m4d

2008 article by Firoze Manji cuts through the hype to claim that what is important (and what needs critique) is not the technology itself, but who controls the technology and what use they put it to i.e. power interests and intent Read more about Mobile Activism or Mobile Hype?

Writen by Hannah Beardon for Plan Finland in 2009
Good overview, political analysis and database of M4D projects.
See section 'the social and political void' Read more about Mobiles for Development

Mostly data collection, mostly technical guide by WeGov and The EngineRoom Read more about Introductory Guide to Using Mobiles for Development

Overview of M4D covers Magpi, CrowdMap, Mobenzi, FrontlineSMS etc Read more about Mobile Data for Development Handbook

Examples of IICD mLearning applications from around the world Read more about Mobile on the Move IICD

Kutoma J. Wakunuma. Implicating mobile phones in violence against women: What’s gender got to do with it? Read more about Implicating mobile phones in violence against women