Comments on: Iqbal Quadir at PUSH 2005 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/13/iqbal-quadir-at-push-2005/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Unthinkingly.com » Archive » Technology for the Poor http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/13/iqbal-quadir-at-push-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-1049619 Unthinkingly.com » Archive » Technology for the Poor Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:44:41 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=85#comment-1049619 [...] Zuckerman’s blog as a bottom-up approach to economic development. Here’s a bit from his recent post: Iqbal points to a top-down approach favored by the World Bank and others and notes that it puts [...] [...] Zuckerman’s blog as a bottom-up approach to economic development. Here’s a bit from his recent post: Iqbal points to a top-down approach favored by the World Bank and others and notes that it puts [...]

]]> By: Keitai / Neat Reading List Stuff http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/13/iqbal-quadir-at-push-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-22457 Keitai / Neat Reading List Stuff Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:19:47 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=85#comment-22457 [...] Ethan Zuckerman is always such a wealth of information on the realities of life, business and politics in emerging nations. His post “Africa Calling - SND MNY 2 YR MBL” for World Changing offers a great perspective as does this one which discusses the wonderful Grameen Phone intitative. Grameen had 1138 branches in Bangladesh, 2.3 million borrowers, 94% female, with $33 million lent per month. The core model - a woman borrows money from the bank, buys a cow, sells the milk and repays the loan. So why can’t a cellphone be a cow? [...] [...] Ethan Zuckerman is always such a wealth of information on the realities of life, business and politics in emerging nations. His post “Africa Calling – SND MNY 2 YR MBL” for World Changing offers a great perspective as does this one which discusses the wonderful Grameen Phone intitative. Grameen had 1138 branches in Bangladesh, 2.3 million borrowers, 94% female, with $33 million lent per month. The core model – a woman borrows money from the bank, buys a cow, sells the milk and repays the loan. So why can’t a cellphone be a cow? [...]

]]> By: Nonprofitdesign.org http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/13/iqbal-quadir-at-push-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Nonprofitdesign.org Fri, 05 Aug 2005 07:19:59 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=85#comment-412 <strong>Technology for the Poor (Profit for the Rich!)</strong> A technology conference yesterday in England was host to a speaker Iqbal Quadir, who has sold about 100,000 cell phones to poor folks in Bangladesh. These are people who otherwise would have no digital communications, and Quadir feels that their... Technology for the Poor (Profit for the Rich!)

A technology conference yesterday in England was host to a speaker Iqbal Quadir, who has sold about 100,000 cell phones to poor folks in Bangladesh. These are people who otherwise would have no digital communications, and Quadir feels that their…

]]> By: Nazrul Islam http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/13/iqbal-quadir-at-push-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Nazrul Islam Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:34:14 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=85#comment-405 I am currently doing a case study on Village Phone programme. The study is focused on its Multistakeholder partnership aspects. The article is surely helpful for my study. I am currently doing a case study on Village Phone programme. The study is focused on its Multistakeholder partnership aspects. The article is surely helpful for my study.

]]> By: Tanveer Islam http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/13/iqbal-quadir-at-push-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Tanveer Islam Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:48:17 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=85#comment-357 Nice report on the conference and about Mr. Quadir. Nice report on the conference and about Mr. Quadir.

]]> By: Sharif http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/13/iqbal-quadir-at-push-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Sharif Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:56:05 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=85#comment-147 Thanks for blogging about the conference. It has been a good read. I agree with Mr.Quadir. There another point I would like to add. In Bangladesh, currently, the people who are perceived 'computer consultant' for government are not at all aware of the what's going on in the rest of the world. They need to adhere to the initiative take by government such as Brazil. (the Free software implementation) Thanks for blogging about the conference. It has been a good read. I agree with Mr.Quadir. There another point I would like to add. In Bangladesh, currently, the people who are perceived ‘computer consultant’ for government are not at all aware of the what’s going on in the rest of the world. They need to adhere to the initiative take by government such as Brazil. (the Free software implementation)

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