2009 « Many Possibilities

Mobile Operators and Blue Gum Trees

By Steve Song, on July 28th, 2009

I see in the press yesterday that Safaricom have won an innovation award for their MPesa service from a UN agency. “The Habitat Business Award for sustainable urbanization, which is organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), aims to recognize and publicize outstanding achievements contributing to sustainable urbanization through responsible corporate practices.” In [...] [...]

WGSDIA – Lobby For Cheaper SMS Charges

By Steve Song, on June 30th, 2009

This entry is part of a series, What Google Should Do In Africa» This third “What Google Should Do In Africa” post could be subtitled “Grow some balls”. Why, oh why, is it that Google, so unafraid to tackle telco and broadcast market behemoths in the United States, behaves like a timid NGO in Africa? [...] [...]

WGSDIA – Launch Google Voice in Africa

By Steve Song, on June 26th, 2009

This entry is part of a series, What Google Should Do In Africa» This the second installment in a series of posts in which I have the hubris to reflect upon What Google Should Do In Africa (#WGSDIA). There is some context for this post in the preface to the series. Imagine that you are [...] [...]