Just a reminder that the New Policy Institute is holding a special lunchtime forum tomorrow, Wednesday, October 8 at 12 p.m. with Tom Kalil, author of a compelling new paper, Harnessing the Mobile Revolution. The forum will take place at 729 15th St., NW, 1st Floor. Tom will be joined by Simon Rosenberg for a discussion on the power of mobile technologies to address some of our most pressing global challenges, such as promoting vibrant democracies, fostering inclusive economic growth, and reducing the huge inequities in life expectancy between rich and poor countries.
It took the industry 20 years to sell the first billion phones. The second billion sold in four years and the third billion sold in two years. There are now more mobile subscribers in developing countries than in developed countries. While there is no doubt that cell phones have changed the way those in developed countries live and work, mobile devices are having life-transforming effects in developing countries where a mother in a remote village can phone ahead to find out whether a doctor three hours away is in the office before leaving home.
Space is limited, so please reserve your seat early. For more information or to RSVP, please visit its event page.
Tom Kalil is a chair of the Clinton Global Initiative, the Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Science and Technology at UC Berkeley, and a former senior Clinton administration official.
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