In 2011 the World Bank—with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation— launched the Global Findex database, the world's most comprehensive data set on how …
Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) …
Our world is increasingly marked by climate change, environmental degradation, and conflict over precious resources such as oil, water, and land. In each case, access to …
PH Wise, GL Darmstadt - Paediatrics and International Child …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Despite considerable improvements in reproductive and newborn health throughout the world, relatively poor outcomes persist in areas plagued by conflict or …
LJ Komen, R Ling - Information, Communication & Society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines how mobile communication and mobile banking is used by women in rural western Kenya (Elgeyo Marakwet), a resource-constrained area where women must …
H Chitimira, E Torerai - Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal …, 2021 - ajol.info
The advent of mobile money innovations has given people in rural areas, informal settlements and other poor communities an opportunity to participate in Zimbabwe's …
LH Babcock - CTA Value chains and trade series, 2015 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Leading up to the 2014 Fin4Ag–Revolutionising finance for agri-value chains international conference, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) …
Social media shapes the ways in which we communicate, think about friends, and hear about news and current events. It also affects how users think of themselves, their …
P Roessler - Prosperity Comm Backgr Pap Ser, 2018 - pathwayscommission.bsg.ox.ac.uk
In the 21st century, the digital economy is one of the most important drivers of global economic growth and innovation. Infrastructure, hardware and software that enable the rapid …