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New Publication: The Global Smartphone; Beyond a Youth Technology

May 31, 2021

 

 

This book series is based on a project called ‘The Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing’, or ASSA. This project focused on the experiences of ageing among a demographic who generally do not regard themselves as either young or elderly. We were particularly interested in the use and consequences of smartphones for this age group, as these devices are today a global and increasingly ubiquitous technology that had previously been associated with youth. 

The book also considers how the smartphone has impacted upon the health of people in this age group and to see whether we could contribute to this field by reporting on the ways in which people have adopted smartphones as a means of improving their welfare. The project consists of 11 researchers working in 10 field sites across 9 countries as follows:  Alfonso Otaegui (Santiago, Chile); Charlotte Hawkins (Kampala, Uganda); Daniel Miller (Cuan, Ireland); Laila Abed Rabho and Maya de Vries (al-Quds [East Jerusalem]); Laura Haapio-Kirk (Japan); Marília Duque (Brazil); Patrick Awondo (Cameroon); Pauline Garvey (Ireland); Shireen Walton (Italy) and Xinyuan Wang ( China). 

You can access the book on this link

Filed Under: x Uncategorized Tagged With: Behaviour change, mHealth, Mobile Phones

Young Lives: How Youth in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe Consume Media (Discovery Learning Alliance, 2019)

March 2, 2019

Discovery Learning Alliance commissioned the Research, Insight and Evaluation team at M&C Saatchi World Services to help deepen their understanding of the rapidly changing media consumption habits of young people in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. The study offers a new analysis of existing data on youth media habits, alongside newly conducted targeted interviews with relevant experts to produce insights that will help us and others harness the opportunity for impact.

The report gives valuable insight into the preferences, interests and consumption habits of African youth. It also helps to understand what kind of content young people are seeking.

Click here for full report.

Filed Under: *MASS MEDIA ROUTES, Children, Ghana, Media Development, Nigeria, Publications (published in print and/or online), Social Media, Zimbabwe Tagged With: gender, Mobile Phones

mHealth in Malawi – Landscape Analysis (Ministry of Health and Population, Malawi, 2018)

February 27, 2019

As mobile technology has become ubiquitous, Malawi has seen several robust service delivery mobile applications for healthcare deployed with different levels of success. SMS and phone hotline projects have reached national scale and have been widely regarded as having both high impact and ease of use. Unfortunately, to date, no smartphone applications have been able to scale to a national audience and systems remain in silos both geographically, topically, and technically. With limited resources, how do we determine which solutions should expand, where pilots can provide
new insights into existing gaps, and how to create a national policy that allows for both innovation and scale?

To aid the Kuunika: Data for Action project in developing and implementing mobile technology in Malawi, and to a larger extent, to aid the Ministry of Health and Population in the governance of mobile technology, Cooper Smith conducted an independent evaluation of mobile health technology systems currently being implemented in Malawi. This assessment provides a concrete way that Malawi can adapt high-level frameworks and tools into assessments that provide evidence for policies, standards, and strategies in mobile health.

Click here for full analysis.

Filed Under: Health, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Malawi, Publications (published in print and/or online) Tagged With: Apps, Innovation, mHealth, Mobile Phones

Innovation in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA): Perspectives from on-the-ground experiences (Oxfam Case Study, 2017)

February 6, 2019

Innovation involves applying information, imagination and initiative to get greater or different value from resources, and includes all processes by which new ideas are generated and converted into useful processes or products.

These case studies showcase some of the innovative ideas that are being implemented by Oxfam in six countries: Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi.  Each project was selected for its potential to bring greater impact in the future. They include turning ‘excrement into income’ in urban slums in Kenya; giving citizens a voice through empowering them to use their mobile phones to report and share information on justice issues in Rwanda; and using a logistical ‘hub’ in Uganda to enhance service delivery and cost-effectiveness across a region.

Click here for full case study.

Filed Under: Burundi, Case Studies, Economic & Livelihoods, Governance, Innovations, Kenya, Rwanda, Social Mobilisation, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Urban Development Tagged With: Mobile Phones

Real girls, real lives, connected: A global study of girls’ access to and usage of mobile told through 3,000 voices (Girl Effect/Vodafone, 2018)

October 25, 2018

Around the world, mobile and internet access is rapidly increasing. Unique mobile user penetration reached 68% in January 2018, up 4% year on year and internet penetration reached 53% – up 7% year on year (Kemp 2018).

However, mobile and internet access is not growing equally. In low and middle income countries, women are on average 10% less likely than men to own a phone. Globally, 184 million fewer women own a mobile phone than men. This gap is even wider with regard to mobile internet, with women 26% less likely to use it than men in these countries (Rowntree: 2018). If this gendered access gap is to be effectively addressed it needs to be understood. In particular, little is known about mobile access for adolescent girls.

This was reaffirmed through the expert interviews that were a component of this study. Experts in international development, gender, and mobile technology noted that adolescent girls are generally subsumed within the broader category of ‘women’. However, they often experience different and additional challenges. This difference could affect their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour regarding mobile phones. This study was born out of the need to understand the intricacies of girls’ access and usage of mobile phones.

Click here for further details and full report.

 

Filed Under: *REGION: Global, Children, Gender, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Publications (published in print and/or online) Tagged With: Mobile Phones, Social Norms

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