dinsdag 29 juni 2010

Ook Afrika wil nieuwe iPhone

In ontwikkelingslanden werd het gebruik op grote schaal van mobieltjes mogelijk doordat de prijzen sterk zijn gedaald en overal prepaid kaarten gekocht kunnen worden. Dat laatste scheelt administratie en werkt veel beter in op contant geld gebaseerde economieën.
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In poor countries, cell-phone penetration has been linked to positive economic and developmental outcomes. A 2006 study of emerging markets suggests that a 10 percent increase in mobile penetration correlates with a 0.6 percentage point increase in economic growth rates. In Africa, the trend is lifting all boats: A fisherwoman without refrigeration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can keep her catch on the line in the water, waiting for customers to call; selling access to a mobile phone in poor or rural areas of Uganda has become a viable business model. Professionals stuck in Johannesburg traffic make deals on their BlackBerries; demand for skilled labor in the information and communication technology sector has created 400,000 jobs in Nigeria since 2000.

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