1. M4D - Mobile Communication for
Development
Dr. Jakob Svensson & Dr. Caroline Wamala
Centre for HumanIT–Karlstad University
www.kau.se/humanit
Presentation Compare, Feb 8, 2013, Karlstad

2. M4D - Mobile Communication for
Development
- The rise and uptake of mobile communication
has been accelerating at a remarkable pace
- Especially in developing regions

3. Global ICT development 2000-2010

4. Mobile Telephony
- Over 5.3 billion connected by November 2010
- 80 % of world pop. access to mobile networks
- 200 000 SMS sent every second

5. Developing regions are dominating

6. The Centre for HumanIT at Karlstad University
has been a driving force in establishing M4D as
an academic field by organizing the first three
International conferences.
M4D 2008 in Karlstad

7. M4D 2010 in Kampala,
Uganda
In co-operation with Makerere University

8. M4D 2012 in New Delhi, India
In co-operation with SERD – Society for Education and Research Development

9. mHealth

10. mHealth

11. mHealth

12. mMoney

13. mLivelyhood

14. mLivelyhood

15. mLearning

16. Mobile Phones and Gender
Failure to translate or enact the gender equality
policies mainly because the language is vague,
general, and/or in conf ict with the cultural
l
structures.

17. Mobile Phones and Gender
The Points of access that re-produce social
inequalit es;
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– Shared phones between spouses where the
use of the phone is controlled by the husband
– Public internet cafes, largely frequented
by men, radio etc,
– Socio-economic advantages that privilege
men’s use of mobile phones

18. Mobile Phones and Gender
Strategies aimed at what is termed as the gender
digital divide that segregate girls/women to teach
them how to use and/or develop ICT without the
interference or int midat on from the men
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19. Thank you for listening!
jakob.svensson@kau.se
caroline.wamala@kau.se
www.kau.se/humanit
www.twitter.com/Centre4HumanIT