What UNESCO is doing on Mobile Education

With mobile phones reaching the furthest corners of the world and mobile handsets becoming the new toys for today’s generation’s kids, it’s high time that this highly efficient and relatively cheap multi-purpose medium is tapped for advancements in education.

At present, there are more than 6 billion people who have access to connected mobile devices and for every single person who accesses net through phone, two people do so on mobile devices. This wide space of such usage has really opened up new doors for an entire revolution to be created.

Mobile technology has altered the way we live, communicate and the way we perceive things.

What UNESCO is doing

UNESCO is working with individuals and governments to make full use of this technology to advance education for all

Impact of Mobile Technology in Rural Areas

By definition rural areas mean areas having low connectivity and low population density. Rural areas lack the basic amenities and connectivity that is required to live a comfortable life. Communication too, was a problem until mobile technology arrived and since then much has changed owing to the same. In this blog, we are mentioning some key areas where mobile technology has left its mark for the better.

1.Communication: As obvious it may sound, but before mobiles, the biggest problem faced by the

populace in these areas was the lack of a reliable means of communication. Landlines were mostly not available, and the areas that had them, faced severe and frequent disconnection problems. Mobiles have made it possible for general

How mobile apps are growing?

Mobile telephony has changed the world as we once knew it and with the advent of smart phone technology we are already living in the future of communications and technology. Everything that we ever need is just a ‘touch’ away now.

This sudden change often makes us think- How did it happen so fast?

Well, the answer to this is rather simple. With mobile technology,
ICs, displays and memory modules getting smaller by the day, it is now possible to put the ‘horsepower’ of a full-size computer into a single hand-held device which can easily be carried from one place to another in your pocket.