Table of Contents
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations
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PART I
Executive Summary
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Tim Kelly and Michael Minges
Main messages Why are mobile phones now considered indispensable? A mobile green revolution Keep using the tablets—how mobile devices are changing health care Mobile money Get a phone, get a job, start a business Using phones to bring governments and citizens closer Onward and upward to mobile broadband Appendixes Infographic: Maximizing Mobile for Development
Chapter 1 Overview
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Michael Minges
How mobile phones are used Data traffic The changing mobile ecosystem Mobile-enabled social and economic trends Structure of the report Notes References
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