Mobile Technologies for Social Good

Mobile Technologies for Social Good

Barcamp Yangon 2015January 31 & February 1, 2015MICT Park, Hlaing, Yangon, Myanmar

● Illiteracy● Lack of Information

Problem

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● to get health advice

● to improve farming productivity/income

● to learn about labour rights

Challenge: Access to vital information


The major population can both access and afford a mobile phone

But


Why not getting information directly to households using mobile phone?


Automated Voice Response platformopen source; easy to use; highly customizable and scalable



Increase farmer’s access to improved fragrant rice seeds(Improve productivity; Get higher yield; Better income)



Call flow design: drag and drop



Now farmers can access to the information about fragrant rice seeds



Increase farmer’s access to fragrant rice seeds, which help increase yields and income


Garment factory workers call in to the system to answer several questions related to salaries, work safety and personal health.


The basic information about the 2013 National Assembly election with a simple phone call to toll free number.


Mobile Technology for Improved Family Planning: to support post-abortion contraception for clients at Marie Stopes International clinics in Cambodia


People in Need: Voice messaging/hotline system for mothers of newborns


“In a world where technology is quickly evolving it is easy to forget

that many people, particularly those most in-need living in rural areas, use simple phones with just their voice.”

Dr. Chris Smith~ Clinical Research Fellow, London School of

Hygiene and Tropical Medicine


Thank You !

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