Friday, November 15, 2013

RapidSMS - an innovation improving the lives of Africans

RapidSMS data flow. IMAGE/Technology for Humanity

A technological innovation to boost Malawi's food security surveillance 4 years ago has become a secure tool in the area of data transfer around Africa. In Nigeria, the system has had a huge impact on the lives of many.

When in 2009 Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, two employees of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), developed RapidSMS, a platform for data gathering and group communication using the short messaging system

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