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2012 Information and Communications for Development : Maximizing Mobile

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2012-12-11T19:31:01Z
dc.date.available 2012-12-11T19:31:01Z
dc.date.issued 2012-08-15
dc.description.abstract With some 6 billion mobile subscriptions in use worldwide, around three-quarters of the world's inhabitants now have access to a mobile phone. Mobiles are arguably the most ubiquitous modern technology: in some developing countries, more people have access to a mobile phone than to a bank account, electricity, or even clean water. Mobile communications now offer major opportunities to advance human development from providing basic access to education or health information to making cash payments to stimulating citizen involvement in democratic processes. The developing world is 'more mobile' than the developed world. In the developed world, mobile communications have added value to legacy communication systems and have supplemented and expanded existing information flows. However, the developing world is following a different, 'mobile first' development trajectory. Many mobile innovations such as multi-SIM card phones, low-value recharges, and mobile payments have originated in poorer countries and are spreading from there. New mobile applications that are designed locally and rooted in the realities of the developing world will be much better suited to addressing development challenges than applications transplanted from elsewhere. In particular, locally developed applications can address developing-country concerns such as digital literacy and affordability. This 2012 edition of the World Bank's information and communications for development report analyzes the growth and evolution of mobile telephony, and the rise of data-based services delivered to handheld devices, including apps. The report explores the consequences for development of the emerging 'app economy.' It summarizes current thinking and seeks to inform the debate on the use of mobile phones for development. This report looks at key ecosystem-based applications in agriculture, health, financial services, employment, and government, with chapters devoted to each. en
dc.description.abstract Avec environ six millions d’abonnements actifs dans le monde, ce sont trois quarts des habitants du globe qui ont désormais accès au téléphone mobile. Les téléphones mobiles constituent sans doute la technologie moderne la plus répandue : dans certains pays en développement l’on compte un nombre plus élevé de personnes ayant accès à un téléphone portable qu’à un compte bancaire, à l’électricité ou même à l’eau potable. Les systèmes de communications mobiles présentent des possibilités énormes de faire avancer le développement humain, à commencer par l’élargissement de l’accès à l’éducation de base ou aux informations sanitaires, en passant par les paiements en espèces et l’incitation du citoyen à s’engager dans les processus démocratiques. Les applications mobiles donnent de l’autonomie à leurs utilisateurs et contribuent à améliorer leur qualité de vie et leurs moyens d’existence tout en renforçant l’ensemble de l’économie. Le rapport montre que les applications mobiles permettent non seulement d’autonomiser les individus, mais aussi d’avoir des répercussions positives sur la croissance, l’entrepreneuriat et la productivité à l’échelle de l’économie toute entière. L’édition 2012 du rapport Information et communications au service du développement analyse la croissance et l’évolution de la téléphonie mobile et la montée en puissance des services basés sur les données acheminés vers les appareils portatifs, notamment les applications. Le rapport examine les conséquences de l’économie émergente des applications sur le développement. Il fait la synthèse de la réflexion actuelle et tente d’enrichir le débat sur l’utilisation du téléphone mobile au service du développement. Il passe en revue des applications clés du secteur dans les domaines de l’agriculture, la santé, les services financiers, l’emploi et l’administration publique ; des chapitres entiers sont consacrés à chacun de ces domaines. Ce n’est plus le téléphone lui-même qui retient l’attention, mais plutôt la manière dont il est utilisé, ainsi que le contenu et les applications auxquels le téléphone mobile permet d’accéder. fr
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16653599/2012-information-communications-development-maximizing-mobile
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-8213-8991-1
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11958
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subject ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject ALTERNATIVE POLICIES
dc.subject BROADCASTING
dc.subject COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
dc.subject COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject DECISION-MAKING
dc.subject DIGITAL DIVIDE
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject HEALTH CARE
dc.subject HEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ICT
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject INFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subject INFORMATION STORAGE
dc.subject INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject INNOVATIONS
dc.subject INTERNET ACCESS
dc.subject INTERNET HOSTS
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject LIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subject LOW INCOME
dc.subject LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject MARKET LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject MARKET PRICES
dc.subject MCT
dc.subject MEDIA
dc.subject MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY TELECENTER
dc.subject NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject POSTAL SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject RADIO
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SAFETY NETS
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subject TELECOM SECTOR
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICIES
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
dc.subject TELEDENSITY
dc.subject TELEPHONE DENSITY
dc.subject TELEPHONE LINES
dc.subject TELEPHONE PENETRATION
dc.subject TELEPHONE SERVICE
dc.subject TELEPHONES
dc.subject TELEPHONY
dc.subject UNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subject UNIVERSAL ACCESS COSTS
dc.subject UNIVERSAL SERVICE
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject IC4D
dc.title 2012 Information and Communications for Development : Maximizing Mobile en
dc.title Information et communications au service du développement : Exploiter au maximum la téléphonie mobile fr
dc.title.alternative Information et communications au service du developpement 2012 : exploiter au maximum la telephonie mobile - abrege fr
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2012-08-23
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16653599/2012-information-communications-development-maximizing-mobile
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-0-8213-8991-1
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000386194_20120830022053
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 16653599
okr.identifier.report 72236
okr.identifier.report 74382
okr.language.supported en
okr.language.supported fr
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okr.peerreview Academic Peer Review
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topic Health Economics and Finance
okr.topic Education :: Education for the Knowledge Economy
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Knowledge Economy
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.topic Environment
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies
okr.txturl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/543691468337280826/text/NonAsciiFileName0.txt fr
okr.unit Information & Communication Tech (TWICT)
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