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Rwanda: MTN Launches Mobile Money School Fees Payment Service
MTN Rwanda has partnered with 21 schools from across the country to enable parents pay school fees using the telecom's mobile money platform.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Innovative OS That’ll Bring PCs to the Developing World
Much has been made about the mobile “revolution” in the developing world, the way that smartphones have enabled the citizens of so many poorer countries to leapfrog into the 21st century without having to bother with all the awkward technological steps in between.
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Under Fire In India, Facebook’s Internet.org Launches in Indonesia
Facebook’s ‘free web’ Internet.org program has expanded into Indonesia, a country with a 250 million population, marking its second largest launch in Asia to date.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Nigeria Is Projected to Be the First African Country to Hit $1 Trillion in GDP by 2030
Nigeria’s economy will more than double in the next 15 years, according to projections from the United States Department of Agriculture. Today, with an annual GDP of around $500 billion, Africa’s largest economy is 27th in the world. By 2030 it is expected to climb up to 19th place just ahead of the Netherlands.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Here’s Why Facebook’s Internet.org Is Crumbling in India
A group of Internet companies have withdrawn support from Internet.org, the buzzy Facebook-backed service that aims to bring people in developing countries online, following a backlash in India over net neutrality.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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New Ways of Delivering Healthcare
One of the biggest barriers to realising the national agenda of "healthcare for all" is tackling the existent complex, disorganised and expensive system of healthcare.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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2014 Mobile Money Transfers Up By 80 Percent in Zimbabwe
The value of mobile money transfers rose by 80 percent to $1,4 billion in 2014 against the prior year in tandem with the now widespread use of cell phones in Zimbabwe.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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China Is Fertile Ground for Growing Internet Finance
The recent establishment of private Internet banks has ushered the banking industry into an era where banks need no brick-and-mortar offices. Technologies like big data make this possible, yet there is disagreement over how much potential Internet finance has.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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