Benefits for Non-Government organizations
Telecommunications technology is a powerful tool for transforming societies, especially in less-privileged areas. We help you work with local communities and telecom services providers to promote sustainable development and reduce poverty.
- Mobile communication holds the greatest potential for bridging the world’s technology gap by providing access to the internet and services that improve quality of daily life.
- Programs such as the Millennium Villages initiative offer innovative models for helping rural communities grow and prosper through community-led development.
- The Gramyjoti project in rural India is an example of NGOs, businesses, local government and communities working together to improve societies through the use of mobile communication.
- Ericsson Response works with organizations such as the United Nations and the Red Cross to help them respond quickly and effectively to human suffering caused by disaster.
Telecommunication doesn’t only boost economies – it is also helping to improve the quality of life of people around the world through better access to healthcare and education, improved democratic processes and more effective disaster relief.
Mobile operators, technology companies, NGOs, governments and businesses are working together to promote mobile communication and the advantages it brings.
We are part of the ongoing Millennium Villages initiative, which is helping rural African communities grow and prosper through community-led development projects.
In partnership with the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise, the United Nations Development Program and various regional African operators, such as MTN and Zain, we are empowering people through telecommunications.
One example of the work the Millennium Villages initiative is doing is turning activities such as basket weaving into income-generating, sustainable businesses. The women involved are using mobility and the internet to contact suppliers and sell their wares.
In September 2007, we undertook a three-month project in India, called Gramjyoti, which means "Light of the Village." The project showcased the benefits of mobile broadband for rural India.
Thousands of people within the Gramjyoti project area covering 18 villages and 15 towns were able to use broadband applications. We worked in partnership with Apollo Hospitals, Hand in Hand (a local NGO), Edurite, One97, CNN and Cartoon Network to deliver a range of services including telemedicine, e-education, e-governance, voice and video call services and live TV and entertainment.
The Gramjyoti project has left a lasting impression – leading, for example, to more widespread use of telemedicine services. In June 2008, we signed an agreement with the Apollo Hospitals Group to roll out telemedicine services over HSPA in rural India.
Telecommunications also play a role during emergencies, helping to alleviate human suffering by giving agencies quick access to reliable and relevant information. Agencies require communication solutions that meet the requirements of everyday routines, as well as complex tasks during a crisis.
Ericsson Response works in close cooperation with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the United Nations' relief organizations. Ericsson brings in skilled staff and additional technology to help relief workers save lives.
Mobile operators, technology companies, NGOs, governments and businesses are working together to promote mobile communication and the advantages it brings.
We are part of the ongoing Millennium Villages initiative, which is helping rural African communities grow and prosper through community-led development projects.
In partnership with the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise, the United Nations Development Program and various regional African operators, such as MTN and Zain, we are empowering people through telecommunications.
One example of the work the Millennium Villages initiative is doing is turning activities such as basket weaving into income-generating, sustainable businesses. The women involved are using mobility and the internet to contact suppliers and sell their wares.
In September 2007, we undertook a three-month project in India, called Gramjyoti, which means "Light of the Village." The project showcased the benefits of mobile broadband for rural India.
Thousands of people within the Gramjyoti project area covering 18 villages and 15 towns were able to use broadband applications. We worked in partnership with Apollo Hospitals, Hand in Hand (a local NGO), Edurite, One97, CNN and Cartoon Network to deliver a range of services including telemedicine, e-education, e-governance, voice and video call services and live TV and entertainment.
The Gramjyoti project has left a lasting impression – leading, for example, to more widespread use of telemedicine services. In June 2008, we signed an agreement with the Apollo Hospitals Group to roll out telemedicine services over HSPA in rural India.
Telecommunications also play a role during emergencies, helping to alleviate human suffering by giving agencies quick access to reliable and relevant information. Agencies require communication solutions that meet the requirements of everyday routines, as well as complex tasks during a crisis.
Ericsson Response works in close cooperation with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the United Nations' relief organizations. Ericsson brings in skilled staff and additional technology to help relief workers save lives.
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- Can mobile communication close the digital divide?
- Accelerating global development with mobile broadband
- Ericsson Response
- Gramjyoti
- Ericsson and Apollo Hospitals to bring healthcare access to rural India
- Ericsson joins initiative to end poverty
- Ericsson and Columbia join forces to empower Millennium Villages
- Millennium Villages
- Millennium Development Goals
