Technology at the Margins How IT Meets the

Remain competitive by offering more accessible, affordable, and relevant information technologies that meet mass-market needsTechnology at the Margins demonstrates that by making IT more accessible, affordable, and relevant, new mass markets can be opened. Based on solid insights generated in key areas of health, education, finance and the environment, the book offers practical recommendations and insights from world leaders, innovators, practitioners and new users of emergent technologies. Offers recommendations on how companies can ensure their own competitiveness by offering more accessible, affordable, and relevant information technologies to support mass market needs Suggests practical recommendations and insights from world leaders, innovators, practitioners and new users of emergent technologies Challenges businesses to rethink their uses of existing technologiesTechnology at the Margins will be of interest to decision makers in the private, public and nonprofit sectors who are interested in opportunities offered by IT in meeting the needs of those at the base of the worlds economic pyramid.

SAILESH CHUTANI is the cofounder and CEO of Mobisante, Inc. where his goal is to democratize access to healthcare by making diagnostics affordable and accessible. He was formerly a senior director for external research at Microsoft where he pioneered open innovation and funded seminal work in mHealth and technology for the emerging markets. Chutani has also held leadership roles in growing new businesses and products within companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Microsoft, and Transarc Corporation.

JESSICA ROTHENBERG AALAMI is the Managing Director of the Gobee Group. Her teams provide research insights and field expertise to global businesses, governments, practitioners and their partners. As a research scholar affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE), she works extensively in social and economic development and global corporate social responsibility (GlobalCSR). She holds degrees in economic geography and international political economy.

AKHTAR BADSHAH is a Senior Director of Global Community Affairs at Microsoft, where he administers the company's global community investment and employee programs. He also manages the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Community Technology Skills Program, a global initiative designed to help narrow the technology skills gap; and Technology for Social Good that supports nonprofits with their technology needs. Badshah has been in the field of community development for over twenty-five years in various capacities in academia, nonprofits, and business.

Microsoft Series Foreword
Preface
Information and Communication Technologies For Everyone: What Will This Mean?
Innovative Ways to Reach the Majority of the World
What Are the Barriers to Success?
Where Are We Today?
Summary Points
Notes
Healthcare: Where It Is Needed and When It Is Needed
World Health
Health Education
Health Administration and Management
Diagnosis and Prevention
Disease Surveillance and Information Gathering
Taking Stock
Steps to Take to Move into the Future
Summary Points
Notes
Outside the "Education Box"
Who's Getting an Education?
Breaking Down the Problem
Classroom ICT: A History of Unmet Expectations
Curriculum within Reach
Corporations Invest in ICT for Education
New Delivery Methods
Effective Mediation
What Is Known?
New Directions and Challenges Ahead
Summary Points
Notes
Microfinance: The Next Phase
Who Are the "Unbanked"?
Microfinance: Meeting Financial Needs of Poor Households
Microfinance Goes Beyond the "Lending Circle" Approach
Barriers to Microfinance
ICT Is Helping
Management Information Systems Now at the Core of Microfinance
Where Does Microfinance Go From Here?
Challenges
Summary Points
Notes
Feeding and Supporting the World in a Changing Environment
World of Limited Resources
Moving Science from Labs to the Field
Minimizing the Impact of Natural Disasters
Information Networks at the Disaster Site
Where Do We Go From Here?
Summary Points
Notes
Conclusion: Harnessing Disruption
Re-Imagining the Role of Experts
Re-Imagining the Role of Institutions
Re-Imagining Partnerships
Re-Imagining Business Models
Re-Imagining Research
Re-Imagining Our Biases
Re-Imagining Public Infrastructure
Looking Ahead
Notes
References
Index
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