科技报道6 移动电话正在改变非洲人的生活.docx

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1、科技报道6移动电话正在改变非洲人的生活Mobi1.eTe1.ephonesChanging1.ivesinAfricap1.aystopmutemaxvo1.ume00:00-03:39repeatByKaren1.eggett2013/2/3FromVOA1.earningEng1.ish,thisistheTechno1.ogyReportinSpecia1.Eng1.ish.TheWor1.dBankestimatesthereareabout650mi1.1.ionmobi1.ephoneusersinAfricancountriessouthoftheSaharaDesert.Tha

2、tisgreaterthanthenumberofusersintheUnitedStatesandEuropeanUnion.SamiaMe1.hemworksfortheWor1.dBanktoincreaseinformationtechno1.ogiesinAfrica.Shesaysmobi1.ephonesarethefastestgrowingtechno1.ogyonthecontinent.Morepeop1.ehaveaccesstomobi1.ephonesandhencecommunicationrtFasterthanTV,definite1.yfasterthane

3、1.ectricity.Morepeop1.ehaveaccesstomobi1.ephonesandhencecommunication.Morepeop1.ehaveinternetaccesstodayinAfricathantheyhaveaccesstowater,c1.eanWaterIorevensanitation.SoWecansaythatthishasbeenthemostsignificantrevo1.utionintermsofchangingtheAfrican1.andscapeandhowpeop1.e1.ivetheirdai1.y1.ife.CNNte1.

4、evisionrecent1.ynamedsevenwaysof1.ifeitsayshavebeenrevo1.utionizedbecauseofmobi1.ephones.Theyinc1.udepo1.itica1.activism,education,entertainment,disastermanagement,agricu1.tureandhea1.th.Anotherareaisbanking.Reportssayha1.formoreoftheadu1.tsinGabon,KenyaandSudanusemobi1.emoney.ReneMendyse1.1.sgoodsi

5、nthestreetsofDakar,Senega1.Butheneverhadenoughmoneytoopenabankaccount.Nowheusesamobi1.ephonebankingserviceca1.1.edOrangeMoney.Withhiste1.ephone,hecanaddortakeoutas1.itt1.easonedo1.1.ar.Hecanmakepaymentsandsendmoneytofami1.ymemberswho1.ivefaraway.OrangeMoneysaysitservesfourmi1.1.ioncustomersintencoun

6、tries.TheWor1.dBank,sSamiaMe1.hamnotesthattheFrenchcompanyisfacingcompetitionfromothermobi1.ebankingservices.“Themobi1.ebankingisahugetrend.Andpeop1.eintheWestdon,tunderstandit,becausemostpeop1.ehavebankaccountsandtheyhavecreditcards.It(mobi1.ebankingistheinstantaneousacquisitionofcashatamuch1.owerc

7、ost.ThecostisthecostofsendinganSMS,whichisa1.mostnothingcomparedtowhattraditiona1.transferagents,1.ikeWesternUnion,wou1.dcharge-10do1.1.arsormoreforaparticu1.armoneytransfer/Ineducation,theUnitedNationsagencyUNESCOisho1.dingitssecondMobi1.e1.earningWeekinParis1.aterthismonth.Conferencede1.egatesaretodiscusshowmobi1.ephoneusecanincreasethenumberofpeop1.ewhoread.Otherissuesinc1.udehowmobi1.etechno1.ogiescansupportteachers,andmakeiteasierforgir1.sandwomentoreceiveaneducation.AndthatstheVOASpecia1.Eng1.ishTechno1.ogyReport,writtenbyKaren1.eggett.Transcripts,MP.mSteveEmber.