Iqbal Quadir: The power of the mobile phone to end poverty
by Imran Ali
Though Iqbal Qadir’s talk from TED 2005 is several years old, the central theme of the cellphone as a weapon against poverty is as relevant as ever…
Some of the highlights of Qadir’s session include…
- Connectivity is productivity - even in non-industrialised societies - helping to raise income and welfare.
- Mobility provides the means to encourage development ‘from below’, bypassing state-to-state aid and empowering grassroots communities.
- Taxes generated by private micro-businesses can help to stabilise the government of developing nations.
