Consumer Insight Report: M-Commerce in Southern Africa
Ericsson Consumer Lab finds that's Africa's story is one of people who - despite vast differences and hardship, constantly adapt, utilize and innovate. New, mobile technologies have stepped in to fill infrastructure gaps and transform lives.
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Ericsson Reports Q2 Financial Results
Ericsson President and CEO, Hans Vestberg, gives his views on the companys second-quarter 2012 results, reported on July 18 2012. More
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Refugees United: Bahati's Story
When Bahati was four years old, he witnessed his mother being killed and was forced to flee his village in the DRC. Now, Bahati is one of Refugees United's most active monitors, and has personally connected 7 families using the mobile tool. This is the story of one reconnection. Help Ericsson make a million.
Refugees Don't Have a Choice. You Do.
Find Missing Family and Friends in 3 Easy Steps
South Sudan Ericsson Response 2012
In 2012, Ericsson Response worked with Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) partners and the World Food Programme to provide vital communications services to relief workers in South Sudan. More
Connect to Learn
Connect To Learn aims to ensure that people worldwide, especially girls, have access to a complete and quality education. Learn more about Connect to Learn .
Connect to Learn Marks Its One Year Anniversary
Connect to Learn marked its one year anniversary in 2011. Connect to Learn, the program aiming to bring a 21st century education to students around the world and especially girls, marks one year as well as other important milestones.
2011 Ericsson Application Award Winners
The 2011 Ericsson Application Award Winners for the 15 Thousand Euro prize and a chance to pitch to industry leaders.
The Social Good Summit
The Social Good Summit gives airtime to influencers who do not happen to be prime ministers or presidents. Ericsson, in September 2011, sponsored the three-day event in New York.
Hans Rosling - 2020 Shaping Ideas
Using ICT to Reduce Business Emissions
Mwambu Wanendeya, Vice President and Head of Communications for Ericsson sub Saharan Africa, makes the case that achieving a "Networked Society" is key to more efficient energy utilities, more efficient work options and better transportation solutions. More
Video: Measuring Triple-Bottom Line Benefits
Ghana Millennium Village
The launch of a new Millennium Village in West-Mamprusi and Builsa District means that for the first time ever up to 30,000 people in this part of northern Ghana will have access to a range of health and education programmes. More
World Refugee Day 2012: Congolese Cousins Reconnected
At Ericsson's Technology for Good blog, Elaine Weidman-Grunewald recounts the story of Estelle, her cousin Patrice, and how the power of connectivity bridged more than 16 years of war, flight and a struggle just to survive. More
Refugees Don't Have a Choice. You Do.
Ericsson Helps Refugees Find Their Children
Refugees United, a Danish non-profit organization, developed a web platform to help displaced people search for family members around the world. Ericsson and its partners have now unveiled a Refugees United mobile app for Android smartphones. More
What is Technology Good For?
We say that Ericsson is the leading advocate of Technology for Good in the Networked Society. I often get the question what does this really mean? In connection with the publication of Ericsson's 2011 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility report.
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Connect to Learn Expands into the Arab World
Ericsson participates in Rio+Social
"Sustainable Development requires all segments of society, and Rio+Social creates a unique platform to take this message to a broader audience," says Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson. More .
2012 Apps for Africa Winners
The winners for the Apps for Africa competition have been decided. It was a tough competition, but the jury came to a final decision. In Africa Central, the order of the winners is:
1st place - SenMobile,
2nd place - Thinkers,
3rd place - Dunde.
The winning app from SenMobile, addresses a specific need in Senegal. Its primary function is to crowd source the pricing of various types of fish in a geographic area. The idea is that this will reduce the overall prices by eliminating gouging and to stabilize regional prices. Integration with Mobile Maps/Google Maps makes it easy to see geographic pricing.
In Africa East, the order of the winners is:
1st place - Afrosilicon,
2nd place - Komunity Bora,
3rd place - MedAfrica.
Winning team, Afrosilicon, submitted an app called Funkiez which enables users to stay up to date with what's happening, where it's happening and why it's happening. From a technical perspective, Funkiez is an app that notifies the user of upcoming events while allowing him/her to reserve a ticket for said event via mobile money players and even share details of the event via social networks like Facebook.
Congratulations to the top teams! We'd like to give a big thank you to all who participated. Be on the look out for how to participate in EAA2013 which we hope to launch later in June.Ericsson and Education
A roundtable discussion on the future of education, co-hosted by Ericsson and the Earth Institute at the New York Public Library, touched on how ICT can help solve access to education in every corner of the world.
Minutes Mean Money for Sudanese Student
Mobile telephony has had a huge positive impact in the 13 years since its introduction to Sudan, Africa's largest country. Sudan's student population is one group that has benefitted. More
-With Mobile, A Grandmother Speaks to Her Grandchildren for the First Time
-Internet Connects Kids In Africa and US
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- South Sudan 2012 - Ericsson Response
- Refugees Don't Have a Choice. You Do
- World Refugee Day 2012: Two Congolese Cousins Reconnected
- Refugee Reconnection Service Reaches 135,000 Registrations
- Ericsson participates in Rio+Social
- New Millennium Village in Ghana to be Supported by Ericsson and Tigo Technology
