Home » MSBC PHASE I » Experts’ Voices

Focus: ‘Mobiles for social and behavior change’
Venue: Taj Vivanta, Delhi
Day 1: 9 May, 2013
Welcome Introduction

Consultation overview by Paolo Mefalopulos, Chief Communication for Development (C4D), UNICEF
Use of mobile phones for Governance by Mr. Osama Manzar, Director, DEF
Scope & Opportunity of the Use of Mobile Phones by Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission
Discussion 1: Introduction of invitees, practitioners & participants

WORKING SESSION I
Status Overview: Mobile Reachability, Accessibility, Usability & Potential

Reach and Access of Mobiles by Mr. Subho Ray, President, Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
Mobile Usage & Potential [Content + Context] by Milind Pathak, Global Head of New Business, One97
Topline Findings from a study of 65 Tech4Dev Mobile Innovations by Chirag Arora, Research Fellow IIT Delhi

WORKING SESSION II
Learning from Experiences: Use Of Mobile Phones For 1) Information Dissemination & 2) Monitoring/Tracking
Case Study presentations: Use of mobile phones for Information Dissemination

Mobiles for Education: Let us go to school by N. A. Shah Ansari
Mobiles for Health: MHSM SMS Toolkit by Chetan Sharma
Mobiles for Environmental Sustainability: Kisan Sanchar by Kamaljeet

Case study presentation: Use of Mobile phones for Monitoring / Tracking

Mobiles for Education: The IVRS based Daily Monitoring System (DMS) by Sudhanshu Tripathi
Mobiles for Health: E-Mamta– Mother & Child Tracking System by Nishith Dholakia
Mobiles for Environmental Sustainability: Nano Ganesh by Santosh Ostwal