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OVERVIEW

2012
Information and Communications for Development

Maximizing Mobile

2012
Information and Communications for Development

Maximizing Mobile
Overview

This Overview booklet contains an expanded executive summary as well as a list of contents and other material from the forthcoming book, Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing Mobile (DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-8991-1; website: www.worldbank.org/ict/IC4D2012). To order copies of the full-length book, published by the World Bank, please use the form at the back of this booklet. © 2012 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved This work is a product ofthe staff of The World Bank with external contributions. Note that The World Bank does not necessarily own each component of the content included in the work. The World Bank therefore does not warrant that the use of the content contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of third parties. The risk of claims resulting from such infringement rests solely with you. The findings,interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bankconcerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. Rights and Permissions

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Table of Contents

Contents of Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing Mobile Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Executive Summary
Tim Kelly and Michael Minges

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Main messages Infographic: Maximizing Mobile for Development Chapter 1: Why are mobile phones now considered indispensable?Chapter 2: A mobile green revolution Chapter 3: Keep using the tablets—how mobile devices are changing health care Chapter 4: Mobile money Chapter 5: Get a phone, get a job, start a business Chapter 6: Using phones to bring governments and citizens closer Chapter 7: Onward and upward to mobile broadband Appendixes Notes References

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