Africa Connects: Mobile Communication and Social Change - by Mirjam de Bruijn

Mirjam de Bruijn has realized a research on the developments that took place in different African countries after mobile devices finally had arrived there. In her speech, she explains to the audience in how far economic issues, entrepreneurial establishments, social relations and professional dependencies changed with the use of mobile phones.
The conference, of which her presentation is part, aims to analyze the influences of ICT (especially the use of mobile and internet devices) on the social and economic development among the most vulnerable population in Africa and Latin America.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Mirjam de Bruijn
• mobile communication
• African society
• social change
• ICT
• Open University of Catalonia
• UOC