Mobile communications is no longer just about convenience. In developing countries, mobile communications leads to significant cultural and economic shifts. There are about 4 billion mobile phones in use world-wide, 3 quarters of which are in developing countries, allowing a significant number of people to experience telephony for the first time. While some of us take this technology for granted, many others are reaping the benefits of the power to communicate, the opportunity to access information, and the chance to change their lives for the better. This week we speak with Kashminder Singh, an expert in the area of mobile technologies. He shares his thoughts on citizen journalism, the democratisation of technology, and where we may be heading with the many ways we are imagining the use of mobile devices. Kashminder Singh is the Group Managing Editor of One World Solutions, which publishes the Mobile World magazine. He is also the Director of CommTechAsia, and is one of the organisers of the forthcoming GoMobile 2009 (20 to 25 October, KL Convention Centre), "the ultimate mobile lifestyle event of the year".

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#68 Kashminder Singh

Host
Fahmi Fadzil
Creative Producer
Mark Teh
Camera & Lighting
Akashdeep Singh,
Aaron Chung, Fikri Fadzil
Editing
Akashdeep Singh
Motion Graphics
Zalee (Kino-i)
Web
Adam William
Sound
Hardesh Singh
'Unwelcome Words'
presented by
Elaine Pedley,
text courtesy of
Amir Muhammad

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Synopsis

Mobile communications is no longer just about convenience. In developing countries, mobile communications leads to significant cultural and economic shifts. There are about 4 billion mobile phones in use world-wide, 3 quarters of which are in developing countries, allowing a significant number of people to experience telephony for the first time. While some of us take this technology for granted, many others are reaping the benefits of the power to communicate, the opportunity to access information, and the chance to change their lives for the better.

This week we speak with Kashminder Singh, an expert in the area of mobile technologies. He shares his thoughts on citizen journalism, the democratisation of technology, and where we may be heading with the many ways we are imagining the use of mobile devices.

Kashminder Singh is the Group Managing Editor of One World Solutions, which publishes the Mobile World magazine. He is also the Director of CommTechAsia, and is one of the organisers of the forthcoming GoMobile 2009 (20 to 25 October, KL Convention Centre), "the ultimate mobile lifestyle event of the year".

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