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Mobile Money’s Innovation and Impact Isn’t Targeted at Women… Yet

San Francisco | By Wayan Vota on February 15, 2011 | Comments Off on Mobile Money’s Innovation and Impact Isn’t Targeted at Women… Yet

According to Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity (PDF), authored by Vital Wave Consulting and sponsored by the GSMA Development Fund and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, the 73% of women in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia who do not have a mobile phone represent $13 billion per year in incremental revenue for mobile…

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February 2011 - Technology Salon

Archive for February, 2011

Mobile Money’s Innovation and Impact Isn’t Targeted at Women… Yet

Upcoming Meetings

Please RSVP Now: What is 'Agentic AI' for the Social Sector?

Please RSVP Now: How to Address Key Tensions When Developing Organizational AI Policies?

Recent Meetings

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AI Revolution Is Destroying Jobs Fast And We’re Not Ready

New York

How to Steer AI Investments Toward a Resilient Planet

New York

How to Design and Deploy Responsible AI in LMIC Healthcare

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