Maxim News Network: Africa - World Economic Forum (IFAD)

Maxim News Network: May 4, 2010 - IFAD: Tanzania - Tanzania, as he prepares for the 2010 World Economic Forum to host Africa, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development reports that the recent developments in communication technology in the country, a revolution in the lives of Tanzanians. The growth of the mobile phone as a powerful economic indicator will be a major theme of influential businessmen, government officials and members of civil society gather at forumdiscuss. In Africa, mobile use increased by 550 per cent over the past five years according to a report of the United Nations (UN) Conference on Trade and Development (IFAD), published in October 2009. Mobile subscriptions grew from 54 million to nearly 350 million between 2003 and 2008. IFAD, in collaboration with the Government of Tanzania has contributed to the Mobil Info, a software platform that is the hub of a network for development. According to the Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Lake Victoriain the Massai Mara in Kenya and Uganda, which links the rural poor in a marketing network that aims to help increase revenue, reduce waste and market reform in the region. The network consists of hundreds of entrepreneurs who collects market information and exchange of information on the mobile platform. This information may be the price of a commodity in a particular market or a buyer looking for a specific product. Soundbite (English) President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete,...

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