highlights from the GSMA mAgri Working Group meeting in Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24299' post_date = '2015-07-01 09:28:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Working Group, grantees, mobile agricutlure, MNOs, service design, content' [post_data] post_title = 'Why women will drive mobile growth in Indonesia and what MNOs need to do to seize the opportunity' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24249' post_date = '2015-06-25 14:55:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, call blocking app, harassment' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money Operational Assessment' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24216' post_date = '2015-06-23 16:54:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, operations, assessment, diagnostic, tool, operational assessment' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation 2015 ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24218' post_date = '2015-06-23 16:39:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'affordability, tax' _aioseop_description = 'Over the past 10 years, the GSMA has partnered with Deloitte to examine the role of taxation policies in promoting mobile industry growth and ultimately digital inclusion, especially in developing countries where sector-specific taxation is creating barriers to consumer access.' _aioseop_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation 2015 ' [post_data] post_title = 'A tale of two user journeys: Gathering critical water network information from end-users and valvemen in India' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24204' post_date = '2015-06-22 15:55:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WASH, user journey, water, end user, data' _aioseop_description = 'Earlier this year, the Mobile for Development Impact team delivered a study of NextDrop, an M4D Utilities grantee. The purpose of the DFID-funded study was to analyse NextDrop’s engagement with two key stakeholders – end-users and valvemen – and propose recommendations to increase overall engagement and improve quality of service. The study used advanced data analytics on NextDrop’s existing transactional data, as well as qualitative and quantitative research. Three paths forward were envisioned for NextDrop and recommendations were developed for each. The full report and executive summary are available for download.' _aioseop_title = 'A tale of two user journeys: Gathering critical water network information from end-users and valvemen in India' [post_data] post_title = 'Making the most out of your data: A case study on NextDrop' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24197' post_date = '2015-06-22 13:58:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'NextDrop, water, Bangalore, BWSSB, supply, data, analysis' _aioseop_description = 'Earlier this year, the Mobile for Development Impact team delivered a study of NextDrop, an M4D Utilities grantee. The purpose of the DFID-funded study was to analyse NextDrop’s engagement with two key stakeholders – end-users and valvemen – and propose recommendations to increase overall engagement and improve quality of service. The study used advanced data analytics on NextDrop’s existing transactional data, as well as qualitative and quantitative research. Three paths forward were envisioned for NextDrop and recommendations were developed for each.' _aioseop_title = 'Making the most out of your data: A case study on NextDrop' [post_data] post_title = 'Case Study: Vodafone Turkey Farmers' Club ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24175' post_date = '2015-06-17 15:50:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Vodafone, Farmers' Club, Turkey, Mobile, Agriculture, GSMA, mAgri, service, design, content, marketing' _aioseop_description = 'Vodafone Farmers’ Club (Vodafone Çiftçi Kulübü) is a packaged offering available on the Vodafone Turkey network, which includes both special tariffs and agricultural information to help smallholder farmers improve their farming practices and gain access to markets. The Farmers’ Club agriculture content is managed by Vodafone’s partner TABİT, a Turkish social enterprise focusing on ICT enablement for smallholder farmers, and the publisher of the agriculture information portal Tarimsal Pazarlama (Agriculture Marketing). Marketing, strategy and distribution are managed by Vodafone Turkey, the second largest mobile operator in the country with 21 million subscribers.' _aioseop_title = 'Vodafone Turkey Farmers' Club ' [post_data] post_title = 'Airtel Uganda: A Mobile Money Solution for Savings Groups' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24172' post_date = '2015-06-17 12:20:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, savings groups, grameen foundation, Airtel, Uganda' _aioseop_description = '“Airtel Weza” is an innovative mobile money solution for savings groups. This case study outlines how Airtel Uganda partnered with Grameen Foundation to design and launch the product. It also provides useful lessons and recommendations for operators wishing to adopt similar approaches to increase mobile money uptake in rural areas.' _aioseop_title = 'Airtel Uganda: A Mobile Money Solution for Savings Groups' [post_data] post_title = 'Grameen Foundation: Bringing “Mobile Midwife” to Nigeria' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24169' post_date = '2015-06-17 12:09:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'maternal health, Ghana, Nigeria, mobile midwife' _aioseop_description = 'Grameen Foundation replicated its “Mobile Midwife” service from Ghana to Nigeria in order to address the high maternal and child mortality rates there. “Mobile Midwife” delivers medically sound, stage-based health information to pregnant women and nursing mothers by voice in local languages. Learn how Grameen Foundation adapted and localised existing content to the Nigerian context and tested a business model aimed at achieving commercial sustainability.' _aioseop_title = 'Grameen Foundation: Bringing “Mobile Midwife” to Nigeria' [post_data] post_title = 'New report launched, identifying digital literacy barriers and solutions for women in developing markets' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24164' post_date = '2015-06-16 14:41:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Indonesia, mobile, women, gender gap study, operators, opportunity' _aioseop_description = 'In developing countries, mobile phones are the most popular way to connect to the internet. The number of unique subscribers using mobile internet in developing countries grew from 728 million in 2010 to 1.8 billion in 2014 . However, women continue to lag behind men in accessing mobile phones and mobile internet.' _aioseop_title = 'New report launched, identifying digital literacy barriers and solutions for women in developing markets' [post_data] post_title = 'Accelerating Digital Literacy: Empowering women to use the mobile internet ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24161' post_date = '2015-06-16 14:30:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'connected women, digital literacy, empowerment' _aioseop_description = 'In developing countries, the number of unique subscribers using mobile internet grew from 728 million in 2010 to 1.8 billion in 2014 (source: GSMA Intelligence Q4 2014). Mobile internet access can have profound implications for women’s economic, social, and political empowerment, from entrepreneurship opportunities to affordable healthcare and peer learning platforms. However, women continue to lag behind men in accessing mobile phones and mobile internet.' _aioseop_title = 'Accelerating Digital Literacy: Empowering women to use the mobile internet ' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Impact Service Evaluation: Human Network International 3-2-1' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24145' post_date = '2015-06-11 10:01:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'HNI, Grantee, Connected Women, M4D Impact' _aioseop_description = 'This report is the result of an evaluation conducted by GSMA M4D Impact, of Connected Women grantee HNI’s 3-2-1 service in Madagascar that offers public service information via Airtel 3-2-1 on a range of topics including health, agriculture and gender in the local language via mobile phone. The report details relevant insights and recommendations to tackle a set of core questions, using analytical techniques applied to mobile usage data sets, and aggregating findings generated by the base of HNI’s over 3 million users of the 3-2-1 service.' _aioseop_title = 'M4D Impact Service Evaluation: Human Network International 3-2-1' [post_data] post_title = 'African Utility Week 2015 – through the eyes of M4D Utilities ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24123' post_date = '2015-06-09 12:03:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Event, Utility, African Utility week, M2M' _aioseop_description = 'From a rural and underserved market perspective, attending African Utility Week (AUW) is a unique opportunity to gain a broad overview of the smart technologies in the pipeline for African utilities. Attending for the second time and presenting at a session on rural electrification and the role of mobile to support decentralised energy solutions, was telling of the shifting focus of the sector in line with metering.com editor’s insights from AUW: “African utility executives have vision with one prophesising the death of the electricity grid in favour of microgrids and battery storage”.' _aioseop_title = 'African Utility Week 2015 – through the eyes of M4D Utilities ' [post_data] post_title = 'Closing the Coverage Gap - a view from Asia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24116' post_date = '2015-06-09 10:24:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital Inclusion, Network Coverage, Asia, GSMA' _aioseop_description = 'This report focuses on Asia, a continent which accounts for the majority (55%) of those in the world not yet connected to the internet. Countries in this region have socioeconomic and geographic characteristics that make them ideal case studies to illustrate the challenges in providing rural coverage.' _aioseop_title = 'Closing the Coverage Gap - a view from Asia' [post_data] post_title = 'From Fringe to Mainstream: the role of mobile in energy access' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24049' post_date = '2015-05-29 16:53:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Trends, PAYG, Off-grid, Energy sector, scaling, investment, Mobile money' _aioseop_description = 'Last week over 2000 people from across the globe convened in New York for the Sustainable Energy For All Forum (SE4All Forum). The forum, in its 2nd year, brought together governments, multilateral and bilateral organisations, NGOs, entrepreneurs and academics to discuss our collective progress towards reaching the goals set forth by SE4ALL.' _aioseop_title = 'From Fringe to Mainstream: the role of mobile in energy access' [post_data] post_title = 'Catalysing mHealth Services for Scale and Sustainability in Nigeria' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24046' post_date = '2015-05-29 14:36:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Saving one million lives (SOML), Maternal and Child Health ( MNCH), Value addes services (VAS), Product concept, business case analysis, Nigeria' _aioseop_description = 'This report presents a number of initiatives launched by the Nigerian government, including the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week and Saving One Million Lives (SOML), in 2009 and 2012 respectively. These initiatives aim to speed-up efforts to reduce maternal and under-five child mortality, the causes of which are largely preventable and treatable. These programmes have helped to improve access to important nutrition and maternal and child health interventions.' _aioseop_title = 'Catalysing mHealth Services for Scale and Sustainability in Nigeria' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Networks in Challenging Markets ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24033' post_date = '2015-05-28 17:05:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Smart, Roshan, OCHA, WGET, ETC, AsiaCell, Ooredoo, Restoration, Resilience, Terrorism' _aioseop_description = 'As the response from the international community to the 7.8 earthquake which struck Nepal last month built momentum, the Emergency Telecommunication Cluster (ETC) was meeting in Dubai as part of Humanitarian ICT week 2015. The ETC formally activated to support the response in Nepal, providing expertise, equipment, technical and coordination support to bolster communication and connectivity in affected areas. More information on the ETC and the response can be found here.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Networks in Challenging Markets ' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Jordan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24024' post_date = '2015-05-26 14:57:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Jordan, Digital, Inclusion, taxation, mobile, sector' _aioseop_description = 'Since the launch of the first mobile telecommunication network in Jordan in 1995, the market has grown rapidly. ' _aioseop_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Jordan' [post_data] post_title = 'The top 10 things you need to know about women and mobile in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24015' post_date = '2015-05-26 14:19:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Research, mobile, digital literacy, women, broadband, internet, barriers' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA MMU Infographic: Mobile Money in Latin America & the Caribbean' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=24003' post_date = '2015-05-26 08:05:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Latin America, Caribbean, mobile financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Reflections on the mFarmer initiative: Choosing your delivery channels' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23979' post_date = '2015-05-20 10:58:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'delivery channel, Agri VAS, SMS, USSD, helpline, IVR, literacy, text based, voice, content' [post_data] post_title = 'Smarter Utilities for the Developing World' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23935' post_date = '2015-05-18 15:43:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Internet, Off-grid, Infrastructure, metering' _aioseop_description = 'Overview on innovative business models in Kenya and their impact' [post_data] post_title = 'Micro Insurance in Mobile Agriculture: case study and takeaways for the mobile industry' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23937' post_date = '2015-05-18 14:10:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ACRE, Insurance, West Africa, Kenya, Mobile, Agriculture, crops, business models, index based' _aioseop_description = 'By zooming in on ACRE Africa mobile insurance service, this report explores the market opportunity and challenges to scale of index based micro insurance for crops. It also provides valuable insights for the stakeholders that aim to replicate the service in their respective markets.' _aioseop_title = 'Micro Insurance in Mobile Agriculture: case study and takeaways for the mobile industry' [post_data] post_title = 'Weena: Moov's Value Proposition for the Women of Togo' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23906' post_date = '2015-05-14 12:01:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Weena, Moov, Togo, mobile, women' _aioseop_description = 'Weena is Moov Togo’s mobile offering tailored to resource-poor women in Togo. The Weena offering includes a tailored tariff plan and a loyalty scheme that benefit not only individual women, but also the community as a whole. Indeed, the offer is being distributed through local community groups, primarily in rural or peri-urban settings, where women come together to form a local Weena community.' _aioseop_title = 'Weena: Moov's Value Proposition for the Women of Togo' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile financial services in Latin America & the Caribbean: State of play, commercial models, and regulatory approaches' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23866' post_date = '2015-05-13 12:30:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Latin America, Caribbean, mobile financial services, industry, regulation, policy' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling Critical Connectivity in Nepal' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23869' post_date = '2015-05-11 16:38:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, Connectivity, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, Ncell, NTC' _aioseop_description = 'This blog post was originally published on the Emergency Telecommunication Cluster (ETC) website on 6th May. The GSMA Disaster Response programme supports the work of, and has observer status to, the Cluster.' _aioseop_title = 'Enabling Critical Connectivity in Nepal' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Seminar at MWC 2015: Sustainability and the future of mobile agriculture' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23847' post_date = '2015-05-08 11:19:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'The mAgri seminar features presentations and discussions around the product development lifecycle for mobile agriculture services and their potential for individual financial sustainability as well as impact upon mobile operators' business models. The session provides user insights from field research, releases best practices from successful deployments, discusses the role of mobile operators in developing and launching mobile agricultural services, and looks into the future for mobile agriculture.' _aioseop_title = 'mAgri Seminar at MWC 2015: Sustainability and the future of mobile agriculture' [post_data] post_title = 'Reflections on the mFarmer initiative: delivering agronomy information through mobile ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23821' post_date = '2015-05-05 16:44:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agronomic advice, mobile, livestock, market prices, farming practices, weather, forecast, Sub Saharan Africa, India, local content' _aioseop_description = 'This is the second blog in a series of posts on insights and highlights from the mFarmer initiative. Learn more about the individual services we worked with by reading our mFarmer case studies.' [post_data] post_title = 'Making the Most out of your Data in M4D - Case Study on ACRE Africa' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28131' post_date = '2015-05-03 18:44:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ACRE Africa, micro-insurance, small holder farmers, Kenya, data, analysis, mobile' _aioseop_description = 'Acre Africa offers a micro-insurance product for small-holder farmers in Kenya. We worked with Acre Africa to help them make the most of their data using a 'customer journey' framework for approaching and analysing their data, ensuring that recommendations targeted clear business needs. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Njorku' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28127' post_date = '2015-05-03 18:34:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Njorku, job seekers, matching, SMS, ' _aioseop_description = 'Njorku is a recruitment service that matches job-seekers with suitable and relevant vacancies. It does this by providing aggregated and indexed vacancies on its online platform, which users can search and filter according to their interests. ' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Impact Products & Services Landscape - Quarterly Report' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28124' post_date = '2015-05-01 17:55:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Social impact, emerging markets, Innovation, Mobile for Development, Ghana, India, Mobile Government and Citizen and Engagement, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea' _aioseop_description = 'This report looks to identify the ways in which the Mobile for Development (M4D) industry continues to evolve and diversify into new areas, contributing to the development of countries across the emerging world. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Establishing a core of M4D Champions in PNG' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23783' post_date = '2015-04-29 13:36:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Girls in ICT day 2015, ITU, gender diversity, technology, event' _aioseop_title = 'Establishing a core of M4D Champions in PNG' [post_data] post_title = 'Connecting Mobile and Nutrition: Through the eyes of CSO Sun Zambia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23775' post_date = '2015-04-28 17:19:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'On 1st April 2015, the GSMA in partnership with CABI (www.cabi.org) and the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) held a productive workshop in Lusaka, Zambia. The event served to introduce a project to create nutrition-specific content and the key partners involved. In-country stakeholders provided valuable insights and opinions around the best focus for this nutrition-specific content. The outputs from the workshop will be helpful to inform further development of the content framework and ensure that content is fully aligned with national priorities and programs.' _aioseop_title = 'Connecting Mobile and Nutrition: Through the eyes of CSO Sun Zambia' [post_data] post_title = 'Reaching half of the market: women and mobile money – The example of Telesom in Somaliland ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23755' post_date = '2015-04-27 08:59:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Papua new Guinea, M4D, women, mobile, technical literacy, NGO' [post_data] post_title = 'Ebola Mobile Response' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=23686' post_date = '2015-04-22 15:52:25' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_description = 'In 2014 the Mobile for Development mHealth and Disaster Response programmes developed the Ebola Mobile Response, replicable across affected countries. Mobile operators were encouraged to use this guidance for the immediate activation of a response or to supplement work already started.' _aioseop_title = 'Ebola Mobile Response' [post_data] post_title = ' mNutrition' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=23666' post_date = '2015-04-22 15:50:21' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_description = 'The nutrition initiative was launched in September 2013. This 10-country initiative aims to improve the health of at least 0.5 million people by 2016, rising to 1 million by 2018.' [post_data] post_title = ' Country Engagement' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=23663' post_date = '2015-04-22 15:48:00' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_description = 'The GSMA mHealth team completed a successful engagement in South Africa in November 2014 and is now wholly engaged in the mNutrition initiative across 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.' _aioseop_title = ' mHealth Country Engagement' [post_data] post_title = 'Reflections on the mFarmer initiative: who uses Agri VAS services? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23706' post_date = '2015-04-20 16:57:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri Vas, users, customers, farmers, women, demographic, smallholder farmers, crops, active users' _aioseop_description = 'The typical Agri VAS user is a young, male small holder farmer who wants to treat farming as a business. While service providers are hitting an important demographic, more work could be done to make services appealing to women farmers, who are likely to make up an increasing proportion of smallholders in developing countries as more men find work in urban environments.' _aioseop_title = 'Reflections on mFarmer initiative: who uses Agri VAS services? ' [post_data] post_title = 'mHealth Service Maturity Tool' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=23610' post_date = '2015-04-17 17:34:30' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Mobile, Development, mHealth, Service Maturity tool' _aioseop_description = 'Over 1,200 mHealth products and services are currently being tracked on the GSMA mHealth Tracker. Very few currently demonstrate scale, an ability to replicate, or significant and sustainable impact on the health system. To date, there has been no effective method of facilitating shared learning – helping mHealth services reach their full potential by learning from industry best practice.' _aioseop_title = 'The GSMA mHealth Service Maturity Tool' [post_data] post_title = 'Improving Water Service Delivery in Bangalore – the case of NextDrop' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23627' post_date = '2015-04-17 12:43:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bangalore, end user, grants, NextDrop' _aioseop_description = 'Nextdrops impact on water Crisis in Bangalore, India' [post_data] post_title = 'A Mobile Business School: Tigo Tanzania and EduMe ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23554' post_date = '2015-04-13 12:27:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tanzania, Tigo, EduMe, mobile, women, business, school' _aioseop_description = 'When consumer insights research revealed that Tanzanian women wanted to improve their business skills, Tigo Tanzania responded by launching a mobile business school which provides a step-by-step guide on how to start and run a business. The content is delivered through recorded voice messages, and business concepts are explained through a mix of lessons and conversations between local characters. Early user feedback indicates that “Biashara ya Shule” is seen as valuable, relevant and engaging. The service was designed and launched in partnership with EduMe - the global educational service established by Tigo’s parent company, Millicom.' _aioseop_title = 'A Mobile Business School: Tigo Tanzania and EduMe ' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Industry Earthquake Preparedness; A focus on best practise and partnership development in Nepal ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23511' post_date = '2015-04-10 11:58:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, Workshop, Ncell, NTC, Partnerships' _aioseop_description = 'On the 15th and 16th of April, the GSMA Disaster Response Programme will be co-hosting a 2-day event on “Mobile Industry Earthquake Preparedness; A focus on best practise and partnership development in Nepal”. The event is co-hosted with the Nepal Telecommunications Authority and aims to provide a platform to share challenges and best practices from earthquake risk markets. Representatives will attend from Government, telecommunications authorities, MNOs, disaster management agencies and the humanitarian community.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Industry Earthquake Preparedness; A focus on best practise and partnership development in Nepal ' [post_data] post_title = 'The Use of Mobile to Drive Improved Nutrition Outcomes: Successes and Best Practices from the mHealth Industry ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23499' post_date = '2015-04-09 15:54:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nutrition, interventions, Value added services (VAS),Product concept, User insights, Maternal and Child Health (MNCH), data collection management, supply chain management, Health finance' _aioseop_description = 'This report showcases a selection of mNutrition activities being implemented in the GSMA mHealth programme’s priority countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report also investigates the best practices which have contributed to the success of these nutrition interventions.' _aioseop_title = 'The Use of Mobile to Drive Improved Nutrition Outcomes: Successes and Best Practices from the mHealth Industry ' [post_data] post_title = 'Medic Mobile' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28231' post_date = '2015-04-04 07:12:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Medic Mobile, health, workers, mhealth, prevention, emergency response' _aioseop_description = 'Medic Mobile believes in using technology to improve health equity. Medic Mobile provides community health workers (CHWs) and those involved in others aspects of healthcare with a mutually accessible platform for storing and sharing important and up-to-date information such as pregnancies, disease outbreaks, essential medicine stocks, and updates about emergencies.' [post_data] post_title = 'The Launch of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy: A role for GSMA members?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23464' post_date = '2015-04-02 15:41:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'HLA, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, DfID' _aioseop_description = 'Last Monday evening, the UK Secretary of State for International Development, the Rt. Hon. Justine Greening, was joined by leaders from the global humanitarian community and private sector to announce the launch of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. Many years in the making, the academy represents a leap forward, both conceptually and practically, towards prioritizing preparedness and supporting leadership and capacity building in local communities in recognition of their role as the true “first responders.” Accordingly, the mission of the academy is to “empower people around the world to prepare for and respond to crises in their communities.”' _aioseop_title = 'The Launch of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy: A role for GSMA members?' [post_data] post_title = 'Women are left out of the digital revolution in low- and middle-income countries' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23562' post_date = '2015-04-02 14:13:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Harassment, mobile, women, access, Connected Women' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile technology and access to the internet transformed the world in the last twenty years. In the news, there is a nearly universally accepted assumption that mobile phones are ubiquitous, with the often stated statistic that there are more mobile phones than toothbrushes in the world today. This universal access to technology can be “game-changing” in improving the lives for people around the world – whether receiving previously inaccessible health information, accessing bank accounts, or increasing educational and employment opportunities. Mobile phone and internet access is also associated with increased economic productivity and growth. McKinsey and Company estimates that increased internet access could add 10% or $300 billion to Africa’s GDP by 2025.' _aioseop_title = 'Women are left out of the digital revolution in low- and middle-income countries' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: SEWA RUDI - A customer-centric approach to designing mobile services for women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23547' post_date = '2015-03-31 12:21:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'SEWA, women, mobile, India, rural, RUDI, information service' _aioseop_description = 'This snapshot explains the importance of involving women at the design stage when developing mobile services for women, and shares lessons from SEWA’s journey of developing RUDI Sandesha Vyavhaar (RSV), or the RUDI Information Service, for rural women in India.' _aioseop_title = 'Snapshot: SEWA RUDI - A customer-centric approach to designing mobile services for women' [post_data] post_title = 'Ooredoo Myanmar: Myanmar, Mobile and Maternal Health ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23551' post_date = '2015-03-31 12:19:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ooredoo, Myanmar, mobile, maternal health, maymay' _aioseop_description = 'This case study tells the story of Ooredoo Myanmar partnering with an international NGO and a local tech start-up to launch a mobile maternal health service: maymay. Developed with the support of a GSMA Connected Women Innovation Fund grant, the service has been evaluated by the Connected Women team to assess the social benefits (so far) for women in Myanmar, the commercial benefits for Ooredoo, and the potential future impact of the service.' _aioseop_title = 'Ooredoo Myanmar: Myanmar, Mobile and Maternal Health ' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: Swadhaar, Accion & Airtel Money - Mobile money training for female customers in India' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23545' post_date = '2015-03-31 12:13:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Swadhaar, Accion, Airtel Money, mobile, women, India, mobile money, training' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: HNI & Airtel - Creating relevant gender content with local partners in Madagascar ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23542' post_date = '2015-03-31 12:12:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'HNI, Madagascar, gender, mobile, information, Airtel, 3-2-1' _aioseop_description = 'Sourcing local relevant content can be difficult enough for mobile operators when developing a new service. Creating such content and intending it to lead to behaviour change, especially on the topic of gender rights, is even more challenging. This paper explores how NGO Human Network International convened and used a content committee of local gender experts to develop new gender content for Airtel Madagascar’s 3-2-1 information service as part of its GSMA Connected Women Innovation Fund grant project.' _aioseop_title = 'Snapshot: HNI & Airtel - Creating relevant gender content with local partners in Madagascar ' [post_data] post_title = 'Taxi Diaries – mHealth, a brand people recognize?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23444' post_date = '2015-03-31 11:43:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'he most important mission I embark on when I arrive in a new country is finding a taxi driver who can speak English – even if it’s the broken kind. I don’t care too much for his/her driving skills really, as long as he/she can get me from A to B in one piece then I’m happy. But the thing that really gets me excited is when they can speak English and it’s a bonus when they are actually interested in having a conversation with me.' [post_data] post_title = 'Copy and Contextualise, not Copy and Paste - how to localize mobile literacy tools for other markets' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23439' post_date = '2015-03-30 10:04:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, Connected Women, summit, event, report launch, 2015' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money crosses borders: New remittance models in West Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23421' post_date = '2015-03-30 08:37:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, cross-border, international money transfers, remittances, West Africa, models' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Technical Literacy Toolkit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23540' post_date = '2015-03-27 12:02:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, literacy, toolkit, framework' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile Technical Literacy – the ability to use a mobile phone and its non-voice and core functions – has been identified as a barrier to women’s awareness and usage of mobile services across low- and middle-income countries. What has been less known, is how to address this challenge and improve women’s fluency with mobile technology, and in turn their uptake of life enhancing services.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Technical Literacy Toolkit' [post_data] post_title = 'mNutrition: Integrating mobile into health in Zambia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23405' post_date = '2015-03-26 10:35:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mHealth, Zambia' _aioseop_description = 'On 1st April 2015, the GSMA and the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) will host a mNutrition workshop in Zambia. This will be an opportunity to bring together the nutrition community and introduce the GSMA’s nutrition mobile messaging initiative, which is being launched across 14 countries in Africa and South-East Asia, including Zambia.' _aioseop_title = 'mNutrition: Integrating mobile into health in Zambia' [post_data] post_title = 'Case Study: Airtel Green SIM' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23327' post_date = '2015-03-19 15:20:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Airtel, India, GREEN, SIM, ISKL, IFFCO, service, design, content, marketing' _aioseop_description = 'Green SIM is a packaged service offering available exclusively on the Airtel network which provides voice-based agricultural information to help rural farmers to improve their farming practices. Green SIM agriculture content services, as well its marketing and distribution are managed by IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL) which is a joint venture between the Indian Farmers’ Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO), the largest farmers’ cooperative in India and Bharti Airtel, the largest mobile network operator in the country, with over 200 million subscribers.' _aioseop_title = 'Case Study: Airtel Green SIM' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Utilities at Mobile World Congress 2015: Innovation in Emerging Markets ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23294' post_date = '2015-03-18 12:14:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Innovation City, Mobile World Congress, Energy, PAYG' _aioseop_description = 'Last week the Mobile for Development Utilities team joined 93,000 other participants at Mobile World Congress for some very promising engagements. Here are our highlights. ' _aioseop_title = 'M4D Utilities at Mobile World Congress 2015: Innovation in Emerging Markets ' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovating for inclusion: mobile agriculture at Mobile World Congress 2015' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23288' post_date = '2015-03-18 10:25:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile agriculture, agri VAS, rural, mobile financial servics, human centred design, subscribers, MWC' _aioseop_description = 'Aptly themed “the edge of innovation”, Mobile World Congress 2015 focused on the new technology trends in the world of mobile. However, as attendees ponder which wearable will be the most popular, from the mobile watch to the virtual headset, conversations were also raised on how to innovate in order to reach the next billion subscribers.' _aioseop_title = 'Innovation also means inclusion at Mobile World Congress 2015' [post_data] post_title = 'Tigo Kilimo project update: insights from the midline' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23275' post_date = '2015-03-17 13:33:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tigo, Kilimo, Tanzania, East Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, mAgri, impact, service, design, content, marketing' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23271' post_date = '2015-03-17 11:05:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability, bangladesh' [post_data] post_title = ' The World’s Greatest Mobile Event: Mobile World Congress 2015' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23252' post_date = '2015-03-13 10:44:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Cherie Blair Foundation, Connected Women, Gender Gap' _aioseop_description = 'Earlier this week I attended the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – the world’s largest annual gathering of mobile industry experts. I returned with blisters on my feet but buzzing inside from the energy and spirit of innovation that I witnessed at the event.' _aioseop_title = ' The World’s Greatest Mobile Event: Mobile World Congress 2015' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Development Utilities Innovation Fund – Call for proposals' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23230' post_date = '2015-03-11 16:58:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Funding, Grants, Innovation Fund, call for proposals, DFID' _aioseop_description = 'Over two years ago, we set out to develop an Idea Factory for solutions that leverage mobile technology to solve some of the world’s toughest infrastructure access problems. The M4D Utilities Innovation Fund provides dedicated R&D funds to innovators to develop and trial promising ideas for hundreds of millions of people living without access to energy, water or sanitation but who are increasingly living with access to the GSM network.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile for Development Utilities Innovation Fund – Call for proposals' [post_data] post_title = 'Agricultural M2M: a platform for expansion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23217' post_date = '2015-03-09 12:05:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M2M, Mobile, Agriculture, Platform, Machine to Machine, MNOs, Platform, GSMAi' _aioseop_description = 'In order to feed over 2.5 billion more people and prevent widespread famine in the next few decades, it is estimated that food production will need to increase by 70% by 2050, placing significant pressure on the agriculture sector. The demand for smarter and more efficient agriculture is therefore on the rise.' _aioseop_title = 'Agricultural M2M: a platform for expansion' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mHealth Country Feasibility Report: Mozambique 2015' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23215' post_date = '2015-03-09 11:51:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, Mozambique, public health' _aioseop_description = 'This report aims to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the current state of mHealth in Mozambique. Information has been gathered and presented in the context of the GSMA Pan-African mHealth Initiative and more specifically is aligned to the aim of the 10-country nutrition initiative – to develop commercially sustainable mHealth services that meet public health needs, in the areas of demand generation, registration and data surveillance.' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA mHealth Country Feasibility Report: Mozambique 2015' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mHealth Country Feasibility Report: Zambia 2015' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23213' post_date = '2015-03-09 11:47:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, Zambia, public health' _aioseop_description = 'This report aims to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the current state of mHealth in Zambia. Information has been gathered and presented in the context of the GSMA Pan-African mHealth Initiative and more specifically is aligned to the aim of the 10-country nutrition initiative – to develop commercially sustainable mHealth services that meet public health needs, in the areas of demand generation, registration and data surveillance.' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA mHealth Country Feasibility Report: Zambia 2015' [post_data] post_title = 'Bridging the gender gap: Mobile access and usage in low- and middle-income countries' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23192' post_date = '2015-03-05 11:44:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile access, gender gap, global, research' _aioseop_description = 'This report examines how many women in low- and middle-income countries own mobile phones, how intensively they use them, and the barriers to mobile phone adoption and use compared to men, providing actionable insights and recommendations to overcome these barriers.' _aioseop_title = 'Bridging the gender gap: Mobile access and usage in low- and middle-income countries' [post_data] post_title = 'Opportunities for mAgri services for fisherman in Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23175' post_date = '2015-03-04 18:42:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'boat, fishermen, wholesalers, reatailers, final customer, boat driver, fishing, value chain' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Impact Products & Services Landscape - Annual Report' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28260' post_date = '2015-03-04 07:44:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ebola, Liberia, Employment, Mobile for Development, social impact, Global' _aioseop_description = 'First edition of the M4D Impact Products & Services Landscape Report which evaluates the products and services that are tracked by the GSMA Mobile for Development team' [post_data] post_title = 'Mercy Corps Agri-Fin Mobile' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28247' post_date = '2015-03-04 07:37:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mercy Corps, Agri-Fin, mobile, agriculture, finance, small holder farmers' _aioseop_description = 'The Mercy Corps Agri-Fin Mobile Programme supports partners in providing market information and financial support to smallholder farmers and small businesses in Indonesia, Uganda and Zimbabwe. This is achieved through the provision of regular, current agricultural and agronomic information, including up-to-date crop prices; and, financial support and services. ' [post_data] post_title = 'mHealth Regulation Impact Assessment: Africa ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23145' post_date = '2015-03-03 08:53:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Regulatory landscape, legal framewors, Governements, Mobile Network Operators, Value added services, Privacy & data protection, Impact assessment' _aioseop_description = 'This report provides a high-level compilation of the mHealth legal and regulatory landscapes in ten countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this report is to provide the mHealth community with, where possible, an overview of legal provisions contained within the existing legal frameworks that may have a direct impact on mHealth initiatives.' _aioseop_title = 'mHealth Regulation Impact Assessment: Africa ' [post_data] post_title = 'State of the Industry 2014: Mobile Financial Services for the Unbanked' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23022' post_date = '2015-03-02 05:00:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, State of the Industry, unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Ghana' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23413' post_date = '2015-02-27 12:37:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability, ghana' [post_data] post_title = ' Market size and opportunity for agricultural value-added services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23118' post_date = '2015-02-27 12:37:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, Agriculture, Industry, Market, Size, VAS, GSMAi, Business, Models' [post_data] post_title = 'Reaching women by designing for men – lessons from Myanmar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23109' post_date = '2015-02-26 18:02:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GMA 2015, women, mobile, connected women, best product, MWC' _aioseop_description = 'You would be hard pressed to find a more exciting mobile market than Myanmar right now. This time last year people in Myanmar were some of the least likely to own a mobile in the world, just above those in Eritrea and North Korea.' _aioseop_title = 'Reaching women by designing for men – lessons from Myanmar' [post_data] post_title = 'Accelerating the digital economy: Gender diversity in the telecommunications sector' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23097' post_date = '2015-02-25 08:50:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Gender diversity, statistics, telecom industry, tech, A.T. Kearney, global' _aioseop_description = 'Despite progress in women’s representation in the telecommunications industry, a gender gap persists, which is particularly noticeable at the leadership level. This global report provides a snapshot of the current state of gender diversity in the industry. Developed by A.T. Kearney in association with the GSMA, it aims to provide a baseline for workforce evolution, share best practices and support the industry in shaping workplaces that take full advantage of gender diversity.' _aioseop_title = 'Accelerating the digital economy: Gender diversity in the telecommunications sector' [post_data] post_title = 'mFarmer case studies ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23086' post_date = '2015-02-24 18:31:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, mAgri, impact, service, design, content, marketing, data' [post_data] post_title = 'The Importance of Partnerships in mHealth ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23083' post_date = '2015-02-24 17:53:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Partnerships, best practices, evidence impact, Value added services, mHealth tracker, Nutrition ' _aioseop_description = 'While there has been much talk about the need for partnerships within mHealth and the value that they bring, the evidence to date has been largely qualitative. The GSMA recently conducted an mHealth Tracker survey, among 276 mHealth services across the 10 countries included in the mobile nutrition (mNutrition) initiative. This report highlights some of the best practices and evidence regarding partnerships within mHealth services across the surveyed markets.' _aioseop_title = 'The Importance of Partnerships in mHealth ' [post_data] post_title = 'REFUNITE: An Introduction' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23045' post_date = '2015-02-23 13:44:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'REFUNITE, Mobile for Development, GSMA Disaster Response, refugees, displaced populations' _aioseop_description = 'REFUNITE harnesses the power and scale of mobile to reconnect people with loved ones. It’s a global, safe and anonymous family-tracing platform that’s free of charge on any device. Mobile for Developments meets with the founders in their Nairobi offices to find out more. ' _aioseop_title = 'REFUNITE: An Introduction' [post_data] post_title = 'Sylvie: A Tigo Cash Agent in Rwanda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23037' post_date = '2015-02-23 12:43:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile for Development, Mobile Money for the Unbanked, Rwanda, GSMA, M4D' _aioseop_description = 'Tigo’s Cash service facilitates micro-transactions that are safe, fast, and affordable. It also transforms the lives of its many agents, enabling them to progress their careers and contribute to their families. Here, we speak to Sylvie who compares her life now to the period before she became an agent.' _aioseop_title = 'Sylvie: A Tigo Cash Agent in Rwanda' [post_data] post_title = ' DC Power for the Off-Grid Market' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=23028' post_date = '2015-02-20 14:57:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy efficiency, DC power, off-grid, off-grid appliances, Global LEAP' _aioseop_description = 'DC Power for the off-grid market' [post_data] post_title = 'Get to know the Connected Women Awards Shortlisted Nominees!' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22993' post_date = '2015-02-17 12:16:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Myanmar, Ooredoo, maymay, men, women, maternal health, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'The VAS provider’s viewpoint on mAgri in East Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22984' post_date = '2015-02-17 11:09:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, SMS, short code, USSD, mobile payment, mobile channels, MNOs, Hamwe, rural market' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile SIM-based Medical Applications ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22970' post_date = '2015-02-17 09:11:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Subscriber Identity Module ( SIM), mHealth, Technology, Networks, data management' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mHealth Country Feasibility Report: Tanzania 2015' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22952' post_date = '2015-02-12 17:21:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, Tanzania, public health' _aioseop_description = 'This report aims to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the current state of mHealth in Tanzania. Information has been gathered and presented in the context of the GSMA Pan-African mHealth Initiative and more specifically is aligned to the aim of the 10-country nutrition initiative – to develop commercially sustainable mHealth services that meet public health needs, in the areas of demand generation, registration and data surveillance.' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA Country Feasibility Report: Tanzania 2015' [post_data] post_title = 'Industry Consultation Workshop: Leveraging the Power of Mobile for Humanitarian Response' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22934' post_date = '2015-02-12 13:52:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, Mobile World Congress, Private sector, consultation, United Nations' [post_data] post_title = 'Evaluating impact of a mobile business service for female entrepreneurs in Tanzania: talking to husbands' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22924' post_date = '2015-02-12 10:43:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, learning, guide, literacy' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile learning for women: getting it right' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22917' post_date = '2015-02-12 10:31:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GMA 2015, women, mobile, connected women, best product, MWC' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling Mobile Money Policies in Kenya: Fostering a Digital Financial Revolution' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22909' post_date = '2015-02-12 09:40:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Kenya, regulation, policy, regulators, financial inclusion, enabling, technology' [post_data] post_title = 'Connected Society Glossary' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=22876' post_date = '2015-02-11 14:48:06' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_description = 'Descriptions and definitions of the terms used in GSMA Digital Inclusion Publications ' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Pakistan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22869' post_date = '2015-02-10 12:07:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA,Digital, inclusion, mobile,taxation, Pakistan' _aioseop_description = 'Today, mobile networks support essential services that boost productivity and drive economic growth for the 60 million Pakistanis that have access to them. In parallel, 120 million of their fellow citizens remain unconnected.' _aioseop_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Pakistan' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Ghana' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22860' post_date = '2015-02-09 22:01:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Ghana' [post_data] post_title = 'Nominees for Connected Women awards announced' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22848' post_date = '2015-02-09 12:51:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, Tanzania, Tigo, entrepreneur, service, Biashara' [post_data] post_title = 'DEWN; Dialog’s Disaster and Emergency Warning Network' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22845' post_date = '2015-02-06 14:50:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Early Warning, EWS, Commisaid, Tsunami, Earthquake, Axiata, Dialog' [post_data] post_title = 'Dewn: Dialog's Disaster and Emergency Warning Network ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22850' post_date = '2015-02-06 14:25:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Dialog, Axiata, DEWN, Early Warning, EWS, Technology, Innovation' _aioseop_description = 'On December 26th 2014, the tenth anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Sri Lankan Mobile Network Operator Dialog unveiled version 2 of is Disaster and Emergency Warning Network; DEWN v2. Developed in the aftermath of the 2004 disaster, DEWN v1 utilised the growing mobile penetration rates in the country and built a system to fully utilise the capability of mobile communication to form an early warning network. This report provides an overview of the DEWN system, from conception through to its on-going development.' _aioseop_title = 'Dewn: Dialog's Disaster and Emergency Warning Network ' [post_data] post_title = 'Jana' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28426' post_date = '2015-02-04 11:28:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Jana, advertising, surveys, incentives, airtime' _aioseop_description = 'Jana is a mobile platform that connects global brands with emerging market consumers through reciprocal advertising. Jana’s platform creates a two-way conversation between brands and consumers that deliver insights to the brand through mobile-based ad campaigns and drive consumer action by incentivizing members with free airtime on their mobile phones' [post_data] post_title = 'Off-Grid Electric' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28419' post_date = '2015-02-04 11:19:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Off Grid Electric, renewable energy, Tanzania, solar home systems, last-mile' _aioseop_description = 'Off Grid Electric is a scalable solar leasing company that delivers innovative stand-alone solar systems to a range of last-mile customers at costs lower than traditional kerosene lighting. It takes advantage of breakthroughs in mobile technology, and controls every aspect of product design, distribution, sales, financing and service. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Webinar: Insights from the mFarmer initiative ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22824' post_date = '2015-02-02 12:00:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, mAgri, impact, service, design, content, marketing, data, M4D impact' [post_data] post_title = 'Savings Groups: A rural sales channel for mobile money in Africa?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22815' post_date = '2015-01-30 13:32:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Airtel, Uganda, mobile money, women, savings groups, cost-effective' _aioseop_description = 'In their 2015 Annual Letter, Bill and Melinda Gates made the following statement: “Mobile banking will help the poor transform their lives”. We at GSMA Connected Women fully agree with this and are working with mobile operators in the emerging markets to ensure that women are part of the financial inclusion revolution that is powered by mobile technology.' _aioseop_title = 'Savings Groups: A rural sales channel for mobile money in Africa?' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22780' post_date = '2015-01-29 16:35:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'affordability, tax, Tanzania' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Utilities at MWC 2015: celebrating a landmark year at the Edge of Innovation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22773' post_date = '2015-01-28 17:03:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, Innovation, energy sector, investment, business models' _aioseop_description = 'Overview of the 2014 for M4D Utilities and preview of events at MWC 2015' [post_data] post_title = 'New data reveals the pace at which global subscribers are moving to mobile data' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22740' post_date = '2015-01-27 13:59:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Digital Inclusion, Mobile for Development, Mobile data' _aioseop_description = 'The Digital Inclusion programme is delighted to share that GSMA Intelligence launched a major new data set, tracking the number of unique subscribers to mobile internet services. This is the first time the industry has seen a global perspective of the number of subscribers moving from traditional voice and SMS services to mobile data services. Tracking this data provides unique insights into where these new subscribers are coming from, whilst emphasising the importance of mobile as the gateway to the internet for many users, particularly in the developing world.' _aioseop_title = 'New data reveals the pace at which global subscribers are moving to mobile data ' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Webinar: Sharing Insights from the mFarmer Initiative' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22737' post_date = '2015-01-26 16:47:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mAgri, Webinar, Sharing, Insights, mFarmer, Initiative' _aioseop_description = 'mAgri Webinar: Sharing Insights from the mFarmer Initiative' _aioseop_title = 'mAgri Webinar: Sharing Insights from the mFarmer Initiative' [post_data] post_title = 'On the 'Resilience Dividend' ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22731' post_date = '2015-01-26 16:04:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Resilience, Framework, Rockefeller' [post_data] post_title = 'User testing, or, the value of cooking with the people you are going to eat with' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22722' post_date = '2015-01-23 14:42:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile money, women, savings groups, Uganda, Airtel' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster Response: Mobile Money for the Displaced' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22717' post_date = '2015-01-23 10:38:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile money, Cash transfer, IDPs, Refugee, Digital Aid, Food insecurity' _aioseop_description = 'Advances in mobile technology have opened up new opportunities, not only for communication, but also for using the mobile handset as a platform for a range of applications. The introduction of data transfer facilities and the rise of mobile financial services around the world have allowed mobile money services to evolve and grow rapidly. At the same time, cash is increasingly being used as a form of humanitarian assistance, either as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, the provision of food or other items. Sensing the potential of mobile technology to make cash transfers more targeted, cost-efficient and rapid, the humanitarian community has begun partnering with mobile money service providers as part of their emergency response to support communities affected by conflict, disasters, and food insecurity.' _aioseop_title = 'Disaster Reponse: Mobile Money for the Displaced' [post_data] post_title = 'The Global Telecom Tower Esco Market: Overview of the global market for energy to telecom towers in off-grid and bad-grid areas' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22694' post_date = '2015-01-19 17:03:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tower, ESCO, off-grid, green power' _aioseop_description = 'By 2020, estimated 390,000 telecom towers will be deployed in off-grid locations, and 790,000 tower will be deployed in bad-grid locations. This will result an annual diesel expense of about $19 billion and GHG emission of about 45 Million tons. This report brings an industry insight on the severity of this problem and a possible approaches to solve it.' _aioseop_title = 'The Global Telecom Tower Esco Market: Overview of the global market for energy to telecom towers in off-grid and bad-grid areas' [post_data] post_title = 'A2A Interoperability Commercial Models Toolkit – Overview' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22679' post_date = '2015-01-15 09:47:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'A2A, interoperability, mobile money, account-to-account, commercial models, tool, toolkit' [post_data] post_title = 'New Disaster Response Report: ‘Business As Usual: How AT&T deals with Natural Disasters’' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22667' post_date = '2015-01-14 16:53:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Business continuity, AT&T, BCM' [post_data] post_title = 'Business As Usual: How AT&T deals with Natural Disasters' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22661' post_date = '2015-01-14 15:34:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AT&T, Business Continuity, BCM, Technology, NDR, Network Recovery, Restoration' _aioseop_description = 'This case study details the extensive reach and rigorous procedures that make up the Network Disaster Recovery plan of one of the largest telecommunications providers in the USA, AT&T. The report focuses on the work the AT&T Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team.' _aioseop_title = 'Business As Usual: How AT&T deals with Natural Disasters' [post_data] post_title = 'Improving energy and water access in emerging markets: What role does mobile money play?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22648' post_date = '2015-01-14 11:34:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, energy sector, PAYG, affordability' _aioseop_description = 'The role for mobile money in improving energy access through increasing affordability' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response Part V' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22621' post_date = '2015-01-07 10:08:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UAV, OpenStreetmap, Technology, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'Nomanini' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28420' post_date = '2015-01-04 11:19:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nomanini, point-of-sales, voucher, terminals, scratch cards' [post_data] post_title = 'NextDrop' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28406' post_date = '2015-01-04 11:04:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'NextDrop, water, Bangalore, BWSSB, supply' [post_data] post_title = 'Decentralised Energy Market in Rural Cambodia – A site visit to Kamworks' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22591' post_date = '2014-12-18 17:05:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kamworks, Cambodia, energy access, Grants, Innovation Fund, site visit' _aioseop_description = 'Overview of site visit to grantee Kamworks in Cambodia & demonstrating differences between energy services in Asia vs East Africa' [post_data] post_title = 'Developing Content for Mobile Agricultural Platforms' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22537' post_date = '2014-12-17 09:00:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'content, agriculture, content development, sourcing, costs' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Inclusion in Africa: A Snapshot ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22567' post_date = '2014-12-15 11:09:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'digital inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response Part IV' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22558' post_date = '2014-12-11 18:27:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Internet, Connectivity, BRCK, Power, Technology, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = ' A few lessons from our Grantees' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22518' post_date = '2014-12-11 09:00:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'User testing, mobile, women, Grameen Foundation, Lisa Kienzle' [post_data] post_title = 'The Fragile and the Smart City' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22543' post_date = '2014-12-10 12:16:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Cities, urban, water, sanitation, water, informal settlements, slums, mobile money' _aioseop_description = 'Looking at how to improve utility service delivery via mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Inclusion and the Mobile Internet Revolution' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22535' post_date = '2014-12-10 10:56:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital, Inclusion, Mobile, Internet, Revolution' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile phones are the most popular and widespread form of personal technology on the planet, with 3.6 billion unique mobile subscribers and 7.2 billion connections globally1. Mobile communications profoundly impacts every facet of society, from helping people communicate through to providing access to services such as education, healthcare and financial services. The mobile internet is ushering-in the next wave of social and economic growth.' _aioseop_title = 'Digital Inclusion and the Mobile Internet Revolution' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Connected Women wins ITU’s global GEM-TECH Award for gender equality and ICT ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22530' post_date = '2014-12-10 10:46:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, innovation fund grants, evaluation, recommendations, operators' [post_data] post_title = 'Maternal messaging & mHealth programmes: Empowering and enabling decision makers to include mHealth services into their budgets' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22488' post_date = '2014-12-08 10:43:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Donor funding, sustainability, business case, impact evidence, Value added services, mHealth, stakeholders' _aioseop_description = 'Sustaining grant- or donor-funded mHealth services once funding has come to an end is a major challenge worldwide. This has largely been attributed to a lack of understanding of the true financial implications as well as a lack of empirical evidence of the effectiveness of such programmes.' _aioseop_title = 'Maternal messaging & mHealth programmes: Empowering and enabling decision makers to include mHealth services into their budgets' [post_data] post_title = 'Reuters Market Light' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28372' post_date = '2014-12-04 09:43:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Reuters Market Light, RML, agriculture, finance, farmers, India' [post_data] post_title = 'Emerging Market Entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley: making the mobile connection' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28365' post_date = '2014-12-04 09:35:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Financing, Sillicon Valley, social impact, emerging markets ' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Human-Centered Design for Good' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22466' post_date = '2014-12-03 17:26:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'user design, HCD, impact, Kilimo Salama, agriculture, mobile, scale, business value, MNOs' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Country Feasibility Report: Ghana 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22463' post_date = '2014-12-03 14:21:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, Mozambique, public health' [post_data] post_title = 'Maternal mHealth: Solution / Product and Technology Framework ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22452' post_date = '2014-12-02 10:36:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Product, Solutions and Technology, interoperability, mobile solutions, maternal health, maternal messaging, Subscription, Registration, Identification' _aioseop_description = 'This mHealth Product / Solutions and Technology (P&T) Framework provides principles, models, concepts, and guidelines for delivering interoperable mobile solutions for maternal health.' _aioseop_title = 'Maternal mHealth: Solution / Product and Technology Framework ' [post_data] post_title = 'mHealth for MNCH Impact Model' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22403' post_date = '2014-11-25 16:26:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Monitoring and Evaluation. Health impact, Implementation strategies, Outcome measurement' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response Part III' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22389' post_date = '2014-11-25 10:44:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Remote, Connectivity, Technology, Challenge networks, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'How far we’ve come: comparing GSMA mAgri events in 2011 and 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22361' post_date = '2014-11-24 15:21:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MNOs, scale, agri VAS, impact, mobile financial services, mFarmer, events, users, farmers, content' [post_data] post_title = 'Significant mobile barriers yet widespread enthusiasm for mobile technology amongst women in PNG' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22357' post_date = '2014-11-24 11:53:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ITU, GEM-TECH Award, 2015, winner, Connected Women, Gender equality, ICT,' [post_data] post_title = 'Striving and Surviving in Papua New Guinea: Exploring the Lives of Women at the Base of the Pyramid' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22617' post_date = '2014-11-21 14:17:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Papua New Guinea, women, BOP, mobile, basic needs, livelihoods' _aioseop_description = 'The mobile industry – and indeed much of the world – knows little about the lives, struggles and aspirations of women in Papua New Guinea (PNG), particularly those living at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP). What are their greatest needs and aspirations? What challenges do they face in meeting the basic needs of their families? How are their decisions influenced by family, friends and community groups? And how might mobile services help to improve their daily lives and advance their hopes and plans for the future?' _aioseop_title = 'Striving and Surviving in Papua New Guinea: Exploring the Lives of Women at the Base of the Pyramid' [post_data] post_title = 'User testing a mobile product for women – the why and the how' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22347' post_date = '2014-11-21 12:34:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'PNG, women, mobile, barriers, opportunity' [post_data] post_title = 'Putting a human face on a mobile service for women: the story of Georgette in Madagascar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22341' post_date = '2014-11-21 10:49:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, user testing, market research, consumer insights' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money profitability: A digital ecosystem to drive healthy margins' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22333' post_date = '2014-11-20 13:57:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, profitability, ecosystem, profit margins, mobile operators' [post_data] post_title = 'Tower Power Africa: Energy Challenges and Opportunities for the Mobile Industry in Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22311' post_date = '2014-11-20 11:11:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tower, green power, off-grid' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy in the Use of Mobile Phone Data for Responding to the Ebola Outbreak ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22306' post_date = '2014-11-19 18:21:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'CDR, Call Data Records, Ebola, Disease outbreak, Guidelines, Health' _aioseop_description = 'When Call Data Records (CDRs) are used to help in the response to the Ebola outbreak, mobile operators wish to ensure mobile users' privacy is respected and protected and any associated risks are addressed. This document outlines, in broad terms, the privacy standards that mobile operators will apply when subscriber mobile phone data is used, in these exceptional circumstances, for responses to the Ebola outbreak.' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy in the Use of Mobile Phone Data for Responding to the Ebola Outbreak ' [post_data] post_title = 'World Toilet Day - Discussing the Potential Power of Mobile Payment Systems for the Sanitation Sector' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22294' post_date = '2014-11-19 13:09:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'World Toilet Day, Sanitation, Sanergy, mobile money' _aioseop_description = 'The potential of using mobile payment systems to improve the delivery of sanitation facilities' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Smart Energy Solutions – Côte d’Ivoire Case Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22265' post_date = '2014-11-18 11:43:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange, Cote d'Ivoire, energy, smart meters, rural, urban, utilities' _aioseop_description = 'This case study, led by the GSMA M4D Utilities programme in partnership with Orange, explores the opportunity for mobile technology and mobile operators to support smart solutions for improved energy access in Côte d’Ivoire. ' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile for Smart Energy Solutions – Côte d’Ivoire Case Study' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Smart Energy Solutions - Senegal Case Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22260' post_date = '2014-11-18 11:31:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange, Senegal, energy, smart meters, rural, urban, utilities' _aioseop_description = 'This case study explores the opportunity for mobile technology and mobile operators to support smart solutions for improved energy access in Senegal. ' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile for Smart Energy Solutions - Senegal Case Study' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Smart Energy Solutions – Botswana Case Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22254' post_date = '2014-11-18 11:20:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange, Botswana, energy, smart meters, rural, urban, utilities' _aioseop_description = 'This case study explores the opportunity for mobile technology and mobile operators to support smart solutions for improved energy access in Botswana. ' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile for Smart Energy Solutions – Botswana Case Study' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Connected Women at Africa 360: Accelerating the Female Digital Economy' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22245' post_date = '2014-11-17 16:24:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Madagascar, women, gender harassment, violence, mobile, life story, women rights' [post_data] post_title = 'Sunlabob Case Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22221' post_date = '2014-11-17 10:38:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tower, green power, off-grid' _aioseop_description = 'The GSMA Green Power for Mobile team completed a case study for Sunlabob Renewable Energy Myanmar, providing key insights on how to develop a cost-effective, reliable off-grid power solution for the telecom sector in Myanmar.' _aioseop_title = 'Sunlabob Case Study' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: Maymay in Myanmar. How and why Ooredoo are targeting Myanmar women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22185' post_date = '2014-11-11 16:36:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ooredoo, Myanmar, mobile, maternal health, maymay' [post_data] post_title = 'Latest insights from mFarmer services revealed in new evaluation reports by GSMA' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22171' post_date = '2014-11-11 10:48:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'evaluation, mKisan, Senekela, Airtel Kilimo, mFarmer, user adoption, pricing, data, business intelligence, service uptake' [post_data] post_title = 'Local Content, Smartphones and Digital Inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22168' post_date = '2014-11-10 18:48:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital Skills, Connectivity, Information Poverty, Mozilla' [post_data] post_title = 'Code of Conduct for Mobile Money Providers' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22156' post_date = '2014-11-06 08:16:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, providers, Code of Conduct, principles, fraud, risk, mitigation' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Inclusion Report 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22103' post_date = '2014-11-04 11:27:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'digital inclusion, connected society, mobile internet' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile phones have become the most popular and widespread form of personal technology on the planet, with 3.6 billion unique mobile subscribers and 7.2 billion connections globally. Mobile has had a profound impact on all aspects of life, from simply allowing people to communicate with each other, to providing access to services such as education, healthcare and financial services. The mobile internet will bring the next wave of growth and impact.' _aioseop_title = 'Digital Inclusion Report 2014' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Smart Solutions: How Mobile can Improve Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22084' post_date = '2014-11-03 15:18:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, Access, Utilities, Mobile, operators, service providers, partnership' _aioseop_description = 'How can mobile improve energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa? This research report explores the opportunity for mobile operators to partner with energy service providers' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile for Smart Solutions: How Mobile can Improve Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa' [post_data] post_title = 'Zoona' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28087' post_date = '2014-11-03 13:29:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Zoona, mobile payments, P2P, entrepreneurs' [post_data] post_title = 'Unlocking Relevant Web Content for the Next 4 Billion people' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28084' post_date = '2014-11-03 13:18:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital Skills, Connectivity, Information Poverty, Mozilla' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Toolkit' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28077' post_date = '2014-11-03 13:04:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Financing, Sillicon Valley, social impact, emerging markets ' [post_data] post_title = 'Early results from Orange Sènèkèla: data and insights from the baseline (version française disponible)' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22058' post_date = '2014-11-03 11:43:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange, Sènèkèla, Mali, West Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, GSMA, mAgri, mFarmer, service, design, content, marketing' _aioseop_description = 'Sènèkèla is an agricultural value added service (Agri VAS) which launched in Mali in July 2013. It offers a helpline, staffed by agricultural experts, covering a range of agricultural topics and market prices.' _aioseop_title = 'Early results from Orange Sènèkèla: data and insights from the baseline (version française disponible)' [post_data] post_title = 'Duma Works Case Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=22032' post_date = '2014-10-31 16:26:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Duma, Works, Case, Study' _aioseop_description = 'This case study from Duma Works in Kenya looks at how mobile technology transforms the hiring process for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), making the experience more efficient and at an affordable cost.' _aioseop_title = 'Duma Works Case Study' [post_data] post_title = 'Early results from Airtel Kilimo: data and insights from the baseline' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21901' post_date = '2014-10-27 10:36:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Airtel, Kilimo, Kenya, East Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, GSMA, mAgri, mFarmer, service, design, content, marketing' _aioseop_description = 'Airtel Kilimo is an agricultural value added service (Agri VAS) developed and managed by Airtel Kenya. The service provides customised information about crops, weather and market prices to farmers in Kenya via their mobile phones.' _aioseop_title = 'Early results from Airtel Kilimo: data and insights from the baseline' [post_data] post_title = 'Reaching half of the market: women and mobile money – The example of Beam in India' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21891' post_date = '2014-10-27 10:08:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, summit, Cape Town, highlights, Anne Bouverot, Dr. Gupta' [post_data] post_title = 'Blueprint: Ebola Mobile Response' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21876' post_date = '2014-10-24 13:30:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Partnerships, best practices, Ebola content, Marketing and PR, Partner commitment' _aioseop_title = 'Blueprint: Ebola Mobile Response' [post_data] post_title = 'mKisan project update: data and insights from the midline' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21869' post_date = '2014-10-23 16:15:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mKisan, India, East Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, mAgri, customer journey, service, uptake, design, methodology' _aioseop_description = 'mKisan is an agricultural value added service (Agri-VAS) which had been live in India since December 2012. The service offers push content in the form of SMS and access to two pull channels, an IVR menu and a helpline, on purchase of a subscription package which costs 1INR per day, purchasable in packs of 10, 20 or 30 days. In the year since the baseline mKisan’s user base has more than doubled in size. However, its most valued customer base, the IVR users, has not seen the same level of growth. More users than ever are now subscribed to SMS tips and updates without accessing pull content through IVR or helpline. At the same time users who do access IVR are now much more likely to report satisfaction with the service and become repeat users than they were in March 2013.' _aioseop_title = 'mKisan project update: data and insights from the midline' [post_data] post_title = 'Responding to regional challenges in MENA; Mobile solutions and partnerships' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21792' post_date = '2014-10-20 14:50:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Partnerships, Protracted crisis' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA announces new funding and scope for rebranded Mobile for Development Utilities Programme' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21777' post_date = '2014-10-20 12:29:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, water, sanitation, Grants, Innovation Fund, DFID, donor, WASH' _aioseop_description = 'The GSMA and DFID today announced an additional £6 million in funding has been provided by DFID to extend the GSMA’s work to improve energy, water and sanitation, as part of its newly branded Mobile for Development Utilities programme.' _aioseop_title = 'New funding and scope for rebranded Mobile for Development Utilities Programme' [post_data] post_title = 'Reaching half of the market: women and mobile money – the example of Nationwide Microbank in PNG' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21728' post_date = '2014-10-20 09:10:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Beam, India, mobile money, women, research' [post_data] post_title = 'Extending reach: Mobile money in rural areas' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21596' post_date = '2014-10-16 11:14:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, rural, rural areas, strategies, customers, agents' [post_data] post_title = 'MNOs respond to storm season as UNISDR praises India’s ‘Zero Casualty’ focus' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21569' post_date = '2014-10-15 11:18:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Typhoon, Cyclone, Storm, Zero-casualty, UNISDR' [post_data] post_title = 'Connected Society' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21525' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:56:50' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected, Society' _aioseop_description = 'Connected Society' _aioseop_title = 'Connected Society' [post_data] post_title = 'Connected Society - Meet the Team' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21543' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:54:11' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital, Inclusion, Meet, Team ' _aioseop_description = 'Meet the Team ' _aioseop_title = 'Meet the Team' [post_data] post_title = 'Connected Society Blog' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21541' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:52:34' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital, Inclusion, Blog ' _aioseop_description = 'Blog' _aioseop_title = 'Blog' [post_data] post_title = 'Connected Society Resources' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21539' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:52:00' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital, Inclusion, Resources ' _aioseop_description = 'Resources ' _aioseop_title = 'Resources ' [post_data] post_title = 'Locally Relevant Content' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21537' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:50:13' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital, Inclusion, Local, Content ' _aioseop_description = 'Many consumers in developing countries are unable to take part in the mobile internet revolution because there is a lack of local content that is relevant to them.' _aioseop_title = 'Local Content' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Literacy' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21535' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:49:29' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Consumer, Barriers, Digital, Inclusion' _aioseop_description = 'Many consumers in developing countries are unable to take part in the mobile internet revolution because they lack awareness of what the mobile internet is and the skills to use the internet proficiently. ' _aioseop_title = 'Consumer Barriers' [post_data] post_title = 'Infrastructure Economics' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21533' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:47:53' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Network, Infrastructure, Policy, Digital, Inclusion' _aioseop_description = 'Access to mobile internet requires coverage of 2.5G (GPRS), 2.75G (EDGE), 3G or 4G (LTE) technology. Mobile coverage is provided by cell towers over a surrounding radius, a cell, which is interlinked via backhaul to create a mobile network that can provide internet connectivity. Today, approximately 85% of the world's population is covered by a 2G signal and exceeds 70% for all countries. For faster mobile broadband 3G technology, the coverage is 55% by population with a concentration in urban areas.' _aioseop_title = 'Network Infrastructure and Policy' [post_data] post_title = 'Affordability' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21531' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:46:03' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tax, Digital, Inclusion' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile phones are revolutionising the lives of millions of people and will continue to be the primary means for the majority to access voice, data and internet services.' _aioseop_title = 'Tax' [post_data] post_title = 'Workstreams' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21529' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:42:56' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Workstreams, Digital, Inclusion ' _aioseop_title = 'Workstreams ' [post_data] post_title = 'What is Connected Society? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=21527' post_date = '2014-10-14 14:41:44' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'What, Digital, Inclusion' _aioseop_description = 'The GSMA’s Connected Society programme supports the industry to connect an additional one billion people in developing countries to the mobile internet by 2020' _aioseop_title = 'What is Connected Society' [post_data] post_title = 'Reaching half of the market: women and mobile money - The example of UBL in Pakistan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21501' post_date = '2014-10-13 11:22:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ationwide Microbank, PNG, mobile money, women, research' [post_data] post_title = 'Beyond vouchers: Meeting growing demand for off-net P2P transfers' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21481' post_date = '2014-10-09 10:08:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'vouchers, off-net, transfers, P2P, customers, mobile money, interoperability' [post_data] post_title = 'Assessing the potential for Green Power for Mobile: Telenor Myanmar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21478' post_date = '2014-10-09 09:01:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Green Power for Mobile, GPM, Telenor Myanmar, case study, investigate, green power deployments, multiple business models, power model' _aioseop_description = 'Green Power for Mobile (GPM) completed a joint case study with Telenor Myanmar to investigate the possibility of green power deployments. During this four-week engagement GPM analysed multiple business models for various base station loads and compared it with the current power model in place.' _aioseop_title = 'Assessing the potential for Green Power for Mobile: Telenor Myanmar' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response Part II' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21470' post_date = '2014-10-08 12:59:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Innovation, App, Technology, SK Telecom' [post_data] post_title = 'Uninor launches Project Sampark' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21459' post_date = '2014-10-06 14:03:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UBL, Pakistan, mobile money, women, research' [post_data] post_title = 'Best Practice Guide for Green Energy Provision in Telecoms: Myanmar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21455' post_date = '2014-10-03 13:26:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tower, green power, off-grid' _aioseop_description = 'This document will serve as a best-practice guide for MNOs, TowerCos and ESCOs to learn how to go through the different stages of selecting, procuring and powering green sites in Myanmar. GPM also has published a complete Myanmar Market Insight report to describe the potential of a green power for telecom sector in Myanmar. ' _aioseop_title = 'Best Practice Guide for Green Energy Provision in Telecoms: Myanmar' [post_data] post_title = 'Identifying Micro-Markets For Clean Energy Access – New Ventures India’s approach' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21447' post_date = '2014-10-03 12:03:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'New Ventures India, micro-markets, partnerships, scale, financial inclusion' _aioseop_description = 'Introducing New Ventures India’s methodology to identify micro-markets for clean energy access.' [post_data] post_title = 'BBC Janala' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=27998' post_date = '2014-10-03 11:35:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'BBC Janala, English, language, training, education, Bangladesh' [post_data] post_title = 'Setting up shop: Strategies for building effective merchant payment networks' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21433' post_date = '2014-10-02 09:02:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'merchants, payments, merchant networks, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA MMU Infographic: The Kenyan Journey to Digital Financial Inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21409' post_date = '2014-09-29 14:34:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Kenya, regulation, policy, regulators, financial inclusion, enabling, technology' [post_data] post_title = 'MECS at World Water Week 2014: Mobile and Information Technology for Water and Energy Services ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21398' post_date = '2014-09-26 08:00:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'World Water Week, data, CGAP, World Bank, Portland State University, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Ghana, India, OMC Power, WASH' _aioseop_description = 'Highlights from M4D Utilities session at World Water Week event' [post_data] post_title = 'Government intervention in the South African broadband market' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21554' post_date = '2014-09-25 16:30:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Government, intervention, South, African, broadband, market' _aioseop_description = 'The Government in South Africa recognises the importance of the ICT sector and broadband on the wider economy. As part of its National Broadband Plan (South Africa Connect), the Government has set ambitious targets for broadband availability.' _aioseop_title = 'Government intervention in the South African broadband market' [post_data] post_title = 'What do Tanzanian farmers want from Agri-VAS?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21385' post_date = '2014-09-24 17:34:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'crops, season, yields, farmers, Tanzania, mobile services, agricultural information, rural, villages, field visit' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response; Part I' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21309' post_date = '2014-09-18 14:48:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'NTT, Disaster Messaging, Innovation, Technology' _aioseop_description = 'The use of technology to improve humanitarian action and make disaster preparedness and response more efficient has been increasing in the past number of years. A large number of mobile operators have been leading this trend and have released products or services that can be used by subscribers in disaster scenarios. Some of these involve a subscriber personal alarm or wider public alert systems and others involve clever innovations around the network itself.  In this blog we look at what NTT DoCoMo in Japan have developed to enable communications between isolated loved ones over congested mobile networks.' _aioseop_title = 'Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response; Part I' [post_data] post_title = 'Assessing the case for Single Wholesale Networks in mobile communications' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21551' post_date = '2014-09-17 16:06:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'single wholesale network, infrastructure, economics, rural coverage' _aioseop_description = 'Policymakers in a number of countries are proposing to establish a single wholesale network (SWN) instead of relying upon competing mobile networks to deliver 4G mobile broadband services in their country.' _aioseop_title = 'Assessing the case for Single Wholesale Networks in mobile communications' [post_data] post_title = 'Surtaxes on International Incoming Traffic in Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21636' post_date = '2014-09-16 15:31:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, surtax, SIIT, affordability' _aioseop_description = 'The report studies the effects of the Surtax on International Incoming Traffic (SIIT) in six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and on regional integration. The report findings are in line with a recent similar publication from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that shows that imposing higher charges for the termination of international inbound traffic suppresses demand. In accord with the GSMA’s report, the OECD concludes that those governments that impose higher termination charges do not see their revenues increase proportionately.' _aioseop_title = 'Surtaxes on International Incoming Traffic in Africa' [post_data] post_title = 'The role of mobile in enabling energy & water access for “under-grid” areas of Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21279' post_date = '2014-09-15 17:35:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'role, mobile, enabling, energy, water, access, under, grid, Kenya' _aioseop_description = 'Visualizing the proportion of households and businesses that are “under grid” in one of 150 Kenyan "transformer communities" mapped by the UC Berkeley study. In the map, the white circle labelled “T” identifies the REA transformer. The white outline demarcates the 600-meter radius boundary. Green represents unconnected households, scaled by household size. Yellow represents connected structures.' _aioseop_title = 'The role of mobile in enabling energy & water access for “under-grid” areas of Kenya' [post_data] post_title = 'Sub-Saharan Africa – Universal Service Fund study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21642' post_date = '2014-09-15 15:43:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'universal fund service, rural coverage' _aioseop_description = 'The Sub-Saharan Africa Universal Service Fund (USF) study finds that USFs in the region do not appear to be the most appropriate mechanism for providing universal access and service, and to furthering social and economic improvement in a proactive, cost-effective and transparent manner. Generally, the report found significant deficiencies in fund structure, management and operation throughout the SSA region. It concludes that consideration must be given to disbanding inactive funds and return the remaining monies to the operators who paid the levies in the first place and, where this is not feasible, gradually reduce the levy collected for either inactive or low activity funds and gradually phase out the funds. ' _aioseop_title = 'Sub-Saharan Africa – Universal Service Fund study' [post_data] post_title = '“Super-flood” causes major communications challenges' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21272' post_date = '2014-09-15 11:03:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Flood, Flooding, Connectivity, Super-flood, Displacement, Vodafone, Aircel' [post_data] post_title = 'Next steps towards resilient networks and partnerships in Dhaka, Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21269' post_date = '2014-09-12 17:27:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Flooding, Connectivity, Partnership' [post_data] post_title = 'Ooredoo Myanmar launches maymay, a maternal health app for women on 3G networks' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21264' post_date = '2014-09-12 16:41:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sampark, Uninor, India, women, mobile, duo-SIM' [post_data] post_title = 'Food for thought and high yielding ideas at mAgri’s first Asian Working Group meet' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21252' post_date = '2014-09-10 17:40:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, event, round table, insights, agriculture, practitioners, content, mobile, MNOs' [post_data] post_title = 'Reaching half of the market: Women and mobile money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21236' post_date = '2014-09-10 10:18:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, women, customers, gender, agents, strategies, customer growth, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'New publication on reaching half of the market: Women and mobile money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21228' post_date = '2014-09-10 10:16:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ooredoo, Myanmar, maymay, launch, Connected Women, maternal health' [post_data] post_title = 'Targeting rural women with a full value proposition - Snapshot: Etisalat in Togo and Benin' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20953' post_date = '2014-09-05 16:05:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile money, women, research, global, emerging market' [post_data] post_title = 'South Africa: mHealth Community Health Worker Research' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20589' post_date = '2014-09-03 10:25:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Community Health Workers, Consumer research, Maternal and Child Health MNCH, Community development, Mobile agents, Mobile applications, Value Added Services' [post_data] post_title = 'Beyond the red and green buttons – a visual and audio mobile literacy toolkit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21140' post_date = '2014-09-02 17:36:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Etisalat, Benin, Togo, Mobile, women, rural' [post_data] post_title = 'Solar transforms Tanzanian village' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21157' post_date = '2014-09-01 14:08:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Solar, transforms, Tanzanian, village' _aioseop_description = 'Simon Collings, Director of Learning and Innovation at Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) writes about the organisation’s recent trip to Mwanza in Northern Tanzania and how he saw solar energy transforming the community.' _aioseop_title = 'Solar transforms Tanzanian village' [post_data] post_title = 'BRAC Bangladesh and Robi Axiata – conducting consumer insights into rural adolescent girls' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21082' post_date = '2014-08-29 12:43:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Toolkit, mobile literacy, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: Consumer Insights for Adolescent Girls – the case of BRAC in Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21076' post_date = '2014-08-29 09:33:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Robi Axiata, BRAC, Bangladesh, mobile, women, consumer insights' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: Grameen Foundation’s “Mobile Midwife” Service in Nigeria - How to generate and use consumer insights to localise mHealth content' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21064' post_date = '2014-08-28 13:48:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'maternal health, Nigeria, mobile midwife, Grameen Foundation, local content' [post_data] post_title = 'Key Take-aways from MECS Asia Working Group in Jakarta, Indonesia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21136' post_date = '2014-08-26 15:47:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, WASH, Water, Sanitation, Working group' _aioseop_description = 'Highlights from M4D Utilities Asia Working Group in Jakarta, in June 2014' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Power for Mobile Technical paper' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21011' post_date = '2014-08-26 11:19:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' _aioseop_description = 'The Green Power for Mobile technical paper “Green Power Design Approach and Feasibility Analysis” focuces on identifying the right design approach for analysing the feasibility of green power as an alternative to diesel based power solution for powering off-grid telecom base station sites. In this paper we look at various design parameters and analyse scenarios related to green power feasbility.' _aioseop_title = 'Green Power for Mobile Technical paper' [post_data] post_title = 'Can a missed call from the mobile phone improve maternity care in Rural India?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20985' post_date = '2014-08-21 10:24:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'BRAC, Bangladesh, adolescent girls, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'World Humanitarian Day 2014: #HumanitarianHeroes' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20975' post_date = '2014-08-20 12:38:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'World Humanitarian Day, Crisis' _aioseop_description = 'Recently international crises have dominated the headlines. Atrocities in Iraq. Ebola in West Africa. Conflict in Gaza. A colleague told me the other day that they had stopped watching the news because it was all just too much.' _aioseop_title = 'World Humanitarian Day 2014: #HumanitarianHeroes' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Power for Mobile Bi-Annual report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20965' post_date = '2014-08-20 11:23:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' _aioseop_description = 'This is the tenth Bi-annual Report published by the Green Power for Mobile programme which presents the latest industry and programme developments, notably in Myanmar where the team has begun country-focussed activities' _aioseop_title = 'Green Power for Mobile Bi-Annual report' [post_data] post_title = 'The Omnipresent Network? Taking Connectivity for Granted' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20944' post_date = '2014-08-14 15:53:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connectivity, Innovation, Technology' [post_data] post_title = 'Highlights from GSMA Mobile Enabled Community Services Africa Working Group 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20913' post_date = '2014-08-11 13:49:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, Water, Sanitation, Innovation Fund, Grants' _aioseop_description = 'Highlights from M4D Utilities Africa Working Group in Rwanda, in June 2014' [post_data] post_title = 'China, Yunnan Earthquake: Vulnerabilities and lifesaving capacities of Mobile' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20910' post_date = '2014-08-08 16:17:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, Connectivity, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = ' South Africa Initiative' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=20870' post_date = '2014-08-07 10:23:30' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = ' South, Africa, Initiative, Creating, opportunities, mobile, operators, collaborate, health, stakeholders, improve, universal, health, access' _aioseop_description = 'Creating opportunities for mobile operators to collaborate with health stakeholders and improve universal health access in South Africa' _aioseop_title = ' South Africa Initiative' [post_data] post_title = 'mHealth Ecosystem Partnership' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=20850' post_date = '2014-08-07 10:02:23' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'mHealth, Ecosystem, Partnership, Increasing, healthcare, vulnerable, women, children, across, Africa, providing, delivery, mechanism, mHealth, services, commercially, sustainable, scalable' _aioseop_description = 'Increasing access to healthcare for vulnerable women and children across Africa, while providing the delivery mechanism for mHealth services that are commercially sustainable and scalable' _aioseop_title = 'mHealth Ecosystem Partnership' [post_data] post_title = 'Problems vs. ideas: why GSMA mAgri is investing in human centred design ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20844' post_date = '2014-08-06 09:05:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, agri VAS, farmers, field, impact, agricultural services, literacy, mobile, social, livelihoods, customer' [post_data] post_title = 'Guidelines for Agricultural Call Centres' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20836' post_date = '2014-08-05 11:01:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mAgri, Call Centers, Tools, mobile, Agriculture, performance, indicators, CRM, developing countries' [post_data] post_title = 'TextWeb' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28341' post_date = '2014-08-04 09:21:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'txtWeb, app store, local content' [post_data] post_title = 'Country Report: Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28326' post_date = '2014-08-04 09:13:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bangladesh, Connectivity, emerging market, Social Impact, Digital Skills' [post_data] post_title = 'Balancing Bottom-up Innovation with a Top-down Mandate' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20787' post_date = '2014-07-30 09:07:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'C-level, CXO, madante, product innvoation, KPIs, strategy,' [post_data] post_title = 'The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: A look back' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20771' post_date = '2014-07-28 16:11:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tsunami, Earthquake' [post_data] post_title = 'What do Tanzanian farmers need from an Agri-VAS?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20700' post_date = '2014-07-23 11:00:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mAgri, GSMA, Mobile for Development' _aioseop_title = 'What do Tanzanian farmers need from an Agri-VAS?' [post_data] post_title = 'Entertainment: the missing M4D value-added service' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20682' post_date = '2014-07-23 08:30:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'India, mobile, missed call, women' _aioseop_description = 'Is a greater focus on entertainment the key to still-elusive scale in M4D? I’ve been asking myself that question ever since a recent trip to visit with our Innovation Grant partners in India. ' _aioseop_title = 'Entertainment: the missing M4D value-added service' [post_data] post_title = 'Commercial Sustainability in mHealth: Myth or Fact?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20671' post_date = '2014-07-22 08:49:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Mobile for Development, M4D, mHealth' _aioseop_description = 'The topic of sustainability (particularly attached to the word "commercial"), as a means of driving scale, often crops up in conversations about mHealth, particularly in developing countries' _aioseop_title = 'Commercial Sustainability in mHealth: Myth or Fact?' [post_data] post_title = 'Start of the 2014 Typhoon Season ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20662' post_date = '2014-07-21 13:06:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Typhoon, Cyclone, Storm, Typhoon Neoguri, Typhoon Glenda, Typhoon Matmo, KDDI, NTT Docomo, Smart, Globe' _aioseop_description = 'Typhoon season has arrived in the Asia Pacific region. Japan was hit by Typhoon Neoguri in the second week of July, the Philippines, China and Vietnam have been impacted by Typhoon Glenda in the third week, and Typhoon Matmo is currently expected to reach Taiwan and China over the coming days.' _aioseop_title = 'Start of the 2014 Typhoon Season ' [post_data] post_title = 'Financial Inclusion in Paraguay: New Mobile Money Regulation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20643' post_date = '2014-07-21 08:30:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Paraguay, mobile money, regulation, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = '3-D Printing Tiny Drones for Resilience? A meeting on Emerging Tech asks, “Why not?” ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20598' post_date = '2014-07-16 12:35:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'IFRC, Red Cross, Technolog, Innovation, Partnership' [post_data] post_title = 'Grant Update: mWomen & mHealth - A Match Made in Nigeria' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20379' post_date = '2014-07-16 10:00:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M4D, entertainment, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'A Spotlight on Indonesia – Disaster Response Working Group summary' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20509' post_date = '2014-07-14 12:42:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Flooding, Earthquake, Resilience, Partnership, Workshop, Telkomsel, Indosat' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobisol Prepaid Energy Brings the World Cup to Rural Rwanda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20518' post_date = '2014-07-14 11:45:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobisol, Prepaid, Energy, Brings, World, Cup, Rural, Rwanda' _aioseop_description = 'This World Cup, Rural Rwandans like Josephine Mukamurenzi are watching matches on TVs powered by Mobisol’s mobile-enabled home solar system. Mobisol is a MECS Innovation Fund Grantee and the company recently shared Josephine’s story with the MECS Africa Working Group participants.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobisol Prepaid Energy Brings the World Cup to Rural Rwanda' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster Response ‘A Spotlight on Indonesia’ Jakarta Event – June 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20465' post_date = '2014-07-10 13:52:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Disaster, Response, Spotlight, Indonesia, Jakarta, Event, June, 2014' _aioseop_description = 'Disaster Response ‘A Spotlight on Indonesia’ Jakarta Event – June 2014' _aioseop_title = 'Disaster Response ‘A Spotlight on Indonesia’ Jakarta Event – June 2014' [post_data] post_title = 'Smartphones & Mobile Money: The Next Generation of Digital Financial Inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20453' post_date = '2014-07-10 08:21:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'smartphones, mobile money, adoption, unbanked, mobile internet, mobile financial services, technology, apps' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mAgri Programme is gearing up to achieve its next goal' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20447' post_date = '2014-07-09 16:25:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'nutrition, agriculture, food production, mobile, mAgri, income, diet, household, challenge, fund' [post_data] post_title = 'Grant Update: HNI’s new information channel designed for women in Madagascar ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20337' post_date = '2014-07-07 11:00:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, mobile midwife, grameen foundation, grant' [post_data] post_title = 'Opportunities for Social Innovation Services in Latin America and The Carribbean' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28323' post_date = '2014-07-04 09:06:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Latin America, Caribbean, VAS vendors, mobile, partnerships' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Access - the Last Mile' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28314' post_date = '2014-07-04 08:57:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'SpaceX, Project Loon, Connectivity, Digital Inclusion, Aerial Networks ' [post_data] post_title = 'Financing Innovation' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28310' post_date = '2014-07-04 08:53:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Financing, Sillicon Valley, social impact, emerging markets ' [post_data] post_title = 'South Africa: End Consumer Primary Research' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20335' post_date = '2014-07-02 10:11:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Consumer research, Maternal and Child Health, Commercial sustainability, Customer insights' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Operators - Join GSMA mWomen in Cape Town!' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20328' post_date = '2014-07-02 09:19:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_custom_link = 'HNI, Madagascar, mobile, women rights, Airtel' [post_data] post_title = 'Turkcell Agro-Doc: Farmers Pay Phone Bills with Extra Yield ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20184' post_date = '2014-06-25 14:12:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'content, agriculture, Agro-Doc, yield, income, farmers, information, advice, mobile phone, Turkey' [post_data] post_title = 'Spotlight on Indonesia: The GSMA team is working with MNOs and Humanitarian Organisations on preparedness in Jakarta' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20191' post_date = '2014-06-25 09:41:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Flooding, Earthquake, Resilience, Partnership, Workshop' _aioseop_description = 'This week, the GSMA Disaster Response Team is hosting a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia to bring together members of the mobile industry, the humanitarian and NGO communities and representatives from Government agencies. ' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA hosts Spotlight on Indonesia: The GSMA team is working with MNOs and Humanitarian Organisations on preparedness in Jakarta disaster response workshop' [post_data] post_title = 'Addressing Technical Literacy as a barrier for women: the importance of user-centric design, Part 2' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20185' post_date = '2014-06-25 09:36:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, cape town, 2015, announcement, mobile360-africa' [post_data] post_title = ' Mobile Enabled Community Services Asia Working Group: Presentations and Documentation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20410' post_date = '2014-06-24 13:30:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = ' Mobile, Enabled, Community, Services, Asia, Working, Group, Presentations, Documentation' _aioseop_description = ' Mobile Enabled Community Services Asia Working Group: Presentations and Documentation' _aioseop_title = ' Mobile Enabled Community Services Asia Working Group: Presentations and Documentation' [post_data] post_title = 'mWomen Innovation Fund Grants' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20163' post_date = '2014-06-24 10:25:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mwomen, innovation fund grants, mobile, women GSMA' _aioseop_description = 'The mWomen programme has awarded 11 Innovation Grants to operators and NGOs. The grants provide seed funding for the design and launch of economically sustainable products and services which increase women's access to and use of mobile phones and value-added services.' _aioseop_title = 'mWomen Innovation Fund Grants' [post_data] post_title = 'Women in Agriculture: a Toolkit for Mobile Services Practitioners' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20111' post_date = '2014-06-18 14:18:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, toolkit, Mobile, Agriculture, Gender, Services' _aioseop_description = 'The ‘Women in Agriculture: a Toolkit for Mobile Services Practitioners', created in partnership with GSMA mAgri, is a resource for MNOs and members of the wider mobile ecosystem who are thinking to develop mobile agricultural services for rural women. The toolkit provides a step-by-step guide across each stage of the product development process, along with successful examples and recommendations.' _aioseop_title = 'Women in Agriculture: a Toolkit for Mobile Services Practitioners' [post_data] post_title = 'A Guide to Developing Mobile Agricultural Services for Women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20088' post_date = '2014-06-18 13:19:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'women, agriculture, gender, mobile services, insights, female, toolkit, agriculture workers' [post_data] post_title = 'Women in Agriculture: a Toolkit for Mobile Services Practitioners' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20083' post_date = '2014-06-18 11:55:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, Agriculture, Toolkit, Mobile, Services, Practitioners' _aioseop_description = 'The ‘Women in Agriculture: a Toolkit for Mobile Services Practitioners', created in partnership with GSMA mAgri, is a resource for MNOs and members of the wider mobile ecosystem who are thinking to develop mobile agricultural services for rural women. The toolkit provides a step-by-step guide across each stage of the product development process, along with successful examples and recommendations.' _aioseop_title = 'Women in Agriculture: a Toolkit for Mobile Services Practitioners' [post_data] post_title = 'IBS Tower – Indonesia - Feasibility Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20080' post_date = '2014-06-17 15:16:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' _aioseop_description = 'IBS was founded in 2006 as an in-building service provider and rapidly transformed itself into a prominent telecom tower company and operator of shared network infrastructure in Indonesia. IBST’s assets are strategically deployed across Indonesia where operators need it most, with a focus across Sumatera and Java islands and is today one of the “big four” public listed tower companies in Indonesia. IBST serves all the telecom operators on their network, and has tenancy ratio of about 1.5 by December 2013.' _aioseop_title = 'IBS Tower – Indonesia - Feasibility Study' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Myanmar Country Specific Working Group' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20071' post_date = '2014-06-17 14:50:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GPM, Myanmar, Country, Specific, Working, Group' _aioseop_description = 'Green Power for Mobile has conducted first working group in 2014 for Myanmar stakeholders in Shangri-la Hotel, Yangon on May 29, in partnership with IFC (World Bank Group). The Working Group has been co-hosted by Ooredoo and sponsored by Narada and Heliocentris. The number delegate has reached 81 participants from 49 different organizations. The event has attracted the multiple stakeholders from MNOs, Vendors, Energy Service Companies (ESCO) and Investors as well. The event was continued by building a technical capacity for engineer on May 30 that taken place at the same venue. Here is a summary from the event.' _aioseop_title = 'GPM Myanmar Country Specific Working Group' [post_data] post_title = 'Good News for Gender Inclusion in Agricultural Mobile Finance ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20058' post_date = '2014-06-16 17:10:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'User testing, women, mobile, barrier, uptake' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Myanmar Country Specific Working Group' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20026' post_date = '2014-06-16 12:00:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GPM, Myanmar, Country, Specific, Working, Group' _aioseop_description = 'Green Power for Mobile has conducted first working group in 2014 for Myanmar stakeholders in Shangri-la Hotel, Yangon on May 29, in partnership with IFC (World Bank Group). The Working Group has been co-hosted by Ooredoo and sponsored by Narada and Heliocentris. The number delegate has reached 81 participants from 49 different organizations. The event has attracted the multiple stakeholders from MNOs, Vendors, Energy Service Companies (ESCO) and Investors as well. The event was continued by building a technical capacity for engineer on May 30 that taken place at the same venue. Here is a summary from the event.' _aioseop_title = 'GPM Myanmar Country Specific Working Group' [post_data] post_title = 'Mutual Value, mutual gain: best practices from successful social sector partnerships with MNOs' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20004' post_date = '2014-06-13 12:51:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, agriculture, mobile, finance, rural' [post_data] post_title = 'Partnerships Insights Paper' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19997' post_date = '2014-06-13 11:29:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, partnerships, framework' [post_data] post_title = 'Sizing the Opportunity: Green Telecoms in Myanmar – Market Analysis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19990' post_date = '2014-06-13 11:11:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Online Vendor Directory' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19978' post_date = '2014-06-12 17:41:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'vendor, directory, green power' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster Risk Management course offered by the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19900' post_date = '2014-06-11 10:50:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, EMI, Resilience, Workshop' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Enabled Community Services Africa Working Group: Presentations and Documentation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=20302' post_date = '2014-06-10 10:17:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, Enabled, Community, Services, Africa, Working, Group, Presentations, Documentation' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile Enabled Community Services Africa Working Group: Presentations and Documentation' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Enabled Community Services Africa Working Group: Presentations and Documentation' [post_data] post_title = 'User-centric design for women at the base of the pyramid' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19862' post_date = '2014-06-10 08:00:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Partnerships, mobile, MNOs, social sector, best practise, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Self Assessment Risk Management Toolkit – Summary' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19868' post_date = '2014-06-09 13:19:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, fraud, risk, toolkit, risk management' [post_data] post_title = 'Self Assessment Risk Management - Executive Overview' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19867' post_date = '2014-06-09 13:09:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, fraud, risk, toolkit, risk management' [post_data] post_title = 'Country Report: Nigeria' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28307' post_date = '2014-06-04 08:48:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nigeria, Regulation, connectivity, Social Impact, Connectivity ' [post_data] post_title = 'Creating Sustainable Mobile Employment Solutions to Address Youth Unemployment' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28304' post_date = '2014-06-04 08:42:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Employment, Youth, emerging markets, Soutkel, Babajob' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile user analytics: a case study in mobile agriculture' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19747' post_date = '2014-05-30 09:48:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M4D impact, data, registration, mAgri, customer journey, insights, Agriculture, services' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D Impact Webinar: Getting the most out of your data – mAgri Case Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19707' post_date = '2014-05-28 17:22:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M4D impact, data, webinar, mAgri, customer journey, insights, Agriculture, services' [post_data] post_title = 'MECS On site: Manobi  - Monitoring & Control of Water Provision and Usage in Senegal' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19656' post_date = '2014-05-27 09:26:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Water, Sanitation, WASH, monitoring, Senegal, Monitoring' _aioseop_description = 'Looking at home Mobisol use mobile to monitor and control water provision and usage in Senegal' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Country Feasibility Report: Nigeria 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19650' post_date = '2014-05-27 07:58:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, public health,' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Country Feasibility Report: Malawi 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19622' post_date = '2014-05-19 12:00:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth public health' [post_data] post_title = 'Predicting the Future of Mobile-Enabled Energy and Water Services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19602' post_date = '2014-05-14 13:05:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, WASH, Water, Sanitation, Grant, Annual report' _aioseop_description = 'Blog to launch 2014 Annual Report' [post_data] post_title = 'Predicting the Future of Mobile-Enabled Community Services - MECS Annual Report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19608' post_date = '2014-05-14 13:00:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'water, energy, innovation grant, mobile, utilities' [post_data] post_title = 'Building sustainability: lessons from Swazi cotton' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19577' post_date = '2014-05-13 11:22:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Technoserve, SMS, Swaziland, information service, commercially viable, cotton, NGO, cotton farmers' [post_data] post_title = 'Water Voices: Aswanet on levels of service and factors that go into developing a service program – Part 2' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19562' post_date = '2014-05-08 07:52:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Water, Sanitation, WASH, Aswanet' _aioseop_description = 'Outlining how Aswanet developed a service model for water provision' [post_data] post_title = 'Use of Mobile Services Among Poor Women: An Interview with Camilla Nestor of Grameen Foundation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19556' post_date = '2014-05-07 07:50:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'User-centric, mobile, women, BOP, design' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Country Feasibility Report: South Africa 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19544' post_date = '2014-05-06 08:04:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, public health' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile User Analytics: A case study in mobile agriculture' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28298' post_date = '2014-05-04 08:28:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agriculture, data, analysis, customer journey' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money in Côte d’Ivoire: A turnaround story' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19529' post_date = '2014-05-02 12:36:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, customer adoption, Côte d’Ivoire, market conditions, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'Using qualitative research to gain a deep understanding of the resource-poor women’s segment' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19524' post_date = '2014-05-02 07:43:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Grameen Foundation, women, mobile, poverty, access, user-behaviour, Camilla Nestor' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Disaster Response launches a series of Virtual Disaster Response Workshops' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19483' post_date = '2014-04-24 15:17:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Workshop, Resilience, Technology, Innovation, BCM, Business continuity' [post_data] post_title = 'Malawi' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19369' post_date = '2014-04-23 15:13:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Malawi' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified ' _aioseop_title = 'Malawi' [post_data] post_title = 'Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19366' post_date = '2014-04-23 15:11:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Uganda' _aioseop_description = 'Diversification is permitted but not initially required. However, the Bank of Uganda reserves the right to require diversification of funds across multiple licensed institution. Mobile Money Guidelines 2013 6(b)(i): Mobile money service providers may establish partnerships with multiple licensed institutions and vice versa. Each licensed institution shall be required to apply for a letter of no-objection from the Bank of Uganda. Bank of Uganda may require diversification of the escrow account over several licensed institutions as and when deemed necessary. ' _aioseop_title = 'Uganda' [post_data] post_title = 'Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19364' post_date = '2014-04-23 14:01:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka' _aioseop_description = 'Not required. However, if a provider opens up custodial accounts in more than one licensed commercial bank, the provider must (1) clearly identify which e-money accounts are associated with each custodial account; and (2) share this information with the bank holding the custodial account. Mobile Payments Guidelines: 1) Art. 6.1: [W]hen a licensed service provider opens multiple custodian accounts with more than one LCB [Licensed Commercial Bank], the licensed service provider shall clearly define the set of e-money accounts related to each custodian account, and such information shall also be provided to the relevant custodian bank. ' _aioseop_title = 'Sri Lanka' [post_data] post_title = 'Bolivia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19362' post_date = '2014-04-23 14:00:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bolivia' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified' _aioseop_title = 'Bolivia' [post_data] post_title = 'Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19360' post_date = '2014-04-23 13:59:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Peru' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified' _aioseop_title = 'Peru' [post_data] post_title = 'WAEMU' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19358' post_date = '2014-04-23 13:56:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WAEMU' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified' _aioseop_title = 'WAEMU' [post_data] post_title = 'Namibia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19355' post_date = '2014-04-23 13:55:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Namibia' _aioseop_description = 'E-money issuers must deposit pooled funds in one or more licensed banks. No specific diversification requirements are stipulated (Determination on E-Money, Section 11.2.1)' _aioseop_title = 'Namibia' [post_data] post_title = 'Philippines' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19352' post_date = '2014-04-23 13:51:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Philippines' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified' _aioseop_title = 'Philippines' [post_data] post_title = 'Malawi' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19347' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:54:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Malawi' _aioseop_description = 'Yes, the common law concept of the trust was adopted from the English legal tradition.' _aioseop_title = 'Malawi' [post_data] post_title = 'Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19345' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:53:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Uganda' _aioseop_description = 'Yes, the common law concept of the trust was adopted from the English legal tradition.' _aioseop_title = 'Uganda' [post_data] post_title = 'Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19343' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:52:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka' _aioseop_description = 'Yes, the Trusts Ordinance of 1917 introduced the concept of the trust from the English legal tradition.' _aioseop_title = 'Sri Lanka' [post_data] post_title = 'Bolivia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19341' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:51:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bolivia' _aioseop_title = 'Bolivia' [post_data] post_title = 'Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19339' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:51:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Peru' _aioseop_description = 'As a Civil Law jurisdiction, Peru does not have an exact replica of an Anglo-American trust. Instead, it has a Latin American institution known as the fideicomiso. There are important differences between the fideicomiso and the Anglo-American trust.' _aioseop_title = 'Peru' [post_data] post_title = 'WAEMU' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19337' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:49:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WAEMU' _aioseop_description = 'As Civil Law jurisdictions, WAEMU countries do not have an exact replica of an Anglo-American trust. Instead, they have adopted a French institution known as la fiducie. There are important differences between la fiducie and the Anglo-American trust.' _aioseop_title = 'WAEMU' [post_data] post_title = 'Namibia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19333' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:48:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Namibia' _aioseop_description = 'Yes. The Trust Moneys Protection Act 34 of 1934 sets out the requirements for establishing a trust.' _aioseop_title = 'Namibia' [post_data] post_title = 'Philippines' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19330' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:47:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Philippines' _aioseop_description = 'Yes. References to trusts are explicitly included in the Civil Code, along with a statement that the general Law of Trusts applies in the absence of a conflict with certain key legislation (Civil Code, Art. 1440-1457).' _aioseop_title = 'Philippines' [post_data] post_title = 'Malawi' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19325' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:42:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Malawi' _aioseop_description = 'Common Law, with roots in English legal tradition, plus elements of customary law.' _aioseop_title = 'Malawi' [post_data] post_title = 'Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19323' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:42:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Uganda' _aioseop_description = 'Common Law, with roots in English legal tradition, plus elements of customary law.' _aioseop_title = 'Uganda' [post_data] post_title = 'Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19320' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:41:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka' _aioseop_description = 'Hybrid: Sri Lanka's legal system has its foundation in Roman-Dutch Law, upon which an English common law system was developed. Customary and religious law also apply in some cases to certain ethnic and religious groups.' _aioseop_title = 'Sri Lanka' [post_data] post_title = 'Bolivia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19318' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:40:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bolivia' _aioseop_description = 'Civil Law, with roots in Spanish, Napoleonic, and other legal traditions' _aioseop_title = 'Bolivia' [post_data] post_title = 'Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19316' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:39:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Peru' _aioseop_description = 'Civil Law, with roots in Spanish legal tradition' _aioseop_title = 'Peru' [post_data] post_title = 'WAEMU' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19314' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:38:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WAEMU' _aioseop_description = 'Civil Law, with roots in French legal tradition' _aioseop_title = 'WAEMU' [post_data] post_title = 'Namibia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19312' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:36:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Namibia' _aioseop_description = 'Hybrid, with common law, Roman-Dutch elements imported from South Africa, and local customary law.' _aioseop_title = 'Namibia' [post_data] post_title = 'Philippines' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19307' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:33:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Philippines' _aioseop_description = 'Legal System Hybrid, with roots in both Spanish Civil Law and American Common Law legal traditions ' _aioseop_title = 'Philippines' [post_data] post_title = 'Malawi' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19302' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:10:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Malawi' _aioseop_description = 'Trust account funds must at all times equal outstanding e-money liabilities.' _aioseop_title = 'Malawi' [post_data] post_title = 'Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19300' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:08:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Uganda' _aioseop_description = 'Reconciliation between the escrow account and outstanding e-money liabilities should take place daily.' _aioseop_title = 'Uganda' [post_data] post_title = 'Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19296' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:05:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka' _aioseop_description = '100% of the value of funds collected from e-money accountholders must be set aside in one or more "custodian accounts" in licensed commercial banks. The custodial bank is responsible for reconciliation between the funds held in the bank and outstanding e-money liabilities. Any discrepancy must be reconciled and cleared within 7 days, or such discrepancy must be reported to the Central Bank. Mobile Payments Guidelines: 1) Art. 1.3: Licensed service providers operating custodian account based mobile payment systems shall . . . maintain the cumulative sum collected from all e-money account holders in the custodian account/s at all times. 2) Art. 6.2: The custodian bank shall be responsible for the following: . . . d. Reconciliation of funds held in the custodian account with the cumulative values of all e-money accounts issued by the licensed service provider. Any discrepancy between the e-money accounts and the custodian account shall be reconciled and cleared within 7 days. Discrepancies that cannot be cleared within this period shall be reported to the CBSL for information. However, the custodian bank shall have a mechanism to resolve those discrepancies within a reasonable time; ' _aioseop_title = 'Sri Lanka' [post_data] post_title = 'Bolivia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19293' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:04:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bolivia' _aioseop_description = 'Funds held in trust must be equal in value to outstanding e-money liabilities. If funds held in trust fall below this amount, the trust must be replenished within 30 days. Circular ASFI/102/2011, Section 5: 1) Art. 3: The amount of the separate trust fund created by the ESPM should be equivalent to the total amount of electronic money circulating in the service's distribution channel. 2) Art. 7: The amount of the guarantee established through the trust may not at any time be less than the electronic money in circulation in the distribution channel. If a lower amount is recorded, the ESPM must make up the difference in a period of 30 days or less. ' _aioseop_title = 'Bolivia' [post_data] post_title = 'Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19291' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:03:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Peru' _aioseop_description = 'Funds held in trust must be equal in value to outstanding e-money issued (Law 29,985 on Electronic Money, Art. 6.1).' _aioseop_title = 'Peru' [post_data] post_title = 'WAEMU' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19289' post_date = '2014-04-23 11:01:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WAEMU' _aioseop_description = 'Instruction No. 1 of 2006, Article 18 requires that electronic money institutions shall set aside an amount at least equal to their financial commitment related to outstanding electronic money issued.' _aioseop_title = 'WAEMU' [post_data] post_title = 'Namibia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19287' post_date = '2014-04-23 10:59:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Namibia' _aioseop_description = 'Determination on Issuing of Electronic Money in Namibia requiresE-money issuers to set aside funds equal to "at least 100% of the value of aggregate outstanding e-money liabilities" ' _aioseop_title = 'Namibia' [post_data] post_title = 'Philippines' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19279' post_date = '2014-04-23 10:55:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Philippines' _aioseop_description = 'To further protect the e-money holders and ensure that e-money redemptions are adequately met at all times, the entity should have sufficient liquid assets equal to the amount of outstanding e-money issued.' _aioseop_title = 'Philippines' [post_data] post_title = 'The Experience of Mobile Banking for Coffee Growers in Colombia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19268' post_date = '2014-04-23 10:49:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile transactions, mobile banking, coffee, Colombia, mobile money, USSD, farmers, Aldeamo' [post_data] post_title = 'Malawi' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19263' post_date = '2014-04-23 09:49:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Malawi' _aioseop_description = 'Funds held in a trust account only may be used to facilitate mobile payment transactions. ' _aioseop_title = 'Malawi' [post_data] post_title = 'Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19261' post_date = '2014-04-23 09:46:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Uganda' _aioseop_description = 'The licensed financial institution assumes fiduciary responsibility for transactions related to the escrow account. If the mobile money service provider (MMSP) terminates service or liquidates, the MMSP must provide the licensed financial institution with the necessary information to identify the customers who should be paid from the escrow account. In such a case, the licensed financial institution must have the authority to distribute the escrow account funds to the e-money accountholders.' _aioseop_title = 'Uganda' [post_data] post_title = 'Best Practices for Energy Provision in Telecoms: Francophone Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19250' post_date = '2014-04-22 13:33:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'energy, provision, green power, tower, rural coverage' [post_data] post_title = 'Water Voices: Aswanet on the concept of poor water service delivery and information problems' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19242' post_date = '2014-04-22 11:26:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Water, Sanitation, WASH, Aswanet' _aioseop_description = 'Aswanet explain the concept of poor water service delivery and information problems' [post_data] post_title = 'Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19228' post_date = '2014-04-17 15:59:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka' _aioseop_description = 'Withdrawals from funds in the custodial account are only permitted if the aggregate outstanding e-money liabilities have decreased. Any interest earned on custodial funds must be distributed to a separate account. ' _aioseop_title = 'Sri Lanka' [post_data] post_title = 'Bolivia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19225' post_date = '2014-04-17 15:57:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bolivia' _aioseop_description = 'Funds can be withdrawn from the trust only in the following cases: 1. If the ESPM experiences an event described in Art. 1489 of the Commercial Code that leads to its forced liquidation or bankruptcy. 2. If the ESPM breaches the deadline for increasing the minimum capital from below 70% of the established minimum capital plus additional capital. 3. If the ESPM decides to voluntarily liquidate and receives no objection from the regulator (ASFI). Circular ASFI/102/2011, Section 5, Art. 2: The circumstances for the execution of the guarantee include the following cases: 1. If the ESPM experiences an event described in Art. 1489 of the Commercial Code that leads to its forced liquidation or bankruptcy. 2. If the ESPM breaches the deadline for increasing the minimum capital, as described in Art. 1, Section 4 of this Regulation, from below 70% of the established minimum capital plus additional capital. 3. If the ESPM decides to voluntarily liquidate and receives no objection from the regulator (ASFI).' _aioseop_title = 'Bolivia' [post_data] post_title = 'Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19223' post_date = '2014-04-17 15:54:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Peru' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified' _aioseop_title = 'Peru' [post_data] post_title = 'WAEMU' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19219' post_date = '2014-04-17 15:52:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WAEMU' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified' _aioseop_title = 'WAEMU' [post_data] post_title = 'Namibia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19216' post_date = '2014-04-17 15:50:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Namibia' _aioseop_description = 'In general, pooled funds only may be used to fund customer or agent transactions that result in a net reduction in the value of outstanding e-money liabilities. E-money issuers also may withdraw interest earned on pooled funds or use this interest to pay account maintenance fees, but only if the remaining fund balance equals at least 100% of the value of outstanding e-money liabilities' _aioseop_title = 'Namibia' [post_data] post_title = 'Philippines' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19208' post_date = '2014-04-17 15:40:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Philippines' _aioseop_description = 'Not specified' _aioseop_title = 'Philippines' [post_data] post_title = 'Malawi' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19200' post_date = '2014-04-17 13:26:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Malawi' _aioseop_description = 'Funds must be placed in a trust account in a bank. Any interest earned on trust account funds may not be paid to the Mobile Payment Service Provider. ' _aioseop_title = 'Malawi' [post_data] post_title = 'Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19197' post_date = '2014-04-17 13:22:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Uganda' _aioseop_description = 'Funds must be placed by the mobile money service provider (MMSP) in an "escrow account" in a licensed financial institution. These funds belong to the e-money holders, not the MMSP. ' _aioseop_title = 'Uganda' [post_data] post_title = 'Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19194' post_date = '2014-04-17 13:14:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka' _aioseop_description = 'Funds must be placed in one or more "custodian accounts" in one or more licensed commercial banks. The custodian bank holding the funds may invest these funds in an interest-bearing account on the provider's behalf. Any interest earned may be paid to a separate account in the name of the provider. ' _aioseop_title = 'Sri Lanka' [post_data] post_title = 'Bolivia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19189' post_date = '2014-04-17 13:10:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bolivia' _aioseop_description = 'Funds must be placed in trust in a regulated financial institution as trustee. Funds can be invested in (1) securities issued by the Bolivian Central Bank or National Treasury; or (2) securities issued by a national Treasury of certain sovereign nations with a risk rating assessment from a well-known international credit risk agency [NOTE: In practice, this requires a AAA or AA rating from Standard & Poor's, Fitch, or Moody's]. ' _aioseop_title = 'Bolivia' [post_data] post_title = 'Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19184' post_date = '2014-04-17 13:05:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Peru' _aioseop_description = 'Funds must be placed in trust. The banking supervisor may also prescribe alternative mechanisms for guaranteeing the safety of outstanding e-money liabilities (Law 29,985 on Electronic Money, Art. 6.1). “6.1 Guarantee of resources. Issuers of electronic money must create trusts for the value of electronic money issued under the provisions dictated by the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators. This Control Agency [the Superintendency] can establish alternative guarantee mechanisms for electronic money issued”.' _aioseop_title = 'Peru' [post_data] post_title = 'Key Takeaways from the UN Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19166' post_date = '2014-04-17 12:48:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ETC, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, WGET, Working Group on Emergency Telecommunication, Innovation, Technology' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: MAMA in Bangladesh - Including men in mobile services for women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19158' post_date = '2014-04-17 09:57:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bangladesh, MAMA, mobile, women, male champions' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen awards Innovation Fund grants to HNI Madagascar and BRAC Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19114' post_date = '2014-04-11 07:47:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, qualitative research, consumer insights, resource poor' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling Mobile Money Policies in the Democratic Republic Of Congo' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19095' post_date = '2014-04-10 08:05:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, financial inclusion, regulation, policy, enabling, policymaker, DRC, Congo' [post_data] post_title = 'UN meeting discusses mobile service delivery in crises' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19077' post_date = '2014-04-08 08:57:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UNOCHA, OCHA, Innovation, Technology, ETC, WGET, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster' [post_data] post_title = 'Kopo Kopo' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28284' post_date = '2014-04-04 08:06:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kopo Kopo, mobile payments, merchant payments, ' [post_data] post_title = 'New Reports Highlight Synergies between Mobile, Energy and Water in Africa and Asia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19007' post_date = '2014-04-03 10:53:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Water, Energy' _aioseop_description = 'Overview of two new reports that present the current initiatives, business models and opportunities the mobile sector can play in Africa and in Asia to better address development challenges around energy and water access.' [post_data] post_title = 'The Synergies Between Mobile, Energy and Water Access: Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18970' post_date = '2014-04-03 10:11:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Africa, business models, mobile, energy, water, utilities' [post_data] post_title = 'The Synergies Between Mobile, Energy and Water Access: Asia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18969' post_date = '2014-04-03 10:10:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Asia, business models, mobile, energy, water, utilities' [post_data] post_title = 'Cross-Sector Collaboration: 3 Keys for Scalable, Sustainable Impact' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18981' post_date = '2014-03-31 15:08:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, HNI Madagascar, BRAC Bangladesh' [post_data] post_title = 'Tigo Baseline Report Executive Summary' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18974' post_date = '2014-03-31 10:35:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tigo, Kilimo, Tanzania, East Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, mAgri, customer journey, service, uptake, design, methodology' [post_data] post_title = 'Creating what’s next for ICT4Ag: Farmerline’s voice services for farmers ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18933' post_date = '2014-03-26 08:41:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'IVR, Farmerline, voice services, survey, helpline, phone, farmers, SMS, feedback, content' [post_data] post_title = 'How MECS Grantees are Working to Improve Water Access for World Water Day 2015!' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18923' post_date = '2014-03-21 17:40:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Water, Sanitation, WASH, World Water Day' _aioseop_description = 'Summary of the work of three Phase 1 grantees improving water service delivery' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA MMU Infographic: Mobile Money in Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18908' post_date = '2014-03-20 14:54:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, financial inclusion, regulation, policy, enabling, Tanzania, infographic' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling Mobile Money Policies in Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18903' post_date = '2014-03-20 14:51:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, financial inclusion, regulation, policy, enabling, Tanzania' [post_data] post_title = 'Addressing technical literacy as a barrier for women: the importance of user-centric design' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18896' post_date = '2014-03-20 11:50:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Best practise, cross-sector partnerships, MNO, NGO, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster resilient cities require resilient communication networks' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18866' post_date = '2014-03-14 09:00:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UNISDR, Resilient Cities, Urban, Risk reduction, Campaign, UN' [post_data] post_title = 'Data, Mobile Technology and the Future of Agriculture: Addressing perceived fears' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18838' post_date = '2014-03-12 12:21:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'data, awareness, value chians, rural, cocoa, prodcutivity, agriculture' [post_data] post_title = 'Results from State of the Industry 2013: Mobile Financial Services for the Unbanked - Presentation Slides' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18834' post_date = '2014-03-11 15:54:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, State of the Industry, unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen awards Innovation Fund grant to Ooredoo Myanmar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18809' post_date = '2014-03-10 08:39:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, technical literacy, user-centric design' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Site Selection Best Practice: Pakistan and Afghanistan ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18795' post_date = '2014-03-07 10:32:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green site, rural coverage, energy, tower, power, off-grid' [post_data] post_title = 'International Women’s Day: A look at how GSMA mWomen is supporting increased opportunity for women worldwide' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18778' post_date = '2014-03-07 09:22:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, Ooredoo Myanmar' [post_data] post_title = 'Highlights from Disaster Response at Mobile World Congress' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18779' post_date = '2014-03-07 09:08:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, Mobile World Congress, Private sector' [post_data] post_title = 'A2A Interoperability: Making Mobile Money Schemes Interoperate' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18758' post_date = '2014-03-06 12:29:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, interoperability, account-to-account, A2A' [post_data] post_title = 'A Winning Service: Easypaisa’s Mobile Financial Services Proposition for Women in Pakistan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18728' post_date = '2014-03-04 15:12:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, Connected Women, empowerment, opportunity, mobile, IWD' [post_data] post_title = 'The Importance of Partnerships to mobile operators' value added services' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28280' post_date = '2014-03-04 08:00:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile Network Operators, VAS, partnerships, guidelines' [post_data] post_title = 'Making the Most out of your Data in M4D' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28271' post_date = '2014-03-04 07:52:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'usage data, data analysis, data' [post_data] post_title = 'The M4D Opportunity in India: Companies Act 2013' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28267' post_date = '2014-03-04 07:45:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'India, Regulation, Connectivity, social impact' [post_data] post_title = 'Promising starts in mobile microinsurance: Tigo Senegal & Telenor Pakistan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18682' post_date = '2014-03-03 12:48:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile insurance, microinsurance, Tigo, Telenor, Pakistan, Senegal, mobile financial insurance' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Disaster Response releases a new case study on Refugees United; ‘Reconnecting Refugees through Mobile’' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18674' post_date = '2014-02-28 08:30:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Refugee, Refugees, Displacement, Refugees United, RefUnite, Partnership, Innovation, Technology, Connectivity' [post_data] post_title = 'Reconnecting Refugees through Mobile: Refugees United’s Platform and Partnerships' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18657' post_date = '2014-02-26 13:57:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Refugees, Refugee, RefUnite, Partnership, Technology, Innovation, Call centre, SMS' [post_data] post_title = 'Reaching women at scale & the benefits of mobile broadband: Key lessons from the GSMA mWomen Seminar at Mobile World Congress 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18647' post_date = '2014-02-26 09:54:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Pakistan, Easypaisa, women, mobile, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Disaster Response releases a new case study on The Vodafone Foundation Instant Network Programme' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18635' post_date = '2014-02-25 15:27:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Instant Network, Vodafone, Technology, Innovation, Partnership' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Network Restoration & Humanitarian Response: The Vodafone Foundation Instant Network Programme' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18634' post_date = '2014-02-25 15:24:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Vodafone, Instant Network, Business Continuity, BCM, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = 'State of the Industry 2013: Mobile Financial Services for the Unbanked' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18455' post_date = '2014-02-24 11:27:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, State of the Industry, unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: Etisalat in Togo and Benin' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18615' post_date = '2014-02-24 09:05:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, rural, women, Weena, Etisalat, Togo, Benin' [post_data] post_title = 'Insights: Tigo in Tanzania - Qualitative Research as a Way to Gain In-depth Consumer Understanding of Base of the Pyramid Women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18599' post_date = '2014-02-23 17:04:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tigo, Tanzania, women, research, consumer insights, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Case study: Dialog's 5 Star Partner Programme - Integrating women into the rural retail chain' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18583' post_date = '2014-02-21 17:00:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Dialog, Sri Lanka, mobile, women, operators, consumer insights' [post_data] post_title = 'Global Mobile Awards Nominee Profiles: Etisalat Group, Easypaisa, and Yes Team Solution Limited' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18537' post_date = '2014-02-21 10:22:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC 2014, mwomen, Connected Women, event, mobile broadband, inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Snapshot: Turkcell in Turkey - Engaging women micro-entrepreneurs' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18497' post_date = '2014-02-19 18:08:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Turkey, Turkcell, entrepreneurhip, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'New Report: Transforming Women’s Livelihoods Through Mobile Broadband' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18490' post_date = '2014-02-19 11:05:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GMA 2014, mwomen, nominees, easypaisa, Etisalat, Yes Team Solution Limited' [post_data] post_title = 'Transforming Women’s Livelihoods Through Mobile Broadband: A study on the value of mobile broadband for working women in the developing world' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18485' post_date = '2014-02-19 10:57:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile broadband, internet, women, developing countries' [post_data] post_title = 'Moving to the midline – a new approach to evaluating mKisan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18477' post_date = '2014-02-19 08:46:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'marketing, mobile channels, user trial, repeat user, content, midline, monitoring & evaluation, India' [post_data] post_title = 'How mobile technology can be used in preparedness, response and early warning to monitor floods ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18471' post_date = '2014-02-18 13:20:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Floods, Flood, Early warning, EWS' [post_data] post_title = 'MECS Awards Second Round of Innovation Fund Grants ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18426' post_date = '2014-02-17 13:54:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, WASH, Water, Sanitation, Grants, Innovation Fund, scaling, seed funding' _aioseop_description = 'Announcement of the the second round of Phase 1 grantees' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen awards Innovation Fund grant to Grameen Foundation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18382' post_date = '2014-02-17 09:14:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, broadband, internet, livelihood, opportunity' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile taxes and fees – A toolkit of principles and evidence' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21647' post_date = '2014-02-14 15:50:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'affordability, tax, USD' _aioseop_description = 'This report considers the consistency of mobile taxation policies with established best practice principles by examining the mobile taxation burden and its impact across 19 countries. Across these 19 markets, over USD 3 in every USD 10 of mobile revenue was transferred to the government in the form of taxes, regulatory fees or other charges. These excessive levels of taxes and fees are not consistent with established taxation principles and is hindering mobile growth and its socio-economic benefits. The report identifies priority areas for taxation reform and three broad recommendations for governments to address the issues identified in the report.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile taxes and fees – A toolkit of principles and evidence' [post_data] post_title = 'M-KOPA Solar’s New Funding: A Landmark for Off Grid Energy Service Companies' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18329' post_date = '2014-02-14 12:04:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Energy, PAYG, solar, investment, off-grid, M-Kopa' [post_data] post_title = '‘Build back better’, Social Media and the Private Sector – Resources for Disaster Response' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18314' post_date = '2014-02-12 09:05:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Build back better, Social Media, Private sector, Partnership, Resilience' [post_data] post_title = 'Global Mobile Awards - Nominee Profiles: Millicom - Tigo Ghana and Vodafone Foundation, Cherie Blair Foundation and the Self Employed Women’s Association' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18300' post_date = '2014-02-11 08:31:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, Grameen Foundation, Nigeria' [post_data] post_title = 'Can mobile unlock transparent value chains?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18271' post_date = '2014-02-05 15:54:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'supply chain, mobile, agriculture, traceability, production, trading, value chains' [post_data] post_title = 'Highlighting key lessons for M4D players - USAID Mobile Solutions Forum in Bangkok' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18263' post_date = '2014-02-04 08:49:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GMA 2014, nominees, Millicom, Tigo Ghana, Vodafone, Cherie Blair Foundation, SEWA' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Entrepreneurship in Kenya, 2014' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28227' post_date = '2014-02-04 06:50:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kenya, iHub, Nairobi, Start-up, Developers, Entrepreneurship' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Bi-annual Report - January 2014' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18253' post_date = '2014-02-03 17:43:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GPM, annual report' [post_data] post_title = 'Infographic - Mobile Money in Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19004' post_date = '2014-02-01 10:38:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Infographic, Mobile, Money, Tanzania' _aioseop_description = 'Infographic - Mobile Money in Tanzania' _aioseop_title = 'Infographic - Mobile Money in Tanzania' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling mobile money policies in Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19002' post_date = '2014-02-01 10:29:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Enabling, mobile, money, policies, Tanzania' _aioseop_description = 'Enabling mobile money policies in Tanzania' _aioseop_title = 'Enabling mobile money policies in Tanzania' [post_data] post_title = 'State of the Industry 2013: Mobile Financial Services for the Unbanked' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18993' post_date = '2014-02-01 10:09:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'State, Industry, 2013, Mobile, Financial, Services, Unbanked' _aioseop_description = 'State of the Industry 2013: Mobile Financial Services for the Unbanked' _aioseop_title = 'State of the Industry 2013: Mobile Financial Services for the Unbanked' [post_data] post_title = 'Nominees for Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets Announced' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18210' post_date = '2014-01-31 08:40:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'USAID, Mobile Solutions Forum, Bangkok, M4D' [post_data] post_title = 'mKisan Baseline Report Executive Summary: A snapshot of the mKisan service in March 2013' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18189' post_date = '2014-01-30 10:55:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mKisan, India, East Africa, Mobile, Agriculture, mAgri, customer journey, service, uptake, design, methodology' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen Grantee Etisalat launches Weena, an integrated mobile offer tailored to local women, through its Moov subsidiaries in Benin and Togo' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18155' post_date = '2014-01-27 08:54:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GMA 2014, women, mobile, connected women, best product, MWC' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Literacy: A Significant Barrier to Rural Value Added Service Usage' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18143' post_date = '2014-01-23 13:30:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile channels, IVR, SMS, USSD, user behaviour, freemium, cost, trial, value added service, literacy' [post_data] post_title = 'Preparing for Disaster: An Analysis of Turkcell’s Disaster Management System' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18124' post_date = '2014-01-22 16:15:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Turkcell, Restoration, Earthquake, Van Earthquake, Business Continuity, BCM, Technology, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Disaster Response releases a new case study on Turkcell’s Business Continuity Management System in Turkey' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18125' post_date = '2014-01-22 16:15:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Turkcell, BCM, Business continuity, Earthquake' [post_data] post_title = 'SMS Code of Conduct Profiled on BBC Click' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18048' post_date = '2014-01-13 17:50:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Coordination, Partnership, Code of Conduct, Guideline, SMS' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen Working Group Experiences the Value of Mobile Financial Services in the Philippines' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18039' post_date = '2014-01-09 09:41:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, Etisalat, Weena' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen awards two Innovation Fund grants in India to Accion International and SEWA' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18005' post_date = '2014-01-07 09:01:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Working group, mwomen, Philippines, mobile financial services, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money Regulation in Latin America: Leveling the Playing Field in Brazil & Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17989' post_date = '2013-12-19 20:23:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, mobile money, Brazil, Peru' _aioseop_description = 'The basic proposition for mobile money to succeed is to create an open and level playing field that allows both banks and non-bank mobile money providers, including mobile network operators (MNOs), into the arena. ' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Disaster Response in the Philippines ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17980' post_date = '2013-12-19 13:12:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Typhoon, Innovation, Typhoon Haiyan, Yolanda, Globe, Smart' [post_data] post_title = 'Regulatory considerations for the use of mobile records for retail credit scoring ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17923' post_date = '2013-12-16 12:09:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, mobile records, credit scoring, mobile money' _aioseop_description = 'The RBI Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low-Income Households asked us to share our thoughts on the use of mobile network operators’ (MNOs) customer data to establish the financial status and credit worthiness of individuals.' [post_data] post_title = 'Emerging Trends In Mobile Agriculture – Highlights from mAgri’s event at M4D Summit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17916' post_date = '2013-12-16 11:50:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri, MFS, payments, transactions, mFarmer, emerging, trends, information, services, market' _aioseop_description = 'The first Mobile for Development Summit provided a unique opportunity to gather first-hand insights from the emerging field of mobile agriculture, and GSMA mAgri team hosted a round-table discussion at the event mostly centred on emerging challenges and likely future trends in the sector. Here we share the highlights.' [post_data] post_title = 'Best Procurement and Maintenance Practice: Indonesia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17899' post_date = '2013-12-12 14:16:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'procurement, maintenance, green power, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money and virtual currencies for cross border remittances: opportunity or risk?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17888' post_date = '2013-12-12 10:56:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, virtual currency, cross-border remittances, risk, policy, regulation, opportunity' [post_data] post_title = 'The role of mobile, tech and mapping in crisis response ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17882' post_date = '2013-12-12 08:32:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ICCM, Crisis Mappers, Data, Mapping, Technology, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen Working Group meeting Manila: Where do we go next?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17838' post_date = '2013-12-11 08:40:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, Accion International, SEWA, India' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Webinar: Present & future of mobile technology for Agricultural Value Added Services (Agri VAS)' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17827' post_date = '2013-12-06 11:27:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, service, design, webinar, agriculture, providers, MNOs, channels' [post_data] post_title = 'Webinar: Present & future of mobile technology for Agricultural Value Added Services (Agri VAS)' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17829' post_date = '2013-12-06 11:26:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, agriculture, webinar, mobile, technology, deployment, industry ' [post_data] post_title = 'An interview with Yolande van Wyk, CEO of FNB eWallet Solutions' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17775' post_date = '2013-12-05 12:51:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'South Africa, FNB e Wallet, mobile money, Yolande van Wyk' [post_data] post_title = 'Agri VAS Functional Requirements & Best Practice: SMS & IVR ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17767' post_date = '2013-12-05 10:59:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'functional, requirements, agri VAS, practices, SMS, IVR, channels, farmers, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Lessons from Disaster Response’s Earthquake Workshop in Peru' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17747' post_date = '2013-12-04 09:15:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Plenary, CDAC, OCHA, Earthquake, Resilience, Telefonica' [post_data] post_title = 'm-Kopa' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28220' post_date = '2013-12-04 06:44:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'm-Kopa, solar, energy, Kenya, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Pay-as-you-go, PAYG' [post_data] post_title = 'Affordable and accessible data: Bringing the Unconnected Online' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28217' post_date = '2013-12-04 05:39:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile tariffs, mobile internet tarrifs, tariffs, mobile data, data plans, hybrid plans' [post_data] post_title = 'New Report on Sizing the Opportunity of Mobile to Support Energy & Water Access' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17729' post_date = '2013-12-03 16:36:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, Water, Energy, Access, GSMA, Mobile for Development, M4D' _aioseop_description = 'This new report on Sizing the Opportunity of Mobile to Support Energy and Water Access estimates that hundreds of millions of people in emerging markets are currently covered by mobile networks but without access to electricity or clean water.' _aioseop_title = 'Opportunity of Mobile to Support Energy & Water Access' [post_data] post_title = 'Partnerships are still hard: lingering questions from the GSMA mWomen session at M4D Summit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17717' post_date = '2013-12-02 08:58:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Partnerships, mwomen, M4D, best practise' [post_data] post_title = 'Best Practice Operations Guide – West Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17671' post_date = '2013-11-27 09:42:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'best practice, operations, green power, energy, rural coverage' [post_data] post_title = 'Addressing the gender gap for Mobile Financial Services in the Pacific' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17653' post_date = '2013-11-26 07:29:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Fiji, mobile, women, gender gap, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Banks in Nepal are building interoperable mobile money offerings' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17646' post_date = '2013-11-25 09:24:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_custom_link = 'Nepal, mobile money, interoperability, banks' [post_data] post_title = 'Building a Robust Financial Ecosystem - Panel at NFC & Mobile Money Summit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17612' post_date = '2013-11-21 09:21:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile financial ecosystem, NFC & Mobile Money Summit, event highlights, GSMA' [post_data] post_title = 'Reading the M-PESA half-year results for 2013-2014 ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17553' post_date = '2013-11-18 09:01:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, Safaricom, Kenya, results, half-year, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Donation Platforms Contributing to International Relief Efforts for Typhoon Haiyan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17546' post_date = '2013-11-15 18:38:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Typhoon, Typhoon Haiyan, Yolanda, Donation, Innovation, Technology, Smart, Globe' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money: the Opportunity for India - MMAI & GSMA Submission to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17522' post_date = '2013-11-14 07:51:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, India, Reserve Bank of India, policy, regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'Regulatory reforms and the mobile money opportunity for India: GSMA submission to the Reserve Bank of India' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17515' post_date = '2013-11-14 07:39:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'India, policy, regulation, reform, Reserve Bank of India, RBI, GSMA' [post_data] post_title = 'Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan): Initial responses and network restoration update' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17497' post_date = '2013-11-12 16:16:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Typhoon, Typhoon Haiyan, Yolanda, Technology, Connectivity, Smart, Globe' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen awards Innovation Fund grant to Airtel Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17438' post_date = '2013-11-08 09:00:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, Airtel Uganda, savings groups, mobile money, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovations and new business models for international remittances – From MMU Seminar at GSMA 2013 NFC & Mobile Money Summit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17428' post_date = '2013-11-07 16:09:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile financial ecosystem, NFC & Mobile Money Summit, event highlights, GSMA, business models, international remittances' [post_data] post_title = 'Global Mobile Award for “Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets” is open for entry!' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17410' post_date = '2013-11-06 08:42:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Global mobile awards, women, emergin markets, apply' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling disaster affected communities through diverse mobile services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17402' post_date = '2013-11-05 06:00:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Technology, Partnership, SoukTel, FlowMinder, Refunite, Refugees United, Vodacom, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'Greening Telecoms: Pakistan and Afghanistan Market Analysis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17355' post_date = '2013-11-01 08:58:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green site, rural coverage, energy, tower, power, off-grid' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money for the Unbanked Case Studies: Insights, best practices and lessons from across the globe' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=18578' post_date = '2013-10-31 14:50:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, best practices, case study, unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'New resource to support deployments of Mobile Market Information Systems (MIS) ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17330' post_date = '2013-10-30 08:14:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, delivery, services, agriculture, smallholder, farmers, market, information, tools' _aioseop_description = 'One of the most common use cases of mAgri services is the delivery of market prices. However, many tend to fail in reaching scale, impact or commercial viability. To help operators in avoiding theses pitfalls, the GSMA mAgri has released a resource dedicated to mobile market information systems targeted at smallholder farmers.' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Agriculture Development - Behtar Zindagi - mKisan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17931' post_date = '2013-10-28 15:02:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, mKisan, India, advisory, service, farmers' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Vendor Landscape – Afghanistan & Pakistan - October 2013' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17279' post_date = '2013-10-25 07:54:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'vendor, green power, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money for Business: What the data shows in Tanzania, Uganda, DRC and Pakistan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17271' post_date = '2013-10-24 06:49:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, data, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, Pakistan' [post_data] post_title = 'KPIs in Mobile Money: A Reference Guide ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17245' post_date = '2013-10-21 14:58:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'operational best practices, mobile money, KPI, key performance indicators, reference guide' [post_data] post_title = 'New MMU Reference Guide on Mobile Money KPIs' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17235' post_date = '2013-10-21 14:51:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'KPIs, key performance indicators, mobile money, marketing, sales, distribution, creating KPIs' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA announces initial findings from MMU 2013 Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17209' post_date = '2013-10-17 07:41:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, State of the Industry, adoption survey, GSMA, 2013' [post_data] post_title = 'World Food Day: The Role of Mobile Technology 68 Years On' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17200' post_date = '2013-10-16 11:03:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'nutrition, world, food, day, mHealth, mAgri, UK government, mobile, technology, farmers' _aioseop_description = 'In this blog post, Edele Sheehan from mHealth and Victoria Clause from mAgri highlight a joint mHealth and mAgri initiative, which will deliver a range of mobile services focused on nutrition, agriculture and healthcare in 14 developing countries. ' [post_data] post_title = '‘Living with disability and disasters’: towards accessible communication for all' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17174' post_date = '2013-10-14 09:45:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UNISDR, Risk Reduction, Humanitarian, Technology, Disability, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'A closer look at the interoperable mobile money schemes in Indonesia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17164' post_date = '2013-10-14 08:20:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'interoperability, Indonesia, mobile money, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL' [post_data] post_title = 'Implementing mobile money interoperability in Indonesia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17158' post_date = '2013-10-14 08:04:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'interoperability, mobile money, implementation, Indonesia, case study' [post_data] post_title = 'Making the case for women: New insights on the ICT gender gap ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17100' post_date = '2013-10-10 14:45:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Gender gap, ICT, research' [post_data] post_title = '“Let’s Get Ready!” Uses 3G and Muppets to Teach Children How to Prepare for Emergencies' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=17035' post_date = '2013-10-08 07:24:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Qualcomm, Children, Education, Earthquake, Technology, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'Co-opetition and cashlessness: Why we need redundant infrastructures' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16964' post_date = '2013-10-07 08:19:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'coopetition, cashlessness, redundant, infrastructure, Bill Maurer' [post_data] post_title = 'Country Report: Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28060' post_date = '2013-10-03 12:42:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka, emerging market, innovation, mobile for development, value added services (VAS)' [post_data] post_title = 'How to Bring Financial Services to the Poor: Go Digital' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16938' post_date = '2013-10-03 07:48:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'digital, financial services, poor, access' [post_data] post_title = 'Technology, Youth, Agriculture and Food Security' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16930' post_date = '2013-10-02 10:34:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'youth, Africa, farming, agriculture, ICT, mobile, labour, mobile, services, demographic' _aioseop_description = 'Technology and agriculture (including food security) were on the agenda at the Social Good Summit Nairobi Meetup event where I presented. The application of ICT in agriculture has the potential of making farming attractive to the youth by facilitating the mitigation of key constraints that often beset the sector. Here I share some numbers and insights. ' [post_data] post_title = 'G2P payments & Mobile Money: Opportunity or Red Herring?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16894' post_date = '2013-09-30 07:58:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'G2P, government-to-person, payments, opportunity, social transfers, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Building a case for action: the example of the Orange Group' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16889' post_date = '2013-09-30 07:42:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'BOP women, orange, business case' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Market Information for Agri VAS Operators: A Quick Start Guide' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16883' post_date = '2013-09-27 13:09:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, MNOs, agriculture, service, value, market, design, content, guidelines' [post_data] post_title = 'State of the Industry 2012: Results from the 2012 Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16756' post_date = '2013-09-25 11:11:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, State of the Industry, unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Networks respond to the start of the Typhoon season in Asia ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16596' post_date = '2013-09-24 08:00:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Typhoon, Typhoon Utor, Globe, Smart, Typhoon Trami, Typhoon Usagi, Storm, Storm surge' _aioseop_description = 'The typhoon season in Asia arrived with full force at the start of August, with several storm systems hitting the Philippines and China.' _aioseop_title = 'Networks respond to the start of the Typhoon season in Asia ' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen awards Innovation Fund grants to mobile operators Etisalat and Orange' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16636' post_date = '2013-09-22 15:00:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, Etisalat, Orange' [post_data] post_title = 'South Africa mHealth Feasibility Report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16699' post_date = '2013-09-19 05:08:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, public health, Regulatory environment' [post_data] post_title = 'Unlikely customer journey of mKisan users: areas for improvement suggested by baseline study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16624' post_date = '2013-09-18 08:13:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mKisan, Handygo, agriculture, customers, journey, retention, users, unaware, trial, farmers, India' _aioseop_description = 'We’ve found that although farmers could benefit from the service by making better informed decisions, there are still a number of bottlenecks on their journey from being a potential customer to becoming a regular user of mobile advisory services. Here we share a few of our findings and recommendations.' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen launches a new round of Innovation Fund Grants' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16607' post_date = '2013-09-18 07:50:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants' [post_data] post_title = 'Driving policy for optimal impact: AFI’s 2013 Global Policy Forum' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16567' post_date = '2013-09-12 13:29:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AFI, Global Policy Forum, 2013, policy, regulation, mobile money, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Combatting fire with tech – Predicting, preparing for and responding to forest fires' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16499' post_date = '2013-09-11 07:29:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Forest fire, Fire, Early-warning, EWS, Apps' [post_data] post_title = 'Nokia Life' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28042' post_date = '2013-09-03 12:28:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nokia Life, Education, Health, Agriculture, Infotainment, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment ' [post_data] post_title = 'The big payoff: Getting customers active at registration' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16368' post_date = '2013-08-29 08:00:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, customers, active, registration, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'South Africa mHealth Landscape' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16375' post_date = '2013-08-28 09:00:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Landscape analysis, partner engagement, Commercial sustainability, Value added services, mHealth, public health' [post_data] post_title = 'Rethinking Personal Data in Disaster Response' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16361' post_date = '2013-08-28 08:00:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Personal data, Big data, Data, WEF, World Economic Forum' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money and Mobile Agriculture are converging – How can operators leverage this opportunity?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16352' post_date = '2013-08-23 11:19:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile agriculture, mAgri, rails, convergence, ecosystem payments' _aioseop_description = 'During MMU’s Global Mobile Money Event in July, Michel Hanouch from CGAP pitched the opportunity represented by the convergence of mobile money and mobile agriculture to the audience. In this blog post, Claire Pénicaud from MMU and Victoria Clause from mAgri shed some light on how operators can leverage this opportunity to increase mobile money adoption within farmer communities. ' [post_data] post_title = 'World Humanitarian Day 2013: The World Needs More #. . . ? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16251' post_date = '2013-08-19 08:30:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Humanitarian, Campaign, United Nations,' [post_data] post_title = 'Price promotions – an effective tactic for some, but it may not be right for everyone' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15988' post_date = '2013-08-12 09:18:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, marketing, price, customers, promotion, usage, adoption' [post_data] post_title = 'A conversation with Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, on the critical policy issues around mobile money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15589' post_date = '2013-08-05 14:25:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kenya, policy, regulation, financial inclusion, Central Bank, Professor Njuguna Ndung’u' [post_data] post_title = 'Scaling Mobile for Development: Harness the Opportunity in the Developing World' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=27975' post_date = '2013-08-03 11:20:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile for Development, social impact, business models, ' [post_data] post_title = 'Why Emerging Markets Hold the Key to Smartphone Success for Microsoft-Nokia Part 1' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=27963' post_date = '2013-08-03 11:01:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Microsoft, Nokia, Windows Phone, emerging markets' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling Data Driven Decisions for Expanding Financial Inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15516' post_date = '2013-07-31 10:44:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'data, financial inclusion, mobile money, Karina Nielsen' [post_data] post_title = 'Musoni: using mobile money to strengthen microfinance services for women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15453' post_date = '2013-07-30 07:16:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Micro finance, mobile money, women, musoni, kenya' [post_data] post_title = 'New MMU data analysis framework aimed to accelerate customer adoption' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15370' post_date = '2013-07-25 12:39:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'customer, mobile money, usage, journey, activation, data, analysis' [post_data] post_title = 'Getting the Most Out of Your Data - Segmenting Your Mobile Money Customer Base to Drive Usage' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15379' post_date = '2013-07-25 12:08:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'customer usage, data analysis, mobile money, customers, segmentation' [post_data] post_title = 'Infrastructure, Access and Congestion: Three Natural Disasters Disrupt Mobile Communications ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15343' post_date = '2013-07-25 07:41:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, Monsoon, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = 'The customer journey to regular mobile money usage: Longer than expected' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15278' post_date = '2013-07-22 16:23:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'customer, mobile money, usage, journey, activation' [post_data] post_title = 'Progressive policies enable mobile money market in Sri Lanka' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15218' post_date = '2013-07-18 08:59:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, Sri Lanka, enabling policies, progressive' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA MMU Infographic: The Rise of eZ Cash' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15224' post_date = '2013-07-18 08:55:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'eZ Cash, Sri Lanka, infographic, mobile money, policy, regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling Mobile Money Policies in Sri Lanka: The Rise of eZ Cash' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15223' post_date = '2013-07-18 08:47:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'eZ Cash, Sri Lanka, Central Bank, mobile money, policy, regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'Customer Retention Management: What should be the approach to keep users coming back to services?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15210' post_date = '2013-07-17 09:45:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'In my last blog I talked about what Customer Retention Management (CRM) is and explained some examples. But this time I want to ask your opinion about the approach to CRM. What are the broad strategic objectives an organisation would achieve from a CRM system?' [post_data] post_title = 'Best Practice Procurement Guide – Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15198' post_date = '2013-07-16 14:50:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'procurement, maintenance, green power, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money in the DRC: New research on finding the right trigger for customer adoption' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15144' post_date = '2013-07-11 10:58:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, customer, adoption, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Market insights on consumer needs and opportunities in payments and financial services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15143' post_date = '2013-07-11 10:15:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'operational best practives, market insights, consumer needs, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, mobile money, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Introducing a new guide – Mobile Money 101' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15123' post_date = '2013-07-09 13:41:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, 101, best practices, commercial, payments, transfers, insurance, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money for the Unbanked 101: A Guide to Commercial Best Practice' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15122' post_date = '2013-07-09 13:23:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, 101, commercial best practices, operational, mobile money, ' [post_data] post_title = 'Tiered risk-based KYC: M-Shwari successful customer due diligence' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15105' post_date = '2013-07-08 08:16:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'KYC, risk, know your customer, due diligence, policy, regulation, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU Case Study: Easypaisa Mobile Money Innovation in Pakistan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15095' post_date = '2013-07-05 11:24:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'case study, Easypaisa, Pakistan, mobile money, innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'Easypaisa: Mobile Money Innovation in Pakistan' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15090' post_date = '2013-07-05 11:16:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Easypaisa, Pakistan, mobile money, sprinter, innovation, Telenor' [post_data] post_title = 'Designing for the Farmers’ Journey - Part 2' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15045' post_date = '2013-07-03 15:48:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'design, mAgri, farmers, user-centric, storyboards, journey, approach' _aioseop_description = 'In today’s post, we’ll walk through the process of shaping product or service concepts around these opportunities, develop story boards to better describe the concept and explore possible business models and cases for investment.' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU releases a new case study on Telesom’s ZAAD mobile money service in Somaliland' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15019' post_date = '2013-07-03 08:22:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'case study, Telesom, ZAAD, Somaliland, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovative Inclusion: How Telesom ZAAD Brought Mobile Money to Somaliland' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15018' post_date = '2013-07-03 08:10:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Telesom, ZAAD, Somaliland, financial inclusion, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Value of Voice - An Unsung Opportunity' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28205' post_date = '2013-07-01 19:35:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'IVR, SMS, USSD' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU Case Study: Econet Zimbabwe’s big mobile money ambitions' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=15000' post_date = '2013-07-01 16:30:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Econet, Zimbabwe, mobile money, EcoCash, case study, GSMA Sprinter' [post_data] post_title = 'Fresh faces in mobile money: MMU’s new case studies on three mobile money sprinters' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14993' post_date = '2013-07-01 16:20:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, mobile money, Sprinters, best practices, case study' [post_data] post_title = 'Big ambition meets effective execution: How EcoCash is altering Zimbabwe’s financial landscape' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14996' post_date = '2013-07-01 16:14:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Zimbabwe, mobile money, EcoCash, financial inclsuion' [post_data] post_title = 'Bangladesh: Asia's untapped Mobile Broadband Opportunity' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28242' post_date = '2013-07-01 07:11:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bangladesh, Connectivity, emerging market, Digital Skills' [post_data] post_title = 'Introducing a new publication – Platforms for Successful Mobile Money Services ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14906' post_date = '2013-06-27 08:06:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, platforms, technology, best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'Platforms for Successful Mobile Money Services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14907' post_date = '2013-06-27 07:52:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, technology, platforms, functionality' [post_data] post_title = 'Can India Achieve Financial Inclusion Without the Mobile Network Operators?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14878' post_date = '2013-06-25 08:25:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'India, mobile money, financial inclusion, non-banks' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Vendor Landscape – West and Francophone Africa – June 2013' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14875' post_date = '2013-06-25 08:03:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, vendor, energy, rural coverage' [post_data] post_title = 'On the proposed 10% tax on mobile money transactions in Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14759' post_date = '2013-06-17 15:00:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, mobile money, tax, transactions, Uganda' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Development Utilities Innovation Fund' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=14571' post_date = '2013-06-14 11:30:49' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, Development, Utilities, Innovation, Fund' _aioseop_description = 'The newly branded Mobile for Development Utilities (M4D Utilities) programme, builds on the early success of the first phase of the programme under the Mobile Enabled Community Services (MECS) banner, through which £2.4M in grants were awarded across Sub-Saharan Africa and Developing Asia.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile for Development Utilities Innovation Fund' [post_data] post_title = 'Insights from our annual mAgri working group' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14540' post_date = '2013-06-12 10:59:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, agri VAS, working group, event, Nairobi, grantees, practitioners, agriculture, MNOs' _aioseop_description = 'We held our annual mAgri working group in Nairobi last week and I wanted to share some of the highlights for those who couldn’t join us. The working group is part of our range of knowledge sharing activities where we bring together agriculture and mobile partners to share learnings about setting up mAgri services.' [post_data] post_title = 'Call for judges and mentors for Safaricom Incubator' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14526' post_date = '2013-06-11 10:26:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AppWIz, Safaricom, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Indosat Wins Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards for mWomen VAS' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14517' post_date = '2013-06-10 10:18:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ooredoo, Indosat, global award, Usaha Wanita, mwomen' _aioseop_title = 'Indosat Wins Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards for mWomen VAS' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money making its mark with major groups: Millicom, MTN, Vodafone, and Orange' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14565' post_date = '2013-06-03 10:57:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, MNO, operator, annual reports, Millicom, MTN, Vodafone, Orange' [post_data] post_title = 'Designing for the Farmers’ Journey' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14405' post_date = '2013-06-03 10:05:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'journey, user, farmers, Agri, services, design, products, challenges, user-centric, personas, agriculture' _aioseop_description = 'We all understand that products and services must be designed for and around users; that’s simply a fundamental principle of products/service design. I think the questions and obstacles arise when we attempt to put those fundamental principles into action. Where does one begin? ' [post_data] post_title = 'Young Africa Live' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28197' post_date = '2013-06-01 19:27:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Young Africa Live, Community platform, health, sex, behaviour' [post_data] post_title = 'The Girls’ Education Challenge: Investing in business innovation and partnerships for girls' education' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14445' post_date = '2013-05-30 08:40:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'education, girls, innovation, challenge, partnerships' [post_data] post_title = 'Business intelligence for mobile services: turning customer behaviour into continuous service improvement' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19696' post_date = '2013-05-28 17:26:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'business intelligence, feedback, service improvement, repeat users, behaviour, registration, data, scale' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile delivering for women ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14440' post_date = '2013-05-28 08:30:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women deliver conference, mobile, kuala lumpur' [post_data] post_title = 'In Indonesia, operators choose interoperability and collaboration' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14416' post_date = '2013-05-23 13:01:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Indonesia, Interoperability, collaboration, mobile money, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Operators Respond to Tornado in Oklahoma' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14389' post_date = '2013-05-22 16:54:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tornado, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = 'USAID Study Shows Great Benefits of Mobile Technology for Afghan Women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14382' post_date = '2013-05-22 16:31:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'USAID, women, mobile, afghanistan, empowerment' [post_data] post_title = 'Telecom Renewable Energy Vendor/ESCOs Landscape in Indonesia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14288' post_date = '2013-05-20 11:00:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Vendor Landscape – East Africa - May 2013' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14287' post_date = '2013-05-20 10:56:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'Humanitarianism In The Network Age - UN OCHA' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14357' post_date = '2013-05-16 11:54:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'OCHA, Connectivity, Humanitarian aid, Digital aid, Commisaid' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Technology and the Future of Agriculture' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14134' post_date = '2013-05-15 11:26:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agriculture, future, industry, mobile, technology, partnerships, ecosystem, public, private, smallholder' _aioseop_description = 'Deriving the full benefits of mobile technology in agriculture will depend on factors such as the effectiveness of public-private sector collaboration in agriculture extension services, effective analysis of farmer needs and how mobile can meet these needs and the availability of timely, localised and of high quality content for mAgri services.' [post_data] post_title = 'Frequently asked questions about our Innovation Fund grants for NGOs' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14099' post_date = '2013-05-14 11:01:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, innovation fund grants, facts' [post_data] post_title = 'Powering Telecoms: Francophone Africa Market Analysis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14095' post_date = '2013-05-14 10:35:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'Creative risk management: what mobile money operators can learn from PayPal' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=14030' post_date = '2013-05-13 10:52:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'risk manangement, Paypal, mobile money, risk, best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'Cash Recycling and Liquidity - How technology can help' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13982' post_date = '2013-05-09 09:16:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'cash, float, recycling, liquidity, distribution, technology, e-money, agents, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Using mobile to deliver information to farmers? We’ve got tools to help! ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13965' post_date = '2013-05-08 13:14:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'toolkit, mAgri, resources, guidelines, content, agriculture, tools, usability, technical ' _aioseop_description = 'The number of mAgri services, initiatives, projects, apps, businesses and products is growing by the day. In this blogpost, you can find an overview of some of the tools we’ve recently developed for people who are designing or rolling out a service that delivers information to farmers via their mobile.' [post_data] post_title = 'Re: Direct Deposits – A few practitioners suggest a “system solution”' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13904' post_date = '2013-05-02 08:13:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, direct deposits, mobile wallets, customer engagement' [post_data] post_title = 'Orange Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28187' post_date = '2013-05-01 19:19:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange Money, Madagascar, Mobile Money, payments' [post_data] post_title = 'Farmforce' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28173' post_date = '2013-05-01 19:10:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Farmforce, Syngenta Foundation, Small holder farmers, agriculture' [post_data] post_title = 'Guidelines for Creating Agri VAS Content' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=19731' post_date = '2013-04-30 11:34:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'content, agri VAS, agriculture, market, design, mobile, guide' [post_data] post_title = 'What could we learn from Nigeria barring MNOs from participating in the mobile money market?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13882' post_date = '2013-04-29 15:22:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nigeria, policy, regulation, mobile money, non-banks' [post_data] post_title = 'Greening the Network: Indonesia Market Analysis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13868' post_date = '2013-04-26 07:26:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'April Roundup: A Challenging Month for Communication Networks in Disasters' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13849' post_date = '2013-04-23 14:04:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Flooding, Earthquake, Terrorism, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = 'New Publications signal a turning point for the use of mobile and ICT in humanitarian crises and the protection of human rights' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13843' post_date = '2013-04-22 13:04:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Network Age, Privacy, Security, Connectivity' [post_data] post_title = 'Airtel - Madagascar - Feasibility Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13827' post_date = '2013-04-22 08:01:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, airtel, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'Understanding Gender and Mobile Matters: The First London Technology Salon' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13816' post_date = '2013-04-19 08:37:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Technology salon, london, women mobile,first' [post_data] post_title = 'I’ve got customers, so how do I keep them? A quick introduction to Customer Retention Management for Agricultural Value Added Services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13811' post_date = '2013-04-19 08:00:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'CRM, mFarmer, IVR, agriculture, customers, retention, services, Agri VAS' _aioseop_description = 'Last month, we had a workshop with one of our mFarmer grantees to understand their Agricultural Value Added Service (Agri VAS) customer retention management (CRM) process and implementation plan. Here I have captured some of our thoughts regarding effective CRM for Agri VAS.' [post_data] post_title = 'How MTN Uganda communicates to its network of 15,000 agents' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13793' post_date = '2013-04-18 08:12:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MTN Mobile Money, Uganda, agents, agent training, communication, best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'Universal Service Fund Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21651' post_date = '2013-04-16 15:58:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'universal fund service, rural coverage' _aioseop_description = 'This report examines 64 Universal Service Funds, how they are currently meeting their objectives and what mobile’s role is in delivering universal service and access. It concludes that most funds are not achieving their stated goal of widening access to telecommunication services and that alternative market-based solutions are more effective. The study estimates that more than one-third of the 64 funds surveyed have yet to spend any of the contributions they have collected and that more than 11 billion USD remains undisbursed—money that could otherwise be used to extend rural coverage or lower the cost of mobile ownership.' _aioseop_title = 'Universal Service Fund Study' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen awards Tigo Tanzania with its first Innovation Fund Grant' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13752' post_date = '2013-04-16 09:46:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Connected Women, Innovation fund grants, Tigo, Tanzania' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU Spotlight on “direct deposits:” An expensive nuisance for mobile money operators' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13728' post_date = '2013-04-15 12:24:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, direct deposits, mobile wallets, customer engagement' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU Spotlight: Direct Deposits' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13731' post_date = '2013-04-15 12:18:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, direct deposits, operational best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'Industry collaboration and coordination – some quick wins' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13698' post_date = '2013-04-11 08:47:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, collaboration, industry coordination, ecosystem, interoperability' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Webinar: mAgri’s Highlights from Mobile World Congress 2013' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13717' post_date = '2013-04-09 14:09:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, agri VAS, seminar, agriculture, agriculture, mFarmer' [post_data] post_title = 'The incredible growth of EcoCash Zimbabwe: A chat with Econet Services CEO Darlington Mandivenga' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13656' post_date = '2013-04-08 08:19:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'EcoCash, Zimbabwe, interview, mobile money, Sprinter, Mandivenga' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri MWC Seminar Video -Taking Mobile Agriculture Innovation to Market' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13650' post_date = '2013-04-05 12:00:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, agri VAS, seminar, agriculture, agriculture, mFarmer, market, innovation, farmers, highlights' [post_data] post_title = 'Telecoms Renewable Energy Vendors/ESCOs Landscape in Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13647' post_date = '2013-04-04 12:48:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, vendor, energy, rural coverage' [post_data] post_title = 'Why aren’t Pakistan’s mobile money customers opening accounts?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13630' post_date = '2013-04-04 07:40:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Pakistan, mobile money, customers, account opening' [post_data] post_title = 'Souktel’s Mobile Irrigation & Market Price Services: Built on Strong Partnerships between Mobile Networks, Ministries, and Local Farmers' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13621' post_date = '2013-04-03 10:11:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_description = 'This is a guest blog from Leila Dal Santo and Jacob Korenblum, Souktel' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with Raphael Mutiso, our Design Challenge Emerging Talent winner' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13611' post_date = '2013-04-02 07:47:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Design challenge, winner, mobile, women, innovation, Mutiso' [post_data] post_title = 'OMC Power' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28161' post_date = '2013-04-01 18:58:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'OMC Power, Renewable energy, off-grid, India' [post_data] post_title = 'Esoko' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28149' post_date = '2013-04-01 18:50:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Esoko, Agribusiness, Small holder farmers, Agriculture' [post_data] post_title = 'Frontline SMS' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28139' post_date = '2013-04-01 18:40:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Frontline SMS, text messaging' [post_data] post_title = 'Digital Empowerment in the Developing World' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28083' post_date = '2013-04-01 18:30:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile for Development' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile for Development: A diverse stakeholder mix' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28063' post_date = '2013-04-01 12:45:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile for development, social impact' [post_data] post_title = 'Should you be cutting your inactive agents?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13591' post_date = '2013-03-28 11:13:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, agents, inactive, cutting, distribution, agent networks, best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with Aloke Pillai, our Design Challenge Second Prize winner' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13541' post_date = '2013-03-25 11:53:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Design challenge mobile, women, innovation, Mutiso' [post_data] post_title = 'Hello GSMA Mobile Money Sprinters! Telesom Zaad, Telenor Easypaisa, UBL Omni, Orange Money announced as fast growing mobile money services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13533' post_date = '2013-03-25 11:26:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, State of the Industry, mobile money, MMU, adoption survey, Sprinters' [post_data] post_title = 'Is mobile money becoming a commonplace rather than a differentiator?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13484' post_date = '2013-03-21 09:30:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, industry, trends, competition' [post_data] post_title = 'Developing mAgriculture Systems: how does Text to Change do it?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13468' post_date = '2013-03-20 08:00:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'TTC, IVR, mAgri, service, business, model, market, prices, agriculture, marketplace ' _aioseop_description = 'Text to Change (TTC) has set up a variety of mAgriculture projects in Africa and South-America where communities at grassroots level receive daily information and tips regarding agricultural practices, market prices and weather forecasts on their mobile phones. Here’s an overview by by Arjen Swank, from Text to Change.' [post_data] post_title = 'UN Broadband Commission sets new gender target: getting more women connected to ICTs ‘critical’ to post-2015 development agenda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13498' post_date = '2013-03-18 16:57:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UN, broadband, target women, ICT' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with our Design Challenge Grand Prize winners ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13455' post_date = '2013-03-18 14:00:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Design challenge, mobile, women, mwomen, winners' [post_data] post_title = 'FATF updates Guidance on financial inclusion and releases Guidance on national money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13341' post_date = '2013-03-15 08:05:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, financial inclusion, mobile money, money laundering, FATF, terrorist financing, risk assessment' [post_data] post_title = 'Powering Telecoms: West Africa Market Analysis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13415' post_date = '2013-03-14 14:53:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'How we’ve been tracking the progress of the mobile money industry at the GSMA - Challenges and opportunities' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13346' post_date = '2013-03-14 09:44:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, State of the Industry, mobile money, MMU, adoption survey' [post_data] post_title = 'Snippets from Mobile World Congress 2013 – Part 2: Emerging Markets Focus ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13313' post_date = '2013-03-13 16:14:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, operators, GSMA, mobile, development, sub-saharan africa, developing, markets, services' _aioseop_description = '[Part II] Last week 72,000 people from around the world arrived in Barcelona for the annual Mobile World Congress. This is my fifth year at Congress and it’s exciting that year on year, there is more attention on mobile solutions for emerging markets. Here are some of my highlights from MWC 2013.' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Case Study: Nokia Life Agriculture Service' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13258' post_date = '2013-03-11 12:22:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nokia life, agri VAS, India, users, market, scale, information, advisory, farmers' [post_data] post_title = 'Results from the 2012 Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey - Presentation Slides' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13246' post_date = '2013-03-11 09:11:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, State of the Industry, unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Mr. Patate – showing how mobile money is the easiest solution for everyday use' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13247' post_date = '2013-03-11 08:59:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, marketing, customer education, Orange Money, Madagascar, Mr. Patate, awareness, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'A New Framework for Digital Money Innovation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13146' post_date = '2013-03-07 09:02:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'digital finance, mobile money, innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'Snippets from Mobile World Congress 2013 – Part 1: GSMA mAgri Seminar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12988' post_date = '2013-03-06 14:21:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, mAgri, seminar, innovation, market, smallholder, farmers, MNOs, services, agriculture' _aioseop_description = '[Part I] Last week 72,000 people from around the world arrived in Barcelona for the annual Mobile World Congress. This is my fifth year at Congress and it’s exciting that year on year, there is more attention on mobile solutions for emerging markets. Here are some of my highlights from MWC 2013. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Agriculture: Information Services ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12924' post_date = '2013-03-06 10:28:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'information, services, agri VAS, developing, markets, content, product' [post_data] post_title = 'Enabling regulatory solutions for mobile money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12895' post_date = '2013-02-28 17:46:41' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, enabling regultion, solutions, mobile money, mobile financial sercices, regulators' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money: Enabling regulatory solutions' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12890' post_date = '2013-02-28 17:38:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, enabling regulatory solutions, policymakers, regulators, mobile money, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Asiacell wins GSMA mWomen Global Mobile Award for ‘Almas Line’' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12839' post_date = '2013-02-27 18:56:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Asiacell, Iraq, mobile, women, Almas Line' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU announces the results from the 2012 Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12764' post_date = '2013-02-27 15:35:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, State of the Industry, mobile money, MMU, adoption survey' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen Marketing Handbook' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12849' post_date = '2013-02-27 06:00:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, marketing, women, handbook, Altai Consulting, emerging market' [post_data] post_title = 'New Report Finds Women are an Underserved Market for Mobile Financial Services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=13665' post_date = '2013-02-26 15:20:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile money, women, underserved market, opportunity' [post_data] post_title = 'Sahel Shake wins Grand Prize in GSMA mWomen Design Challenge' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12835' post_date = '2013-02-26 13:35:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Deisgn challenge, sahel shake, mobile, women, winner' [post_data] post_title = 'Series Wrap-Up: Empowering Women with Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12831' post_date = '2013-02-25 19:30:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, Mobile, empowering, mobile financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets – Executive Summary' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12805' post_date = '2013-02-25 16:31:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, financial management, mobile financial services, emerging market' [post_data] post_title = 'Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12804' post_date = '2013-02-25 16:30:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, financial management, mobile financial services, emerging market' [post_data] post_title = 'Join GSMA mWomen at Mobile World Congress 2013!' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12800' post_date = '2013-02-24 19:52:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile world congress 2013, mwomen, events, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Towards a Code of Conduct: Guidelines for the Use of SMS in Natural Disasters' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12784' post_date = '2013-02-22 16:54:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'SMS, Guideline, Code of conduct, Humanitarian Response, Call centre, NGO, Text message, Commisaid' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Maura O’Neill on the importance of good user experience design' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12677' post_date = '2013-02-22 11:00:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Maura O'Neill, user centric design, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Power for Mobile Vendor Directory - February 2013' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12748' post_date = '2013-02-21 15:46:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, vendor, energy, rural coverage' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Erik Meijer on good mobile user experience design and its potential ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12676' post_date = '2013-02-21 11:00:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Erik Meijer, user centric design, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Ann Mei Chang on successful user experience design' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12675' post_date = '2013-02-20 11:00:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Ann Mei Chang, user centric design, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Gabriel White on the benefits of good user experience design' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12673' post_date = '2013-02-19 11:00:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Gabriel White, user centric design, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Erik Hersman on what makes for good user experience design' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12657' post_date = '2013-02-18 12:40:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Erik Hersman, user centric design, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'A closer look at the risk of fraud in mobile financial services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12649' post_date = '2013-02-18 08:50:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, fraud, risk, best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'Airtel Uganda Targets Forgotten PINs' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12599' post_date = '2013-02-15 09:01:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Airtel, Uganda, PINs, mobile money, accounts, customers, forgot PIN' [post_data] post_title = 'Implementing mobile money innovations to deepen financial inclusion: Lessons from successful innovations in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12375' post_date = '2013-02-12 16:26:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'innovation, mobile money, financial inclusion, Kenya, financial services products' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Shikoh Gitau on what user experience is and the importance of designing it well' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12446' post_date = '2013-02-08 16:59:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Shikoh Gitau, user centric design, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'The potential of mobile phones in transforming agriculture for smallholder farmers: Results from the Agri-Fin Mobile product development and baseline surveys ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12331' post_date = '2013-02-08 14:26:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Agri-Fin, MFS, agriculture, MercyCorps, mobile, money, survey, interview, smallholder, farmers' _aioseop_description = 'In late 2012, Mercy Corps’ Agri-Fin Mobile Program commissioned consultants to carry out baseline surveys in order to analyse the potential of ‘bundling’ information services and financial products that can be delivered via mobile phones to assist smallholder farmers increase their incomes in Indonesia, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Here are some of the findings. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Indrani Medhi on why user experience design is important' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12219' post_date = '2013-02-04 16:58:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Indrani Medhi, user centric design, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Nominees for GSMA mWomen Global Mobile Award Announced ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12443' post_date = '2013-02-04 16:51:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Global mobile awards 2013, women, emergin markets, nominees' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Design Challenge Finalists Announced!' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12221' post_date = '2013-02-01 17:11:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Design challenge, women, mobile, finalists' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Network Public Warning Systems and the Rise of Cell-Broadcast' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11514' post_date = '2013-02-01 11:48:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Public Warning System, Early Warning, EWS, Cell Broadcast, Broadcast, SMS, Technology, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'On Board – the Mobile Agriculture Train' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11776' post_date = '2013-02-01 10:43:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'meet the team, mFarmer, Initiative, mAgri, content, agriculture, programme, GSMA' _aioseop_description = 'GSMA mAgri welcomes a new team member: Meet Michael, our Agriculture Programme Specialist.' [post_data] post_title = 'Leveraging the mobile money ecosystem to increase traffic ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11631' post_date = '2013-01-31 14:11:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, ecosystem, mobile financial ecosystem, use cases, growth, sustainability, profitability' [post_data] post_title = 'Extending The Grid: Bangladesh Market Analysis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=12918' post_date = '2013-01-31 08:40:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen Approach' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=11276' post_date = '2013-01-30 14:01:34' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA,mWomen,Programme,partnership,ambitions,mobile,gender,large-scale,action,stakeholders' _aioseop_description = 'The GSMA mWomen Programme is a partnership with high ambitions, as closing the mobile gender gap will require large-scale action on the part of a diverse set of stakeholders.' _aioseop_title = 'GSMA mWomen Approach' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the UX Champion: Molly Norris' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11461' post_date = '2013-01-28 10:30:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UX Champion, Molly Norris, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Distribution and Outsourcing Services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=10583' post_date = '2013-01-23 11:27:32' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'Permitted, Providers, Services' _aioseop_description = 'The development of distribution networks is one of the most difficult and strategically important issues facing a mobile money provider. Agents and third parties act as frontline customer service representatives. If well managed, they provide vital cash-in/cash-out (CICO) services to meet system-wide liquidity demands, and promote customer awareness, registration, activation, and education. This contributes remarkably to lowering the cost of financial services, expanding outreach, and thereby increasing financial inclusion. Proportionate and cost-effective regulation is vital to enable providers to build and manage the distribution network effectively.' _aioseop_title = 'Distribution and Outsourced Services' [post_data] post_title = 'New data provides window on mobile money market development in Pakistan, Uganda, and Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10537' post_date = '2013-01-21 09:44:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'data, mobile money, market, development, Pakistan, Uganda, India' [post_data] post_title = 'Lessons from our first usability test of an mFarmer service in Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10517' post_date = '2013-01-18 10:35:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'user test, usability, Tanzania, Tigo, feedback, focus groups, farmers, Morogoro' _aioseop_description = 'In December last year, members of the GSMA mAgri team joined Tigo Tanzania to conduct the first round of usability testing of the newly-developed mFarmer service-Tigo Kilimo. In this blogpost, I share some of this journey’s highlights and key lessons. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Key Partnerships Speed Response to Typhoon Bopha' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10506' post_date = '2013-01-18 08:52:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Typhoon, Globe, Smart, Partnership, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = 'Three Lessons about Microsavings and the Mobile Phone ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11420' post_date = '2013-01-16 09:41:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Microsavigns, mobile, women, lessons' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Bi-annual Report - January 2013' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10467' post_date = '2013-01-14 11:31:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, rural coverage, energy, annual report' [post_data] post_title = 'Opportunities and challenges in merchant payments: Digicel Pacific, Airtel Africa & Greenwich Consulting ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10439' post_date = '2013-01-10 12:05:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'merchant payments, mobile money, Digicel Pacific, Airtel Africa, Greenwich Consulting, ecosystem payments' [post_data] post_title = 'Nokia Life Webinar: What does it take to roll out a mobile agriculture information service across 4 countries?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10433' post_date = '2013-01-09 14:40:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nokia Life, mAgri, services, SMS, webinar, advisory, agriculture, scale ' _aioseop_description = 'Nokia Life is one of the only mobile information services to reach significant scale across 4 countries and 2 continents. By the end of Dec 2012 over 90 million people had experienced and benefited from Nokia Life ' [post_data] post_title = 'Organisational Structure to Win in Mobile Money: An Interview with Frederic Blehaut at Orange Group' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10366' post_date = '2013-01-03 09:30:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Orange, organisation structure, best practices, interview' [post_data] post_title = 'Designing an Effective Disaster Preparedness & Response Programme' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10477' post_date = '2013-01-02 11:45:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Smart, Partnership, Typhoon, Earthquake, Flood, Storm, Cyclone' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster Response: Guidelines for Establishing Effective Collaboration between Mobile Network Operators and Government Agencies' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10471' post_date = '2013-01-02 11:41:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Public Sector, Partnership, Collaboration, Government' [post_data] post_title = 'bKash' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28041' post_date = '2013-01-01 12:25:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'bKash, Mobile Money, Bangladesh, Financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Urban Planet Mobile' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=28016' post_date = '2013-01-01 12:04:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Urban Planet Mobile, Urban English, education' [post_data] post_title = 'Souktel' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=27995' post_date = '2013-01-01 11:33:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Souktel, job seekers, training, Palestine' _aioseop_description = 'SoukTel, based in the Middle East, connects job seekers with employers via mobile phone. Souktel has linked thousands of young people with jobs and training. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Tinedatek' post_guid = 'http://dev.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=27974' post_date = '2013-01-01 11:14:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Frogtek, Tiendatek, Marketing Analytics' [post_data] post_title = 'The Digital Pathway to Financial Inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16718' post_date = '2012-12-23 14:27:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Digital, Pathway, Financial, Inclusion' _aioseop_description = 'The Digital Pathway to Financial Inclusion' _aioseop_title = 'The Digital Pathway to Financial Inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile and agriculture in 2012' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10382' post_date = '2012-12-20 14:08:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mAgri, mobile, agriculture, deployments, mFarmer, MDI, services' _aioseop_description = 'It’s been an exciting and busy year for the GSMA mAgri team. As 2012 comes to an end, I’d like to reflect on the progress being made to harness the growth of mobile technology to support farmers across the world. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Creating Awareness and Understanding of Mobile Money in DRC' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10337' post_date = '2012-12-19 14:12:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, customer, awareness, understanding, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo' [post_data] post_title = 'Design Challenge closes; thanks to all who got involved!' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11465' post_date = '2012-12-18 10:37:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWOmen, design challenge, deadline, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile and Humanitarian 101: Key Themes from the GSMA Disaster Response and CDAC Network Webinar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10314' post_date = '2012-12-17 18:31:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Workshop, Resilience, Technology, Innovation, Partnership' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile telephony and taxation in Latin America' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21655' post_date = '2012-12-16 16:10:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability, Latin America' _aioseop_description = 'This latest tax report explores the economic impact of mobile telephony and mobile-specific taxation in nine Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay. It shows that the mobile industry contributed an estimated $177 billion USD to the economy, representing 3.5 per cent of GDP.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile telephony and taxation in Latin America' [post_data] post_title = 'Often, money talks before the user can: The economics of obtaining a phone ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11438' post_date = '2012-12-14 09:57:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, economics, purchase, access, barrier' [post_data] post_title = 'The role of financial services within mobile agriculture: who is going to meet smallholders’ demand for finance?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10293' post_date = '2012-12-13 15:29:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'financing, services, MFI, banks, mAgri, MFS, farmers, agriculture, mobile' _aioseop_description = 'In this blog, we look at the opportunity for mobile financial services for farmers and possible ways to introduce them to the mobile agriculture services portfolio. The suggested pathways are particularly relevant for the mobile sector and providers of mAgri services, as they can be designed and streamlined as mobile agricultural financial services. ' [post_data] post_title = 'FloodFinder app: Real-time flood data using mobile phones in Thailand' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10282' post_date = '2012-12-12 09:26:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'App, Flooding, Flood, Innovation, Technology' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile financial services: how to meet women’s needs? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11426' post_date = '2012-12-11 09:47:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, financial services, design, consumer insights' [post_data] post_title = 'M-Shwari: Mobile Money Savings & Loans ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10160' post_date = '2012-12-06 08:56:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-shwari, Kenya, mobile, savings, loans, mobile money, Safaricom, interest' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mHealth Infographic: MDG 6 - How mHealth is Supporting the Combat of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=10156' post_date = '2012-12-05 17:49:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Millenium Development Goals(MDG), mHealth' [post_data] post_title = 'Network Infrastructure and Policy Deployment Tracker' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?page_id=10001' post_date = '2012-11-28 15:44:23' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_title = 'Deployment tracker' [post_data] post_title = 'A success story from Ethiopia: mobile phones bring live market information to 60,000 farmers a day ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9990' post_date = '2012-11-28 15:24:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ethiopia, ECX, information, service, smalholder, mAgri, SMS, market ' _aioseop_description = 'In a country where 85% of people are employed in agriculture, Ethiopia is well ahead when it comes to making market information instantly available to smallholder farmers. The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), set up in 2008, has a mobile market information service that receives 1.1 million calls from farmers monthly and has over 256,000 people subscribing to receive market information via SMS.' [post_data] post_title = 'Highlights from the mAgri Webinar on Mobile Market Information Systems' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9899' post_date = '2012-11-23 11:57:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'market, information, system, agri VAS, IVR, SMS, farmers, USAID, FHI360' _aioseop_description = 'Last month, the mAgri team collaborated with USAID and FHI 360 to produce a webinar on Mobile Market Information Systems. In this blogpost, we share a few highlights from our panel of experts who shared their knowledge and experience researching and building mobile MIS (recording and PDF available)' [post_data] post_title = 'Why Android? Designing for the forecasted platform of choice' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11430' post_date = '2012-11-22 09:52:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Design, mobile platform, andriod' [post_data] post_title = 'Know your processes: the first step to managing internal risks' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9851' post_date = '2012-11-22 09:47:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'risk, processes, Michael Joyce, fraud, mobile money, compliance' [post_data] post_title = 'Mitigating the risk of fraud through customer communication' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9811' post_date = '2012-11-19 09:26:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'risk, fraud, customers, mobile money, mitigation, complaince, communication' [post_data] post_title = 'What Is the Impact of Mobile Telephony on Economic Growth?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21661' post_date = '2012-11-16 16:21:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability, GDP, VNI' _aioseop_description = 'The report ‘What Is the Impact of Mobile Telephony on Economic Growth?’ provides the first estimates of the impact of mobile data usage on GDP growth in developed and developing markets. The report draws from research of data usage and economic growth across 14 countries provided by Cisco Systems based on their Visual Networking Index (VNI), as well as Deloitte studies on the productivity impact of mobile in 79 countries and the impact of 3G penetration across 96 countries.' _aioseop_title = 'What Is the Impact of Mobile Telephony on Economic Growth?' [post_data] post_title = 'Webinar Slides: How to maximise the impact of mHealth services for maternal and child health' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9798' post_date = '2012-11-14 16:44:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Millenium Development Goals(MDG), mHealth, Maternal and Child Health, Partnership, Scale, Sustainability' [post_data] post_title = 'Culture & Context: What should designers consider about the cultures in which their women users live? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11452' post_date = '2012-11-13 10:28:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Localised design, women, mobile, culture' [post_data] post_title = 'In Tanzania, an aggregator connects mobile money deployments' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9757' post_date = '2012-11-12 10:22:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, aggregator, interoperability, Tanzania, ecosystem' [post_data] post_title = 'Safaricom M-PESA’s H1 FY13 Results: A portrait of a maturing mobile money service' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9752' post_date = '2012-11-09 11:30:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, Safaricom, Kenya, mobile money, half year, results' [post_data] post_title = 'Keeping users at the heart of the design for mobile Value Added Services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9748' post_date = '2012-11-09 08:55:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'user centric, design, VAS, testing, pilot, usability, mobile, phone, field' _aioseop_description = 'This is the first post in a multi-part series on user testing for mobile Value Added Services.' [post_data] post_title = 'Microinsurance to reward mobile money wallet activity: Examples from Pakistan and Tanzania ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9741' post_date = '2012-11-08 13:09:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'microinsurance, mobile money, customers, Pakistan, Tanzania, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'iAfya: Health Information through mobile phones - today in Kenya, tomorrow across Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9736' post_date = '2012-11-08 12:17:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_title = 'iAfya: Health Information through mobile phones' [post_data] post_title = 'Barriers to women’s smartphone use: Written vs Technical literacy - What’s the difference? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11473' post_date = '2012-11-07 10:49:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Barrier, women, mobile, smartphone, literacy' [post_data] post_title = '2013 Global Mobile Awards open for entries ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11482' post_date = '2012-11-05 11:05:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Global mobile awards, 2013, entries' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster Response Vendor Catalogue' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9702' post_date = '2012-11-01 16:45:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Vendor, Technology, Innovation, Resilience, Equipment, Hardware' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Agriculture site launched on Mobile and Development Intelligence Portal' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9696' post_date = '2012-11-01 14:56:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MDI, tracker, portal, online, mAgri, services, metrics, map' _aioseop_description = 'We’re delighted to announce that mAgri metrics, products and services are now live on the Mobile and Development Intelligence (MDI) portal.' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Operators Preparing for Hurricane Sandy to make landfall in the United States ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9643' post_date = '2012-10-29 16:18:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, Storm, Sandy, Restoration' [post_data] post_title = 'Disaster Risk Reduction: Establishing coordinated and reliable communications' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9613' post_date = '2012-10-24 14:18:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'UNISDR, Risk Reduction, Technology, Innovation' [post_data] post_title = 'The GSMA publishes MMU 2012 Annual Report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9449' post_date = '2012-10-23 07:51:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MMU, GSMA, Annual Report, mobile money, programme, highlights' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU 2012 Annual Report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9445' post_date = '2012-10-23 07:44:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, insights, analysis, GSMA' [post_data] post_title = 'Can mobile money work for merchant payments?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9319' post_date = '2012-10-22 07:58:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, merchants, payments, ecosystem, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'eWallet Merchant Payments: GSMA Discussion Paper' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9322' post_date = '2012-10-22 07:57:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'merchants, payments, merchant networks, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Powering Telecoms: East Africa Market Analysis' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9264' post_date = '2012-10-19 12:30:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, tower, regulatory, coverage, energ' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA position on the taxation of mobile money transactions in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9199' post_date = '2012-10-19 09:04:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Kenya, taxes, taxation, transactions, GSMA, industry, position' [post_data] post_title = 'Introducing a new publication - Expanding the Ecosystem of Mobile Money: Considerations for Interoperability' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9137' post_date = '2012-10-18 08:58:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'interoperability, mobile money, ecosystem' [post_data] post_title = 'Recognizing Rural Women: guidelines on using mobile to improve women farmers’ access to information' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11589' post_date = '2012-10-15 12:16:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'women, rural, mobile, information' [post_data] post_title = 'Recognising Rural Women: guidelines on using mobile to improve women farmers’ access to information ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9072' post_date = '2012-10-15 07:51:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'women, gender, rural, design, marketing, farmers, BoP, mAgri, mobile phone, guidelines' _aioseop_description = 'On the International Day of Rural Women we are pleased to share a focus note on Designing & Marketing Mobile Information & Advisory Services for Women Smallholders. The focus note provides practical and actionable lessons from subject matter experts on how to design and market mobile services for women farmers.' [post_data] post_title = '“I am worried that agent training is time consuming & resource intensive …do I have to invest to train my channel?”' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9044' post_date = '2012-10-12 13:00:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, agents, training, distribution, network' [post_data] post_title = 'Designing and delivering effective agent training programmes – MMU Webinar' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9055' post_date = '2012-10-12 12:22:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agent training, mobile money, design, implementing, agents' [post_data] post_title = 'Announcing a new MMU Publication: Organisational Design to Succeed in Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8961' post_date = '2012-10-10 17:37:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, organisational design, success, services, agents' [post_data] post_title = 'WeFarm: Using Mobile to Crowdsource Farmers’ Knowledge Across Continents' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8922' post_date = '2012-10-10 15:41:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WeFarm, peer-to-peer, knowledge, platform, farmers, agriculture, information, crowdsource ' _aioseop_description = 'WeFarm is a worldwide peer-to-peer knowledge sharing network from the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation (CPF). It has been designed by and for smallholder farmers. The content is created by the users; sharing their knowledge and ideas from farmer to farmer across continents and languages, accessible via the most basic mobile phone.' [post_data] post_title = 'Webinar: Mobile market information systems for farmers: requirements for success' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9026' post_date = '2012-10-09 08:01:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MIS, advisory, mobile, smallholder, farmers, developing countries, scale, webinar' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Webinar: Mobile market information systems for farmers: requirements for success' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=9019' post_date = '2012-10-09 07:46:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile, market, agri VAS, webinar, farmers, information, system' [post_data] post_title = 'FILM: Watch the launch of the GSMA mWomen Design Challenge' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11592' post_date = '2012-10-04 12:21:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, design challenge, launch, film, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Announcing a new MMU Publication: Managing the Risk of Fraud in Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8762' post_date = '2012-10-04 08:18:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, fraud, risk, managing risk, mitigation, compliance' [post_data] post_title = 'Managing the Risk of Fraud in Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8758' post_date = '2012-10-04 08:10:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'fraud, mobile money, risk management, risk' [post_data] post_title = 'World Bank helps connect 2m more people in Papua New Guinea' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11598' post_date = '2012-10-02 12:27:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, World Bank, Papua New Guinea, digital inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Focus Note: Designing & Marketing Mobile Information & Advisory Services for Women Smallholders' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8645' post_date = '2012-10-02 07:38:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'gender, women, agri VAS, agriculture, farmers, design, marketing, information' [post_data] post_title = 'AFI GPF 2012, day 2, and MMU contribution to the discussion of interoperability' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8613' post_date = '2012-09-28 10:04:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AFI, GPF, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, interoperability, policy, regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'For Telecoms companies, disaster preparedness begins to reap rewards' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8605' post_date = '2012-09-28 08:32:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Hurricane Isaac, Hurricane, Verizon, AT&T, Innovation, Technology, COWs' [post_data] post_title = 'AFI GPF 2012, day 1, and MMU contribution to the Maya Declaration' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8555' post_date = '2012-09-27 08:56:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AFI, GPF, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Maya Declaration, policy, regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'Tigo and TechnoServe pilot Tigo Kilimo service, first lessons learned ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8505' post_date = '2012-09-26 09:31:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'USSD, TechnoServe, pilot, agri VAS, Tigo, mFarmer, market prices, weather forecast, agronomic, crops' _aioseop_description = 'As Tigo Tanzania and TechnoServe are getting ready to launch their full Tigo Kilimo service in Tanzania later this year, we share eight lessons derived from the pilot that would influence the final design of the Agricultural VAS.' [post_data] post_title = 'FILM: What if we designed smartphones with the needs of resource-poor women in mind? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11606' post_date = '2012-09-25 12:33:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'resource poor women, mobile, smartphone, needs, user centric design' [post_data] post_title = 'USAID, Qtel, AusAID and GSMA launch GSMA mWomen Design Challenge' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8483' post_date = '2012-09-24 15:43:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Design challenge, USAID, Qtel, AusAID, launch, GSMA, mobile,women' [post_data] post_title = 'Warid Pesa – Channel flexibility as competitive advantage ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8457' post_date = '2012-09-24 12:17:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Warid Pesa, Uganda, mobile money, channel, pricing, transactions, customers, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'Designing and delivering effective agent training programmes' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8417' post_date = '2012-09-20 08:43:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agents, mobile money, distribution, training, education, liquidity, commissions' [post_data] post_title = 'Designing & Delivering Agent Training for Mobile Money Deployments' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8419' post_date = '2012-09-20 08:37:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agents, incentives, mobile money, agent networks, training' [post_data] post_title = 'Providing weather forecasts to smallholder farmers by mobile phone: how do we tackle the accuracy issue?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8407' post_date = '2012-09-19 16:54:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MNOs, weather, forecasts, government, meteorological department, service provider, technology, weather data' _aioseop_description = 'Our recent mFarmer projects have reconfirmed the finding that weather forecasts are in high demand from smallholder farmers. However, this type of information is also one of the most challenging to provide. ' [post_data] post_title = 'M-PESA, Airtel Money or Orange Money? This is why BoP customers choose one rather than the other ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8387' post_date = '2012-09-18 15:24:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, Airtel Money, Orange Money, marketing, customers, competition, adoption, drivers' [post_data] post_title = 'Making Smart Design Choices for Women & Mobile ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11611' post_date = '2012-09-18 12:39:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'User centric design, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'SokoShambani: A Market-Driven Approach to Developing Agri VAS' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8325' post_date = '2012-09-12 16:18:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'sokoShambani, Kenya, agri VAS, market insight, mobile, design' _aioseop_description = 'At a recent mobile agriculture networking event in Nairobi, I met Stephen Kimiri of SokoShambani (Swahili for Farmer’s Market), a mobile service supporting small-scale potato farmers in Kenya with market prices and buyer/seller matchmaking. In this blog, I give an overview of their insightful market-driven approach to developing their concept. ' [post_data] post_title = 'A Country at Risk: Building Resilient Mobile Infrastructures for Disaster Preparedness & Response in Nepal' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8292' post_date = '2012-09-11 13:09:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, Risk Reduction' [post_data] post_title = 'In Kenya, microfinance is going mobile - Part 2' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8263' post_date = '2012-09-10 08:47:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'microfinance, Kenya, mobile money, M-PESA, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Asiacell leading the way in supporting women’s mobile use in Iraq ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11621' post_date = '2012-09-07 12:43:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Asiacell, Iraq, mobile, women, Almas Line' [post_data] post_title = 'In Kenya, microfinance is going mobile - Part 1' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8181' post_date = '2012-09-06 08:00:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'microfinance, Kenya, mobile money, M-PESA, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mAgri publishes new infographic: Agricultural productivity gap & the opportunity for mobile' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8166' post_date = '2012-09-05 10:18:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'sokoShambani, Kenya, agri VAS, market insight, mobile, design' _aioseop_description = 'Over the past month we’ve been gathering data to create this infographic that we hope, conveys why we’re so excited about mobile agriculture. More specifically, we want to tell the story about the opportunity for mobile phones to bridge the information gap and thereby boost productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers in emerging markets.' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mAgri Infographic: Agricultural Productivity Gap & The Opportunity for Mobile' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=8648' post_date = '2012-09-05 07:38:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'infographic, users, farmers, opportunity, agriculture, ' [post_data] post_title = 'The Girls’ Education Challenge: Investing in business innovation and partnerships for girls' education ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11625' post_date = '2012-09-03 12:52:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Girls' education challenge, business innovation, partnerships, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Using Mobile to Reach Scale: Living Goods' SMS program already connecting 100K+ BoP clients ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11623' post_date = '2012-09-03 12:46:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Living goods, SMS, digital inclusion, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Working Group member Roshan transforming transforming security, information sharing & entrepreneurship in Afghanistan ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11644' post_date = '2012-08-30 14:11:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Roshan, Afghanistan, mobile, women, security, entrepreneurship' [post_data] post_title = 'Geocell – Georgia – Feasibility Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8021' post_date = '2012-08-28 10:26:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'geocell, teliasonera, georgia' [post_data] post_title = 'Ucell – Uzbekistan – Feasibility Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8022' post_date = '2012-08-28 10:16:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ucell, Uzbekistan, TeliaSonera' [post_data] post_title = 'BCEAO’s participatory approach to regulatory review: MMU’s engagement with the Central Bank of West African States on policy initiatives to increase mobile money adoption' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7994' post_date = '2012-08-27 09:15:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, BCEAO, West Africa, mobile money, adoption' [post_data] post_title = 'Meet the newest member of the mAgri Programme' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=8004' post_date = '2012-08-24 12:07:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'meet the team, mFarmer, Initiative, mAgri, Bangladesh, BoP, technical' _aioseop_description = 'GSMA mAgri welcomes a new team member: Meet Ashraf, our mAgri Technical Consultant.' [post_data] post_title = 'Nokia partners with Cherie Blair Foundation for Women & MTN Nigeria to bring Business Women Service via Nokia Life to Nigeria ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11627' post_date = '2012-08-23 12:55:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nokia, Nigeria, women, business service, Cherie Blaire foundation' [post_data] post_title = 'Reflecting on humanitarianism' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7941' post_date = '2012-08-22 15:57:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Partnerships, World Humanitarian Day, UN, United Nations' [post_data] post_title = 'What is the business case for banks to get into mobile money? The example of DBBL in Bangladesh' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7871' post_date = '2012-08-20 08:54:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'DBBL, Bangladesh, banks, mobile money, business case' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobilink Reshaping Education and the Lives Of Women and Girls in Rural Areas through Mobile Technology ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11629' post_date = '2012-08-17 12:56:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobilink, Pakistan, women, girls, mobile, education' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile services to increase the outreach of conservation agriculture practices in Mexico: MasAgro Movil project by CIMMYT' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7857' post_date = '2012-08-17 08:15:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'CYMMIT, rural, Mexico, farmers, MasAgro, agriculture, soil management ' _aioseop_description = 'CIMMYT, the largest research centre in the world for maize and wheat improvement, conducts long-term trials comparing conservation agriculture and conventional practices. In this blog post we introduce the MasAgro programme (and its mobile component – MasAgo Movil) which will allow farmers to access advice on agricultural management techniques nationwide using a mobile phone.' [post_data] post_title = 'INOVA: An Oasis of innovation tucked away in the West African desert' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7850' post_date = '2012-08-16 08:58:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'INOVA, West Africa, financial services, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Wari: A local platform heads to the global market' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7822' post_date = '2012-08-15 08:19:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Wari, Senegal, platform, technology, mobile, money, payments, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Senegal: A Unique Ecosystem of Branchless Banking in West Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7785' post_date = '2012-08-14 08:51:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Senegal, ecosystem, branchless banking, mobile money, West Africa' [post_data] post_title = 'Video interview with IKSL: How to provide the right information at the right time for Agri VAS' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7699' post_date = '2012-08-09 14:22:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'IKSL, content, agri VAS, India, farmers, Karnataka, agriculture, advice' _aioseop_description = 'Last month, my colleague Amol Jadhav and I visited the IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL) State operations team in Karnataka, India. I’ve worked with the IKSL project for a number of years and I’m always inspired to see the hard work of the IKSL agriculture operations team who manage the “behind the scenes” content process for the IKSL service.' [post_data] post_title = 'Flooding in the Philippines: A Look at SMART's Disaster Response Activities' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7666' post_date = '2012-08-09 10:43:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Haiku, Typhoon Haiku, Storm, Flooding, Smart, Smart Communications, Monsoon, Restoration, Typhoon Saola' [post_data] post_title = 'Is there a demand for mobile loans?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7597' post_date = '2012-08-07 06:58:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, loans, credit, mobile credit, financial services, airtime, credit scoring' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with Tigo Tanzania on launching an Agri VAS' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7558' post_date = '2012-08-06 10:05:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tigo, Kilimo, Tanzania, mFarmer, agri VAS, agriculture, advisory, service, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Women's Access to ICT: Strengthening Policy Frameworks to Address the Mobile Phone Gender Gap ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11646' post_date = '2012-08-03 14:15:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Policy, women, mobile, gender gap, access, ' [post_data] post_title = 'A call towards a “Better Life”: Marketing Agri Value Added Services to Rural Communities in India ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7030' post_date = '2012-08-01 09:55:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'BTL, marketing, radio, villages, rural market, farmers, Handygo, Behtar Zingagi, roadshow' _aioseop_description = 'On a recent trip to India, our Programme Director Fiona Smith and I had the opportunity to visit a few Agri VAS field deployments. One visit that stood out was to the Shekhpura Village in Rajasthan (Northern India) to see Handygo’s marketing and sales activities of their Behtar Zindagi (Hindi for Better Life).' [post_data] post_title = 'Making mobile money work for business' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7003' post_date = '2012-07-26 10:24:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ignacio Mas, mobile money, technology, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Managing Post-Storm and Disaster Power Outages: Is Distributed Generation a Solution? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6952' post_date = '2012-07-25 13:22:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Power, Restoration, Generators, Derecho, Hurricane, Storm' [post_data] post_title = 'Sec. Clinton highlights importance of closing the gender data gap ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11657' post_date = '2012-07-24 14:51:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Clinton, women, mobile, gender gap, barrier, opportunity' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Bi-annual Report - July 2012' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6741' post_date = '2012-07-23 08:48:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GPM, annual report' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobitel’s consumer insight research leads to suite of mobile services for Sri Lankan women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11665' post_date = '2012-07-19 15:07:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobitel, Sri Lanka, Women, consumer insights, research, services, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Talk ‘N’ Text addresses women’s biggest barrier to ownership: affordability ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11659' post_date = '2012-07-19 14:53:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Talk 'N' Text, women, Philippines, SMART, Panalo Phone, SMS,affordable, handset' [post_data] post_title = 'How (not why) to design and market mobile information and advisory services for women smallholder farmers' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6662' post_date = '2012-07-19 09:20:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'gender, women, agriculture, mobile services, webinar, design, marketing, best practices' _aioseop_description = 'The recent webinar organised by the GSMA mAgri team focused instead on how to design and market information services to maximise their reach and use among women smallholder farmers. Here’s a quick snapshot. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Research Latest Part 1: Consumer insight research key to enhancing the lives of BoP through mobile ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11667' post_date = '2012-07-17 15:12:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, consumer insights, research' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile-Enabled Savings via the Business Correspondent Model in India' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6775' post_date = '2012-07-16 14:35:35' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'business correspondent, mobile money, mobile savings, microsavings, India' [post_data] post_title = 'Female retailers 'vital' to Dialog's rural growth targets ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11670' post_date = '2012-07-13 15:20:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Dialog, Sri Lanka, women, retailers, rural, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Zimbabwe’s Ecocash shows impressive growth' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6780' post_date = '2012-07-10 14:38:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Zimbabwe, EcoCash, Econet, growth, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Leveraging Information and Communication Technology for the Base of the Pyramid: Innovative business models in agriculture services ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=5863' post_date = '2012-07-10 12:18:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Hystra, farmers, ICT, supply chain, revenues, agriculture, BoP, agro inputs, agri VAS' _aioseop_description = 'In 2011, Hystra, a consulting firm specializing in hybrid (social and business) strategies, and its non-profit partner Ashoka, reviewed more than 280 initiatives globally that used Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to provide education, healthcare, agro-services or financial services to the Base of the Pyramid (BoP).[1]' [post_data] post_title = 'Report from the field: Mobile retail boosting the income of Ruma entrepreneurs ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11673' post_date = '2012-07-09 15:27:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Ruma, women, mobile, Indonesia, impact, interview' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Interactive Replication Guide: India Market Specific' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3003' post_date = '2012-07-07 08:44:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, renewable, site, India' [post_data] post_title = 'Insights on the Economics of Mobile Money: M-PESA Key Revenue Driver for Safaricom' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6789' post_date = '2012-07-05 14:54:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kenya, M-PESA, mobile money, revenue driver, Safaricom, economics' [post_data] post_title = 'Report from the field: Mobiles invaluable to Jakarta women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11677' post_date = '2012-07-04 15:34:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Indonesia, mobile, women, info wanita, impact, nokia, indosat' [post_data] post_title = 'Tigo, Bima, and MicroEnsure bring a “Freemium” model to mobile insurance' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6793' post_date = '2012-07-02 14:59:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tigo, Bima, MicroEnsure, freemium, mobile insurance, microinsurance, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Asia Expo: Disaster Response Working Group Overview ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7766' post_date = '2012-07-01 09:51:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MART Communications, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Dialog Axiata, Ericsson' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mAgri Webinar tackles how to design & market mobile VAS for women farmers ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11681' post_date = '2012-06-29 15:41:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSA mAgri, webinar, women farmers, VAS, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'NFC mobile payments: A Case for Developing Markets' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6818' post_date = '2012-06-28 10:23:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'NFC, mobile payments, mobile money, technology, mobile phones' [post_data] post_title = 'Dealing with Disasters: Technical Challenges for Mobile Operators' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=5699' post_date = '2012-06-27 18:00:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Technology, Technical challenges, Business Continuity, BCM, Innovation, Vendor' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovations in Agriculture at the 2012 G8 Summit: Showcasing the mFarmer Initiative' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=5655' post_date = '2012-06-27 16:03:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, fund, G8, Chicago, Obama, agriculture, mobile, information, event, private sector' _aioseop_description = 'Presenting the mFarmer Initiative at the Chicago Council on Affair’s Third Annual Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security where the critical role of the private sector, including smallholders, to address global food security and agriculture development was one of the focus areas debated at the event.' [post_data] post_title = 'She Will Innovate, a competition by Ashoka & Intel, open for entries ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11684' post_date = '2012-06-27 15:44:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'She will innovate, Intel, Ashoka, 2012, women, ICT' [post_data] post_title = 'Webinar Excerpt: Marketing Agriculture Services to Women Smallholders by Jemimah Njuki' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7563' post_date = '2012-06-27 11:41:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, agriculture, women, gender, farmers, webinar, mobile, technology, deployment, design, marketing ' [post_data] post_title = 'Webinar: Designing & Marketing Mobile Information & Advisory Services for Women Smallholders (June 2012) ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=7561' post_date = '2012-06-27 11:38:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, agriculture, women, gender, farmers, webinar, mobile, technology, deployment, design, marketing ' [post_data] post_title = 'Working Group Member Qualcomm, with partners Ruma & Grameen Foundation, Launch Mobile Survey Tools that Provide Additional Income to Underserved Indonesians ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11686' post_date = '2012-06-26 15:46:47' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Indonesia,women,mobile, qualcomm, ruma, grameen foundation' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money as an agent of financial inclusion: the new regulation for e-money services in Namibia – Interview with Sergio de Sousa, Bank of Namibia' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6809' post_date = '2012-06-25 09:56:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, Namibia, financial inclusion, e-money, services, Bank of Namibia, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'M4D & ICT4D Innovation: The Importance of Local Knowledge and Insight' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=5020' post_date = '2012-06-20 12:03:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Content, Local content, M4D, Innovation, Technology, ICT4D' [post_data] post_title = 'Former World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, calls for "A Cellphone for Every Woman" ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11693' post_date = '2012-06-18 15:56:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'James Wolfensohn, women, mobile,access,world bank' [post_data] post_title = 'The cost of being connected: A phone for every woman needs an affordable charging solution ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11689' post_date = '2012-06-18 15:49:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'WOmen, mobile, access, cost, charging' [post_data] post_title = 'Emerging Practices in Mobile Microinsurance' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6711' post_date = '2012-06-18 14:36:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile, insurance, microensurance, mobile money, risk management, unbanked' [post_data] post_title = 'A new MMU publication on emerging practices in Mobile Microinsurance' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6813' post_date = '2012-06-18 10:12:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, microinsurance, mobile insurances, practices, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Indosat and Nokia awarded at Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2012 for Info Wanita ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11695' post_date = '2012-06-15 15:58:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nokia,Indosat, Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2012, Info Wanita' [post_data] post_title = 'Competing in the mobile money space' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=6772' post_date = '2012-06-12 14:29:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'competition, mobile money, customers, loyalty' [post_data] post_title = 'Accounting for the importance of airtime top-ups in mobile money around the world' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3911' post_date = '2012-06-04 14:17:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'airtime, top-ups, mobile money, transactions, data, state of the industry, GSMA' [post_data] post_title = 'Using mHealth to Support Universal Health Access' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2809' post_date = '2012-05-30 07:51:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Global Landscape analysis, Patient Healthcare Pathway, Community Health Worker, Health Systems, Health indicators' [post_data] post_title = 'Health Hotline Services in Emerging Markets' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2805' post_date = '2012-05-30 07:41:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Health hotlines, Emerging markets, Stakeholder engagement,adoption drivers, Value chain' [post_data] post_title = 'Integrating Healthcare: The Role and Value of Mobile Operators in eHealth' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2759' post_date = '2012-05-29 14:37:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'e-Health, Adoption drivers, Regulatory environment, Value Chain' [post_data] post_title = 'MTN MobileMoney in Rwanda: a new mobile money success story' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3904' post_date = '2012-05-24 14:04:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, MTN, Rwanda, success, case study, State of the Industry' [post_data] post_title = 'Getting ready for cyclone season: Mobile operators and disaster preparedness' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2672' post_date = '2012-05-24 11:41:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Cyclone, Typhoon, Storm, Technology, COWs, Business Continuity, BCM' [post_data] post_title = 'The two paths that mobile money deployments tread' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3900' post_date = '2012-05-21 13:59:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, State of the Industry, 2011, mobile financial services, mobile money, adoption survey' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile telephony and taxation in Turkey' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21664' post_date = '2012-05-16 16:24:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'affordability, tax, Turkey, tcmo' _aioseop_description = 'This report examines the economic impact of mobile telephony and the impact of mobile-specific taxation in Turkey. It highlights that mobile consumers in Turkey pay the highest taxation as a proportion of mobile service costs in the world. Taxes in 2011 represented 48.2 per cent of the Total Cost of Mobile Ownership (TCMO) 1 for the average Turkish consumer against a global average of just 18.2 per cent. As a result, mobile penetration in Turkey lags behind other European and neighbouring countries. An analysis of countries that had a lower penetration than Turkey in 2000 shows that penetration in all of these countries has outpaced Turkey by 2011.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile telephony and taxation in Turkey' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU moves into an exciting new phase …' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3897' post_date = '2012-05-15 13:55:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, funding, MMU, mobile money, programme' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Deployment Tracker Template' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2294' post_date = '2012-05-15 12:42:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tracker, green power' [post_data] post_title = 'New crowdsourcing challenge asks 'How can we use mobile phones to improve early childhood care and education?' ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11699' post_date = '2012-05-10 16:01:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, educatoin, innovatoin, crowdsourcing' [post_data] post_title = 'New Research by ExxonMobil Foundation and Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Reveals How Mobile Phones Can Help Women Entrepreneurs Develop Their Businesses ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11697' post_date = '2012-05-10 15:59:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ExxonMobile, Cherie Blaire, women, mobile,enrepreneurs, research' [post_data] post_title = 'State of the Industry: Results from the 2011 Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3222' post_date = '2012-05-09 15:03:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, State of the Industry, unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Announcing the results of the 2011 Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3893' post_date = '2012-05-09 13:51:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, State of the Industry, 2011, mobile financial services, mobile money, adoption survey' [post_data] post_title = 'Money, Real Quick: The Story of M-PESA' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3885' post_date = '2012-05-02 13:39:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, mobile money, history, story, Kenya' [post_data] post_title = 'Visa awarded inaugural Millennium Challenge Corporation Corporate Award ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11701' post_date = '2012-04-27 16:03:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Visa, Millennium Challenge Corporation Corporate Award 2012' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money: The View from the C-Suite' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3882' post_date = '2012-04-26 13:37:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, CEOS, C-level, priority, success' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with Orange Money – Part 2' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3880' post_date = '2012-04-16 13:23:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange Money, Africa, interview, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'The Market Opportunity for Mobile Agriculture: Highlights from Mobile World Congress 2012' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=5048' post_date = '2012-04-13 09:20:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, fund, farmers, agriculture, scale, Agri VAS, Esoko, Nokia Life, IKSL' _aioseop_description = 'Highlights of mAgri seminar at the Mobile World Congress 2012.' [post_data] post_title = 'Myanmar – a New Frontier for Disaster Telecoms?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1650' post_date = '2012-04-11 14:39:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Innovation, Technology, Risk reduction' [post_data] post_title = 'Fuel Cell Systems for Base Stations: Deep Dive Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1645' post_date = '2012-04-11 14:22:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, fuel cell' [post_data] post_title = 'Telecoms Renewable Energy Vendors/ESCOs Landscape in India: Revised version' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1640' post_date = '2012-04-11 11:50:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'vendor, india, esco, green power' [post_data] post_title = 'Film: Highlights of GSMA mWomen at Mobile World Congress 2012 ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11703' post_date = '2012-04-05 16:05:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile World Congress 2012, mWomen, mobile,event' [post_data] post_title = 'M-PESA extends its reach' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3869' post_date = '2012-04-05 13:13:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, reach, Kenya, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Extending Financial Services using Mobile Based Consumer Scoring' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3865' post_date = '2012-04-03 13:08:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'airtime, credit scoring, mobile money, financial products, loans, innovation, mobile credit' [post_data] post_title = 'Working Group member Mobitel launches mWomen new offering 'Liyasara' ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11718' post_date = '2012-04-02 16:29:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Liyasara, Mobitel, Sri Lanka, mWomen, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Film: GSMA mWomen Seminar Part One - Latest Research & Tools from the GSMA mWomen Programme ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11714' post_date = '2012-04-02 16:20:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, seminar, mobile world congress 2012, research, Trina DasGupta' [post_data] post_title = 'Film: GSMA mWomen Seminar Part Two: Panel Discussion ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11707' post_date = '2012-04-02 16:11:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, seminar, mobile world congress 2012, panel' [post_data] post_title = 'Bharti Infratel's White Paper - Green Networks: Transforming Telecommunications on Sustainable Energy Alternatives ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=804' post_date = '2012-04-02 10:28:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Bharti, India, energy, efficiency, green power, diesel' [post_data] post_title = 'Webinar: Highlights from GSMA mAgri events at Mobile World Congress 2012 (Feb 2012)' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2096' post_date = '2012-03-27 09:13:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MWC, agri VAS, seminar, agriculture, agriculture, mFarmer' [post_data] post_title = 'Procurement Model Analysis: CAPEX vs OPEX' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=308' post_date = '2012-03-23 15:47:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'procurement, capex, opex, green power' [post_data] post_title = 'Airtime based credit scoring: Can it drive innovative loan products for mobile money?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3859' post_date = '2012-03-23 13:04:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'airtime, credit scoring, mobile money, financial products, loans, innovation, mobile credit' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Power for Mobile' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?page_id=82' post_date = '2012-03-23 12:09:53' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_noindex = 'on' _aioseop_nofollow = 'on' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money Glossary' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?page_id=18' post_date = '2012-03-23 11:50:31' post_type = 'page' _aioseop_keywords = 'glossary, definitions, terminology, mobile money, mobile financial services, unbanked, financial inclusion' _aioseop_description = 'This MMU glossary provides definitions for common mobile money industry terminology.' _aioseop_title = 'MMU Mobile Money Glossary' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview: Mr. Essa Alhaddad, Etisalat Group CCO, speaks on the company's Global Mobile Award win ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11722' post_date = '2012-03-20 16:42:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Etisalat, Global Mobile Award winner 2012, women, mobile, interview' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Water Payments – What’s in it for Mobile Network Operators?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3854' post_date = '2012-03-12 12:57:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, water, payments, urban, Africa, ecosystem, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Working Group members Nokia & Indosat launch commercial mWomen offering ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11725' post_date = '2012-03-09 16:48:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Indosat, Nokia, mobile,women, launch, indonesia' [post_data] post_title = 'Striving & Surviving on International Women’s Day 2012 ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11727' post_date = '2012-03-08 16:50:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Research, women, mobile, insights, BOP, ' [post_data] post_title = 'Building Apps for the Developing World That Women (and Men) Will Use ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11731' post_date = '2012-03-07 16:54:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'App, design, mobile, women, needs' [post_data] post_title = 'Understanding the Wants and Needs of Women Living Under $2 a Day ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11729' post_date = '2012-03-07 16:52:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Christopher burns, usaid, women, resource poor, lives, needs, research' [post_data] post_title = 'Highlights video - "Mobile Agriculture: The Market Opportunity" panel at MWC (Feb 2012)' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=961' post_date = '2012-03-07 16:38:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, deployment, practitioners, industry, agriculture, information, mobile, market' [post_data] post_title = 'Highlights from MMU Working Group at Mobile World Congress 2012' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3852' post_date = '2012-03-07 12:54:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Mobile World Congress, 2012, MMU, working group, event highlights, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'A new MMU article on the case for interoperability' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3849' post_date = '2012-02-29 12:48:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'interoperability, mobile money, understanding, business case, ecosystem' [post_data] post_title = 'Etisalat Mobile Baby Wins mWomen Global Mobile Award! ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11738' post_date = '2012-02-28 17:00:02' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = ',Etisalat, global mobile award, women, mobile, winner' [post_data] post_title = 'LAUNCHED: New Tools for the Mobile Industry ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11736' post_date = '2012-02-28 16:58:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, report, research, toolkit, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Striving & Surviving: Exploring the Lives of Women at the Base of the Pyramid' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11235' post_date = '2012-02-27 11:41:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Research, mobile, women, poverty, aspirations, global' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen Research Toolkit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11232' post_date = '2012-02-27 11:39:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Toolkit, mobile, women, research, methodology' [post_data] post_title = 'Portraits: A Glimpse into the Lives of Base of the Pyramid Women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11226' post_date = '2012-02-27 11:34:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, base of pyramid, mobile, research' [post_data] post_title = 'Impact Pathway for Mobile & Women' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11245' post_date = '2012-02-26 11:45:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, economic development, empowerment, USAID, DFAT' [post_data] post_title = 'Realising the mWomen Opportunity: A Framework for Designing the mWomen Business Case' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11218' post_date = '2012-02-26 11:27:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, women, opportunity, research, business case' [post_data] post_title = 'The case for interoperability: Assessing the value that the interconnection of mobile money services would create for customers and operators' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3245' post_date = '2012-02-23 15:18:30' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'interoperability, mobile money, interconnection, customers, operators' [post_data] post_title = 'The Benefits and Challenges of Mobile Water Payments in Urban Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3844' post_date = '2012-02-22 12:40:14' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, water, payments, urban, Africa, ecosystem, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'M-PESA responds: Benefits and Challenges of using mobile money to reduce poverty for women in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3840' post_date = '2012-02-21 12:36:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, women, gender, gender gap, mobile financial services, poverty reduction, Kenya, M-PESA' [post_data] post_title = 'Part 2: M-PESA responds: Benefits and Challenges of using mobile money to reduce poverty for women in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11745' post_date = '2012-02-19 17:06:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, women, mobile money, poverty' [post_data] post_title = 'Energy + Mobile at Mobile World Congress 2012' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=835' post_date = '2012-02-15 12:02:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'energy, green power, grid, electricity' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile money technology: not easy, but why?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3837' post_date = '2012-02-14 12:32:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, platform, technology, challenges, services, downtime' [post_data] post_title = 'Benefits and challenges of using Mobile Money to reduce poverty for women in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3834' post_date = '2012-02-09 12:28:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, women, gender, gender gap, mobile financial services, poverty reduction, Kenya' [post_data] post_title = 'Video: Interview with Patrick Chomet, Group Director of Terminals, Vodafone ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11755' post_date = '2012-02-08 09:33:45' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Interview, Patrick Chomet, Terminals, Vodafone, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Part 1: Benefits and challenges of using mobile money to reduce poverty for women in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11758' post_date = '2012-02-06 09:51:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, women, mobile money, poverty' [post_data] post_title = 'InfoDev taps job-creation potential of mobile phones ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11768' post_date = '2012-02-03 10:15:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'InfoDev, employment, mobile, women, potential' [post_data] post_title = 'Branchless and Mobile Banking Solutions for the Poor: A Survey of the Literature' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3256' post_date = '2012-02-02 15:38:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'branchless banking, mobile banking, literature review, mobile money, unbanled' [post_data] post_title = 'ITU launches Girls in ICT Portal ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11785' post_date = '2012-01-27 11:28:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ITU, girls in ICT' [post_data] post_title = 'Financial services demonstrate the most proven sustainable business models within ICT4D' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3827' post_date = '2012-01-24 12:16:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile financial services, business models, ICT4D, sustainability' [post_data] post_title = 'An Interview with Orange Money – Part 1' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3824' post_date = '2012-01-20 12:12:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Orange Money, Africa, interview, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money in Haiti: Realizing the promise of a complex new industry' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3820' post_date = '2012-01-17 12:04:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Haiti, mobile money, financial inclusion, ecosystem' [post_data] post_title = 'Geospatial Analysis for Financial Inclusion Tracking' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3815' post_date = '2012-01-10 11:53:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'data, mobile money, geospatial analysis, financial inclusion, financial access, distribution' [post_data] post_title = '2011, a year in review – Part 2' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3812' post_date = '2012-01-03 11:42:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = '2011, mobile money, GSMA, MMU, year in review, unbanked' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Power for Mobile Vendor Directory' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=839' post_date = '2012-01-02 12:06:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'green power, vendor, directory' [post_data] post_title = 'Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) Ltd. - Malawi - Feasibility Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=5768' post_date = '2012-01-01 13:11:04' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'TNM, malawi, green power' [post_data] post_title = 'Guest blog: Women in mobile retail chains - a win-win combination ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11788' post_date = '2011-12-19 11:32:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Anant Nautiyal, Cherie Blaire Foundatoin, mobile, women, retailers, report, research' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Announces Details of NFC & Mobile Money Summit 2012' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4146' post_date = '2011-12-14 15:55:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, NFC, Mobile Money Summit, 2012, event highlights' [post_data] post_title = 'VIDEO: GSMA mWomen Working Group listens in as South African women speak about the role of mobile phones in their lives ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11791' post_date = '2011-12-08 11:39:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, importance, south africa' [post_data] post_title = 'BPI Globe Banko launches m-insurance products' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4144' post_date = '2011-12-07 15:52:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Philippines, mobile money, mobile insurance, m-insurance, BPI Globe BanKO, financial services, microfinance' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Bi-annual Report - December 2011' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2513' post_date = '2011-12-01 21:55:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GPM, annual report' [post_data] post_title = 'Can you hear her now? Putting mobile phones in women’s hands ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11801' post_date = '2011-12-01 11:45:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA mWomen Global Development Alliance, launch, Maura O’Neill' [post_data] post_title = 'Bridging the gender gap in agriculture: Can Agricultural VAS address the issue? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1136' post_date = '2011-11-30 12:21:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'gender gap, women, mobile, agri VAS, female, rural, farmers, usage' _aioseop_description = 'Recognizing the challenges for channelling agricultural information to women farmers, the current GSMA mFarmer Initiative carefully implements the gender guidelines for its projects. By identifying traditionally female activities in agriculture and creating relevant women-centred content, mobile agriculture solutions increase the chances for the information to reach women farmers.' [post_data] post_title = 'USAID, AusAID, GSMA and Visa Partner in GSMA mWomen Programme Global Development Alliance ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11803' post_date = '2011-11-30 11:47:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'USAID, AusAID, GSMA, Visa, mwomen, Global Development Alliance' [post_data] post_title = 'Uninor: Empowering Women through an Innovative Distribution Model' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11238' post_date = '2011-11-30 11:42:46' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Uninor, mobile, India, distribution model, women empowerment, Hand in Hand' [post_data] post_title = 'Telefónica and MasterCard dance to the beat of Samba' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4141' post_date = '2011-11-24 15:49:06' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Telefonica, Latin America, mobile money, mobile financial services, MasterCard' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen Working Group meets in Sri Lanka ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11806' post_date = '2011-11-24 12:04:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, working group, sri lanka, 2011' [post_data] post_title = 'The Agri VAS Business Case: Who Will Pay?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=318' post_date = '2011-11-20 15:59:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'value chain, agriculture, Agri VAS, agri-businesses, ecosystem, farming organizations, business models ' _aioseop_description = 'In this blog post, I’ll attempt to share some insights into the business modelling aspect of building Agri VAS programs by examining the agriculture value chain and Agri VAS ecosystem. I’ll follow up with more detailed studies and case examples in later posts.' [post_data] post_title = 'Global Mobile Tax Review 2011' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21674' post_date = '2011-11-16 16:31:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tax, affordability, survey' _aioseop_description = 'This global tax benchmark reviewed the application of tax to the mobile sector for 111 countries. The report found that the average increase in tax, as a proportion of mobile usage costs, rose by over one per cent from 16.9 in 2007 to 18.0 per cent today, and that taxation as a proportion of the total cost of mobile ownership, increased from 17.4 per cent in 2007 to 18.1 per cent today. Some 63 countries levy mobile-specific taxation in addition to general sales taxes.' _aioseop_title = 'Global Mobile Tax Review 2011' [post_data] post_title = 'The mFarmer Initiative- supporting the launch of mobile information services for farmers ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1154' post_date = '2011-11-16 12:57:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mFarmer, fund, farmers, agriculture, information, Agri VAS, best practices ' _aioseop_description = 'The mFarmer initiative was launched in June 2011 in recognition of the huge potential for the mobile and agriculture industry to work together to provide in demand and valued services for smallholder farmers through the mobile channel. ' [post_data] post_title = 'The Advent of Mobile Financial Services in Agriculture' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4137' post_date = '2011-11-15 15:36:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, agriculture, mAgri, ecosystem, farmers, financial services, ecosystem' [post_data] post_title = 'Topline Research Findings: Fulfilment for BOP is defined by family role ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11811' post_date = '2011-11-14 12:12:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Research, topline, BOP, family, women, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA announces keynote speakers for MWC 2012' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4134' post_date = '2011-11-08 15:32:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Mobile World Congress, speakers, event highlights, 2012' [post_data] post_title = 'On Channels' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4131' post_date = '2011-11-07 15:29:15' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, mobile financial services, value chain, business models, unbanked, channels' [post_data] post_title = 'Best Practice and Lessons Learned in Communication with Disaster Affected Communities: Haiti 2010' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1235' post_date = '2011-11-07 13:54:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Earthquake, Partnership, Collaboration, NGO' [post_data] post_title = '7 Billion Reasons for Hope ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11815' post_date = '2011-11-02 12:25:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = '7 billion, mobile, potential, gender, gap' [post_data] post_title = 'Why do mobile money agents get paid less than airtime retailers?' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4129' post_date = '2011-11-01 15:25:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, agents, airtime, retailers, commissions, e-money' [post_data] post_title = 'LEO - Burundi - Feasibility Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=5758' post_date = '2011-11-01 12:47:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'LEO, Burundi, Orascom,' [post_data] post_title = 'The GSMA mAgri Programme- who we are and what we’ll be blogging about ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1140' post_date = '2011-11-01 12:45:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mAgri, mobile, agriculture, team, developing countries, rural, MNOs' _aioseop_description = 'Welcome to the brand new mAgri Programme blog. We’ll be using this space to share our insights and our questions about the use of mobile phones in agriculture. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Women from rural Sri Lanka share aspirations and pain points ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11817' post_date = '2011-10-26 12:45:00' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sri Lanka, rural women, aspirations, insights' [post_data] post_title = 'Delivering Hope with Mobile Money in Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4127' post_date = '2011-10-21 15:23:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_custom_link = 'mobile money, Tanzania, financial services, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Fast Times in the Western Hemisphere' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4124' post_date = '2011-10-19 15:18:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Latin America, policy, regulation, mobile money, mobile financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Cherie Blair, Maura O’Neill, and Trina DasGupta guest blog for the Council for Foreign Relations ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11819' post_date = '2011-10-13 14:50:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Blog, Council for Foreign Relations, Cherie Blair, Maura O’Neill, Trina DasGupta' [post_data] post_title = 'GPF 2011 ends successfully with the signing of the Maya Declaration on Financial Inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4121' post_date = '2011-10-06 15:16:18' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AFI, financial inclusion, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, GPF, 2011, Maya Declaration' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen BOP Apps Challenge winner awarded first place in Vodafone Mobile Clicks ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11830' post_date = '2011-10-06 15:04:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile clicks, vodafone, winner 2011, mwomen, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Kenyan government boosts economic productivity by removing tax on handset sales ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11825' post_date = '2011-10-06 14:55:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kenya, taxation, mobile, handset,productivity' [post_data] post_title = 'Informal Pension Schemes powered by Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4119' post_date = '2011-10-04 15:12:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, pensions, disbursements, ecosystem, financial services, G2P' [post_data] post_title = 'South Africa Mobile Health Market Opportunity Analysis Full Report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=749' post_date = '2011-10-04 14:11:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Innovation, Public Private Healthcare, Scalability, Sustainability, Healthcare Investment' [post_data] post_title = 'South Africa Mobile Health Market Opportunity Analysis Summary' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=746' post_date = '2011-10-04 14:09:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Innovation, Public Private Healthcare, Scalability, Sustainability, Healthcare Investment' [post_data] post_title = 'Agricultural Value Added Services (Agri VAS): Market Entry Toolkit ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1059' post_date = '2011-10-01 10:25:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'agri VAS, marketing, service, design, information, farmers, mobile, MNOs, toolkit, launch, pilot' [post_data] post_title = 'FrontlineSMS:Credit: Targeting MFIs and SMEs to maximise the social impact of mobile money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4116' post_date = '2011-09-28 15:07:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'FrontlineSMS, social impact, mobile money, MFIs, microfinance, SMEs' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovation in mobile money distribution: real-time electronic reporting on agent performance' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4112' post_date = '2011-09-21 15:03:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, platforms, technology, best practices, agent performance, distribution' [post_data] post_title = 'Risk-sharing effects of Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4109' post_date = '2011-09-19 14:55:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'risk, mobile money, financial services, customers, informal networks' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Industry Awards mWomen Offerings ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11846' post_date = '2011-09-13 15:14:21' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Global, mobile, awards, 2011, mwomen' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Telephony and Taxation in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21679' post_date = '2011-09-11 16:55:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kenya, tax, gdp, handset' _aioseop_description = 'Since the Kenyan government’s abolition of the VAT on handset sales, mobile penetration has increased from 50 per cent to 70 per cent. The mobile industry is a significant contributor to Kenya’s economy, contributing more than KES 400 billion annually, and employing almost 250,000. This case study explores how Kenya’s abolished mobile handset taxes have made mobile services more affordable for the wider population, boosting the Kenyan economy. The report shows that mobile operators will contribute 33 per cent more in tax this year than they did prior to the handset tax slash and will contribute around 8 per cent of Kenya’s GDP in 2011.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Telephony and Taxation in Kenya' [post_data] post_title = 'Free money transfers in Kenya' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4104' post_date = '2011-09-09 14:49:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Kenya, mobile money, customers, early adopters, transactions, network effect' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA mWomen BOP App Challenge winner reaches final of Vodafone Mobile Clicks ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11851' post_date = '2011-09-07 15:17:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile clicks, vodafone, 2011, mwomen, mobile, women' [post_data] post_title = 'Next: Mobile Savings for the Unbanked' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4102' post_date = '2011-09-07 13:44:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, savings, Ignacio Mas, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Global Mobile Awards to include Award for mWomen initiatives ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11858' post_date = '2011-09-06 15:26:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mWomen, global mobile awards, category' [post_data] post_title = 'MET Key Design Considerations for Service Development' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=712' post_date = '2011-09-01 13:53:44' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Market Entry, Customer group, Value Chain, Service development,' [post_data] post_title = 'MET Framework for Technology Assessment for Mobile Health' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=709' post_date = '2011-09-01 13:51:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mHealth Architecture, eHealth Architecture, Technical Concerns, Value Added Services,' [post_data] post_title = 'MET Mobile Health Services Marketing' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=706' post_date = '2011-09-01 13:49:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Branding, Pricing, Promotion, B2B, B2C' [post_data] post_title = 'Best Practise Procurement Guide for Green Energy in India - September 2011' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=853' post_date = '2011-09-01 12:38:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'procurement, green power, India' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovation in mobile money distribution: TigoPesa’s roving agents' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4098' post_date = '2011-08-31 13:39:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'TigoPesa, roving, agents, innovation, mobile money, distribution, Tanzania' [post_data] post_title = 'Solar Sister: Shining a light on female centred distribution channels ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11862' post_date = '2011-08-30 15:34:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Solar Sister, women, mobile, economic,opportunity' [post_data] post_title = 'Regulating non-bank mobile money service providers' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4095' post_date = '2011-08-25 13:33:55' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'policy, regulation, non-banks, mobile money, service providers, Uganda, Tanzania' [post_data] post_title = 'New guidance from FATF on AML/CFT and financial inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4071' post_date = '2011-08-24 13:01:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'FATF, policy, guidance, regulation, mobile money, financial inclusion, AML/CFT' [post_data] post_title = 'World Bank video: Importance of scale in gender and ICT programmes ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11865' post_date = '2011-08-23 15:38:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'World Bank, gender, ICT, scale' [post_data] post_title = 'Bank branches: not a cost-effective gateway to financial inclusion' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4092' post_date = '2011-08-22 13:28:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'banks, branches, financial inclusion, mobile money, accounts, cost effective' [post_data] post_title = 'IADB launches Spanish language blog on mobile financial services' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4088' post_date = '2011-08-19 13:23:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'IADB, spanish, blog, mobile financial services, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'Financial inclusion: not just about bank accounts anymore' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4085' post_date = '2011-08-18 13:21:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'financial inclusion, Central Banks, policy, regulation, digital finance, rural, unbanked, poor' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money Donations for Drought Victims in East Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4081' post_date = '2011-08-12 13:16:20' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'East Africa, drought, victims, mobile money, donations' [post_data] post_title = 'Report from the field: Aradhana's story ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11868' post_date = '2011-08-10 15:41:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'PNG, women, BOP,poverty, needs, aspirations, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Ensuring Quality Customer Experiences at Agents Part 2' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4079' post_date = '2011-08-09 13:12:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, customers, experience, distribution, agents, training, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'Ensuring Quality Customer Experiences at Agents Part 1' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4074' post_date = '2011-08-05 13:06:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, customers, experience, distribution, agents, training, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'Report from the field: Sussan's story ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11881' post_date = '2011-08-04 15:49:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'PNG, women, BOP,poverty, needs, aspirations, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Barriers to Customer Activation: A case study from MTN Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4069' post_date = '2011-08-03 12:59:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MTN, mobile money, Uganda, barriers, customers, activation, challenges' [post_data] post_title = 'Report from the field: Women & Mobile in Papua New Guinea ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11896' post_date = '2011-08-01 15:59:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'PNG, women, BOP,poverty, needs, aspirations, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Telecoms Renewable Energy Vendors & ESCOs Landscape in India' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=831' post_date = '2011-08-01 11:25:17' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ESCO, India, vendor, tower' [post_data] post_title = 'ZONG launches Pakistan’s first Accidental m-Insurance' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4066' post_date = '2011-07-29 12:55:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'ZONG, Pakistan, mobile money, mobile insurance, m-insurance, accident insurance, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'What stops women accessing the mobile internet? ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11906' post_date = '2011-07-26 16:06:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Women, mobile, internet,inclusion, barriers' [post_data] post_title = 'On Harnessing the Power of Financial Inclusion: The Case of Mobile Payments' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4063' post_date = '2011-07-26 12:49:59' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'payments, mobile money, financial inclusion, ecosystem, financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile payments in the Philippines: Future Opportunities for Growth' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4060' post_date = '2011-07-21 12:41:42' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Philippines, mobile money, mobile payments, digital finance' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money in Latin America A case study of Tigo Paraguay' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3360' post_date = '2011-07-19 16:54:57' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Latin America, Tigo, Paraguay, case study' [post_data] post_title = 'Nielsen shows Women of Tomorrow are optimistic ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11915' post_date = '2011-07-19 16:13:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Nielsen, research, women' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Publish Case Study on ‘Giros Tigo’ in Paraguay' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4057' post_date = '2011-07-19 12:33:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Paraguay, mobile money, Giros Tigo, case study, GSMA' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU Working Group Presentations – MMS Singapore' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4055' post_date = '2011-07-18 12:28:54' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MMU, working group, mobile money summit, 2011, event highlights' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU 2011 Annual Report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3207' post_date = '2011-07-10 14:53:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, GSMA, annual report, mobile money for the unbanked, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Publish 2011 MMU Annual Report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4052' post_date = '2011-07-10 12:25:11' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = '2011, GSMA, mobile money, MMU, annual report' [post_data] post_title = 'GPM Bi-annual Report - July 2011' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=2508' post_date = '2011-07-01 21:42:50' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GPM, annual report' [post_data] post_title = 'Deloitte report: Tapping into female talent tops up the bottom line ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11919' post_date = '2011-07-01 17:26:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Deloitte, women, talent, opportunity, business' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Power for Mobile Charging Choices 2011: Mobile Phone Charging Solutions in the Developing World' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=891' post_date = '2011-07-01 14:22:40' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'gpm, charging, rural coverage' [post_data] post_title = '2011 MMU Leadership Forum – Promoting Dialogue between Financial Regulators and MNOs' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4049' post_date = '2011-07-01 12:22:38' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MMU, Leadership Forum, policy, regulation, 2011' [post_data] post_title = 'Green Power for Mobile's Interactive Replication Guide ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=842' post_date = '2011-07-01 12:10:33' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'renewable, energy, gpm, guide' [post_data] post_title = 'Banglalink - Bangladesh - Feasibility Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=796' post_date = '2011-07-01 10:09:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GPM, tower, rural coverage, Bangladesh, base station' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU Working Group at MMS Singapore 2011' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4045' post_date = '2011-06-29 12:20:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MMU, working group, mobile money summit, 2011, event highlights' [post_data] post_title = 'Telefonica Plans Mobile Money Push in LAC' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4042' post_date = '2011-06-28 12:17:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Telefonica, Latin America, mobile money, mobile financial services' [post_data] post_title = 'Vodafone Qatar's Al Johara: empowerment through entrepreneurship' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11248' post_date = '2011-06-24 11:47:32' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Vodafone, Qatar, Al Johara, women, empowerment, mobile' [post_data] post_title = 'Exploring Usage of Mobile Money in Uganda' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4036' post_date = '2011-06-17 12:11:48' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Uganda, usage, customers, study' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Announces mFarmer Initiative Fund' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=604' post_date = '2011-06-09 13:02:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, mobile agriculture, Mfarmer, mAgri, innovation, funding' [post_data] post_title = 'mHealth services have potential to help reduce inequality in South African healthcare ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11925' post_date = '2011-06-07 10:27:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mHealth, mobile, inequality, South Africa,development' [post_data] post_title = 'MoMo, a new Mobile Money offering in Vietnam' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4030' post_date = '2011-06-06 12:04:16' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MoMo, mobile money, Vietnam, mobile money service' [post_data] post_title = 'Domestic remittance flows having a positive impact on liquidity management in Paraguay' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4026' post_date = '2011-06-02 12:00:01' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Paraguay, mobile money, domestic remittance, liquidity' [post_data] post_title = 'mAgri Programme Case Study - M-Kilimo ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=1056' post_date = '2011-06-01 10:22:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mKilimo, agri VAS, helpline, Kenya, farmers, CRM, content, delivery, launch ' [post_data] post_title = 'Safaricom – 56% Growth in M-PESA revenue' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4023' post_date = '2011-05-31 11:57:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'M-PESA, Safaricom, Kenya, results, annual, mobile money, profit, revenue' [post_data] post_title = 'AusAID awards a US$533,800 grant to GSMA mWomen Programme ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11928' post_date = '2011-05-26 10:30:08' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'AusAID, DFAT,mWomen, grant, donor, mobile, women, GSMA' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with Esther Duflo, co-author of “Poor Economics” Part 2.' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4020' post_date = '2011-05-25 11:54:19' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile financial services, Dr. Esther Duflor, poor economics, interview, impact, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with Dr. Esther Duflo, co-author of “Poor Economics”' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4017' post_date = '2011-05-24 11:51:39' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile financial services, Dr. Esther Duflor, poor economics, interview, impact, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'Putting the Banking in Branchless Banking: Regulation and the Case for Interest-Bearing and Insured E-money Savings Accounts' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16731' post_date = '2011-05-23 15:56:36' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Putting, Banking, Branchless, Banking, Regulation, Case, Interest-Bearing, Insured, E-money, Savings, Accounts' _aioseop_description = 'Putting the Banking in Branchless Banking: Regulation and the Case for Interest-Bearing and Insured E-money Savings Accounts' _aioseop_title = 'Putting the Banking in Branchless Banking: Regulation and the Case for Interest-Bearing and Insured E-money Savings Accounts' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Banking and Financial Inclusion: The Regulatory Lessons' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=16724' post_date = '2011-05-23 15:28:34' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile, Banking, Financial, Inclusion, Regulatory, Lessons' _aioseop_description = 'Mobile Banking and Financial Inclusion: The Regulatory Lessons' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile Banking and Financial Inclusion: The Regulatory Lessons' [post_data] post_title = 'Innovative Use of Universal Service Funds: Sanchar Shakti, “Gaining Strength” ' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=11930' post_date = '2011-05-23 10:31:25' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Sanchar Shakti, India, mobile, women, empowerment, innovation, government' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile Money Summit 2011 in Singapore' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4010' post_date = '2011-05-17 11:43:24' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, Mobile Money Summit, 2011, Singapore, event highlights, speakers' [post_data] post_title = 'MMU Deployment Tracker reaches 100 live deployments' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=4007' post_date = '2011-05-16 11:40:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MMU, deployment tracker, mobile money, mobile financial services, unbanked' [post_data] post_title = 'Bridging the gender gap in agriculture: Can technology address the issue? 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[post_data] post_title = 'The Filipino Mobile Money User – A Unique Profile' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3054' post_date = '2009-08-11 10:43:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, customer, Philippines, filipino, customer profile, early adopters' [post_data] post_title = 'The Importance of Network Quality in Mobile Money' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3052' post_date = '2009-08-04 10:41:56' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'network, mobile money, quality, customer adoption' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Mobile Money Exchange: Q&A' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3048' post_date = '2009-07-14 10:36:53' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, mobile money, exchange, Reed Peterson' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money: a book to read, and two videos to watch' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3046' post_date = '2009-07-10 10:33:49' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, key reading, best practices, financial inclusion' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA Mobile Money Leadership Forum convenes financial regulators and the mobile industry' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3038' post_date = '2009-06-30 10:22:43' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, leadership forum, event highlights, policy, regulation' [post_data] post_title = '8 Interesting Numbers From the GSMA Mobile Money Summit' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3036' post_date = '2009-06-24 10:19:51' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Mobile Money Summit, GSMA, event highlights, mobile money' [post_data] post_title = 'A perspective on the Barcelona MMU Working Group' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3050' post_date = '2009-06-23 10:38:58' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'MMU Working Group, event, recap, takeaways, mobile money, 2009' [post_data] post_title = 'Adoption Driver No.3 – Registered and ready to use in 5 minutes or less' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3034' post_date = '2009-06-19 10:12:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, adoption, customer, awareness, usage' [post_data] post_title = 'Adoption Driver No.2 – A service for ‘people like me’' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3031' post_date = '2009-06-18 10:10:26' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, adoption, best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'Adoption Driver No.1 – Driving Awareness… and Understanding' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3027' post_date = '2009-06-17 10:05:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'customer awareness, mobile money, adoption, understanding, marketing' [post_data] post_title = 'Understanding the Mobile Money Customer: an Interview with John the Taxi Driver' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3023' post_date = '2009-06-08 10:00:12' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, Kenya, customer, awareness, usage, M-PESA' [post_data] post_title = 'Industry's Favourite Regulatory Solution: South Africa's AML Regulation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3021' post_date = '2009-03-30 09:58:09' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'South Africa, policy, regulation, AML' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobilising Money Through Enabling Regulation' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3013' post_date = '2009-03-30 09:51:13' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, regulation, policy, enabling regulation' [post_data] post_title = 'Interview with CEO of Celpay' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3011' post_date = '2009-03-30 09:44:27' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Celpay, interview, Zambia, mobile money, agent distribution, technology, marketing' [post_data] post_title = 'What makes a Successful Mobile Money Implementation? Learnings from M-PESA in Kenya and Tanzania' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3589' post_date = '2009-03-16 11:09:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Tanzania, Kenya, mobile money, M-PESA, insights, customer adoption' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile Money for the Unbanked Quarterly Report 2009' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3601' post_date = '2009-03-01 11:23:05' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'mobile money, GSMA, insights, analysis, operational best practices' [post_data] post_title = 'GSMA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to Expand Availability of Financial Services through Mobile Phones' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3007' post_date = '2009-02-17 09:34:28' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'GSMA, mobile money, mobile phones, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation' [post_data] post_title = 'Mobile infrastructure sharing report' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21633' post_date = '2008-11-15 15:24:07' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'infrastructure, sharing, RAN, cell site, rural coverage' _aioseop_description = 'Commercial considerations, rather than regulatory mandates, appear to be driving the increasing trend for MNOs to adopt a variety of infrastructure models.' _aioseop_title = 'Mobile infrastructure sharing report' [post_data] post_title = 'The Setting of Mobile Termination Rates: Best Practice in Cost Modelling' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21689' post_date = '2008-10-16 17:17:23' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'modelling, call termination, affordability' _aioseop_description = 'This paper serves as a guide to best practice cost modelling and how such modelling should be used to set appropriate prices for terminating calls on operators’ networks. The report sets out some of the key issues that should be considered when embarking on a cost-modelling exercise. It provides best-practice models, explanations of options available, and the different circumstances appropriate for different models.' _aioseop_title = 'The Setting of Mobile Termination Rates: Best Practice in Cost Modelling' [post_data] post_title = 'Taxation and the Growth of Mobile Services in Sub-Saharan Africa' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21686' post_date = '2008-10-16 17:13:37' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability' _aioseop_description = 'This report estimates that, between 2000 and 2012, each dollar invested by the mobile industry will result in around $0.80 earned in tax revenues by governments. For the same period more than $70 billion in tax revenue is expected to be generated by the mobile industry however the potential tax revenues could be even greater.' _aioseop_title = 'Taxation and the Growth of Mobile Services in Sub-Saharan Africa' [post_data] post_title = 'Understanding Financial Regulation And How It Works' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/developmentfund/?p=3666' post_date = '2008-01-01 13:07:29' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'This document outlines some basic regulatory concepts in financial regulation. These are: AML/CFT; Prudential regulation (deposits, payments and e-money); and Outsourcing and use of agents. Each concept is explained in terms of background and purpose, the most important obligations and how mobile operators are likely to be affected. ' [post_data] post_title = 'Global Mobile Tax Review 2006-2007' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21698' post_date = '2007-10-16 17:28:03' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'tax, affordability, digital divide, GDP' _aioseop_description = 'This report builds on a 2005 report Tax and the Digital Divide and extends the benchmark of taxes levied on the ownership and use of mobile phones to 101 countries, representing about 85% of the global population. From a sample of 57 developing countries, the report finds that a 10% increase in mobile penetration leads to a 1.2% increase in the annual growth rate in GDP.' _aioseop_title = 'Global Mobile Tax Review 2006-2007' [post_data] post_title = 'MTC Namibia - Case Study' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=878' post_date = '2007-04-01 13:57:10' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Electricity, off-grid, base station, power, Namibia' [post_data] post_title = 'IDEA Cellular India' post_guid = 'http://www.gsmassociation.co.uk/developmentfund/?p=850' post_date = '2007-01-01 12:35:31' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Electricity, off-grid, base station, power' [post_data] post_title = 'Regulation and the Digital Divide' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21706' post_date = '2006-10-16 17:44:22' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'Regulation, Digital, Divide' _aioseop_description = 'This report examines the impact of regulation on the development of the sector, looking specifically at the sub-Saharan region of Africa, and identifies the key elements required for a best practice regulatory environment.' _aioseop_title = 'Regulation and the Digital Divide' [post_data] post_title = 'Universal Access – How Mobile Can Bring Communications to All' post_guid = 'http://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/?p=21701' post_date = '2006-10-16 17:38:52' post_type = 'post' _aioseop_keywords = 'USF, universal, access, fund, rural, coverage' _aioseop_description = 'This report examines how Universal Service Funds are currently meeting their objectives and what role mobile plays in delivering universal service and access. The report makes recommendations that governments regard market forces as the primary means to extend access and connections to mobile communications. 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