Monday, 06-29-2009

YPIN: The Cell Phone Revolution in the Developing World

According to United Nations, the number of cell phones in the world has now reached 4.1 billion -- put another way, nearly 2/3 of the world's population owns a cellular phone. Above basic increases in productivity & connectedness, this leap-frog communication technology is changing the face of the developing world by improving markedly user's lives in areas as diverse as banking, health, education, trade and politics to name a few.

Come to listen to Seattle experts in the arena from Microsoft, Google, UW, Grameen and Spring Wireless discuss the successes and challenges of the cell phone revolution in the developing world.

Co-Sponsored By:
UW Center for Information and Society