Finally, tech solutions to economic development

Name: Finally, tech solutions to economic development
Uploaded: 2017-12-01T17:56:50Z
Duration: 11 min 37 s
Description: In Kenya, a smartphone app called iCow tracks the health of cattle for thousands of farmers, at times doubling productivity. In this talk, Sarah Cairns-Smith discusses how a range of mobile apps are transforming local economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Sarah Cairns-Smith |

TED@BCG Berlin

• October 2014

In Kenya, a smartphone app called iCow tracks the health of cattle for thousands of farmers, at times doubling productivity. In this talk, Sarah Cairns-Smith discusses how a range of mobile apps are transforming local economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.