2. WHY AFRICA… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . .
Developing Continent
• Africa has dynamic growth regions
in the world, second only to
developing Asia
• underdevelopment of many
African countries in many aspects
of business life represents major
business and investment
opportunities.
Rapid Business Growth
• A lot of internet users in Africa first
connect to the internet through their
mobile phones so it’s important for
Intel to get involved in helping more
people get connected
Increase Internet Users
3. Africa Opportunities in Mobile Application
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Increased No. of Smart
phone users: Africa has
experienced a massive boom
in mobile phone access with
more than 500 million active
mobile phones across the
continent
Mobile Money Transfer:
Africa’s mobile transactions
are spearheading the future
of banking on the continent.
mobile money is Africa’s
fastest growing VAS service.
E- government Services:
e-Government has arrived in
Africa and great progress has
been made to fully
implement projects such
as sms gov services and also
open data portals
Increased Broadband:
There’s been a significant
progress in Africa’s broadband
investments with high capacity
broadband projects being rolled
out across the continent.
4. Africa Opportunities in Mobile Application
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E-agriculture: The use of
mobile technology in African
commercial farming is
gaining momentum. Mobile
phones are currently being
used by farmers in various
African
E- Healthcare: African Scientists and health professionals are
using the latest technology to diagnose some of the continent’s
most deadly diseases. For example Cellscope
(a microscope attachment for cellular phones which is designed to
allow field workers to take images of specimens and send them to
an expert for diagnosis.) e.g malawi
ICT &Telecommunication:
Tremendous growth in Africa’s
information and communications
technology (ICT) sector is rapidly
changing the continent’s
macroeconomic landscape and
offers significant opportunities
for multinational investment.
Online Education: The use
of mobile technology in e-
learning has really improved
in africa over the year, this is
proving to be the future of
learning in africa
5. Driven by falling costs and a lack of fixed phone line
connections, mobile phone ownership in Africa is
booming, and is transforming everything from banking
and healthcare (with text messages used to transfer
money and send health advice), to agriculture and
politics (farmers can receive guidance, weather forecasts
and market reports, while communications technology
has played a key role in recent uprisings) – so why not
education?
