This is another recent example of how technology and partnerships are helping to bridge the digital divide. Google , The Grameen foundation and MTN have launched mobile applications for communities who have no access to information reports IT News Africa.
MTN Uganda, Grameen Foundation and Google Search, who recently launched a suite of mobile phone applications to provide instant information previously unavailable to Uganda’s remote communities were upbeat that the partnership would be successful.
Officials said the mobile phone-based information service is expected to greatly empower rural communities by providing access to vital data and advice on issues ranging from business, agriculture, health, environment, weather etc.
These new services in Uganda can be accessed by existing Village Phone Operators (VPOs) who extend services to people without mobile phones as well as by people who have their own phones. VPOs and other trusted intermediaries serve as a bridge between communities who lack access to essential information and the sources that can provide it.
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