Tanzania will be the first country to receive more mobile phone service under a new partnership between UNDP and Ericsson.
The partnership, which is part of UNDP’s Growing Sustainable Business (GSB) initiative, will provide mobile coverage to users in rural areas. The programme is an effort to reach the vision of Communication for All and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
“This partnership is unique because it is one of the first cases where we see a solution to poverty that is founded in market-based incentives and new business models to reach the poor,” says Mr. Bruce Jenks, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships, UNDP. “In this case we are, together with Ericsson, promoting access to telecommunications, which has proven to support sustainable development. UNDP’s role has been to facilitate the business development process and ensure trust and buy-in.”
More: http://www.undp.org/regions/africa/Ericsson_Tanzania211105.shtml
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