10 barriers to using mobile technology to fight inequality
10 barriers to using mobile technology to fight inequality
- March 3, 2015
- Bill Maurer, anthropology professor and social sciences dean, is featured in The Guardian March 3, 2015
-----
From The Guardian:
On 26 February experts discussed how mobile technology can drive inclusive growth. Here’s a snapshot of some of the best examples, plus 10 reasons why using mobile to lift people out of poverty is still difficult, with advice on how to overcome the barriers… Electronic commerce There’s a platform called Soko which helps people sell hand-made crafts online in parts of Africa. (Eddie Copeland). There’s also KopoKopo, connecting mobile to the physical world point of sale, which is crucial if you’re going to get scale. (Bill Maurer, dean of social sciences and director of the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion, University of California, Irvine).
For the full story, please visit http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/mar/03/10-barriers-mobile-technology-inequality-inclusive-growth.
On 26 February experts discussed how mobile technology can drive inclusive growth. Here’s a snapshot of some of the best examples, plus 10 reasons why using mobile to lift people out of poverty is still difficult, with advice on how to overcome the barriers… Electronic commerce There’s a platform called Soko which helps people sell hand-made crafts online in parts of Africa. (Eddie Copeland). There’s also KopoKopo, connecting mobile to the physical world point of sale, which is crucial if you’re going to get scale. (Bill Maurer, dean of social sciences and director of the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion, University of California, Irvine).
For the full story, please visit http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/mar/03/10-barriers-mobile-technology-inequality-inclusive-growth.
-----
Would you like to get more involved with the social sciences? Email us at communications@socsci.uci.edu to connect.
Related News Items
- Careet RightCGPACS Annual Conference
- Careet RightThree UC Irvine professors named co-editors of prestigious Law & Society Review
- Careet RightWhy some payments companies want to be banks
- Careet RightFormer NYC mayor Eric Adams accused of crypto scam shortly after leaving office
- Careet RightThe penny stops here: As 200-year-old coin ends its run, retailers face costly shift without clear rules