An inconvenient truth?

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Exactly ten years ago this month I was preparing for my first ever piece of work in mobile, two years of work which would lead to the development of an innovative conservation service in 2003 – wildlive! – and the release of one of the earliest reports [PDF] on the application of mobile technology in conservation and development work in 2004. A lot has happened since then, not least an explosion in interest, buzz, excitement – and, yes, hype – and a sense that mobile can be the saviour of, well, everything. Back then you’d likely be able to fit everyone working in mobile-for-development (m4d) into a small cafe. Today you’d need at least a football stadium

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An inconvenient truth?

Posted by Ken Banks on Dec 12 2012. Filed under mHealth, Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry