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COVID-19 spread shows GSMA totally made the right call on MWC
When the GSMA canceled MWC over COVID-19, some argued it was an irrational decision because the flu kills way more people. Here’s why that’s a bad argument. Read more…
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GSMA still wants telcos to be in the SDG business somehow
The GSMA wants telcos to seriously integrate SDGs into their business models. What could go wrong? Well, a lot actually … Read more…
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Girls worldwide are restricted from mobile phone usage: study
Boys are 1.5 times more likely to own a phone than girls as societal prejudice and other barriers disproportionately restrict girls’ access and usage of mobile, according to a new global study from non-profit organization Read more…
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Telenor, UNICEF bring mobile birth registration to Myanmar
Telenor Group and UNICEF have signed a partnership agreement to bring their mobile birth registration pilot to Myanmar in a project endorsed by the government. When the Mobile Birth and Death Registration (MBDR) pilot is Read more…
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Prize-winning app crowdsources labor violation reports
After six months of intense work, the team Agncy was announced the winner of the fifth annual Telenor Youth Forum for their platform that crowdsources labor violation reporting. Tackling UN Sustainable Development Goal #10, their Read more…
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MWC18: Mobile’s ‘better future’ means making SDGs your business model
The theme of this year’s Mobile World Congress is ‘Creating A Better Future’ – and according to the traditional opening keynotes by top cellco executives, creating that better future will involve fairer regulation, public-private cooperation Read more…