Comments on: Cambodian farmers turn to their phones http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/ Where technology meets anthropology, conservation and development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mobile meets plough in Cambodia : FrontlineSMS http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-12238 Mobile meets plough in Cambodia : FrontlineSMS Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:41:28 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-12238 [...] Building on the previous project we wanted to extend our SMS work to both the production and marketing system. After a number of months of evaluation we selected FrontlineSMS as the platform for our SMS work (previously covered on kiwanja’s blog here). [...] [...] Building on the previous project we wanted to extend our SMS work to both the production and marketing system. After a number of months of evaluation we selected FrontlineSMS as the platform for our SMS work (previously covered on kiwanja’s blog here). [...]

]]> By: Rob http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-8582 Rob Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:30:01 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-8582 Hello Kosol - I am in Cambodia now and you can email me on robert.fitzgerald@canberra.edu.au or call later tonight on +855 17685606. Cheers Rob Hello Kosol – I am in Cambodia now and you can email me on robert.fitzgerald@canberra.edu.au or call later tonight on +855 17685606.
Cheers
Rob

]]> By: Kosol http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-8581 Kosol Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:21:15 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-8581 Hello Rob, Hopefully you are still in Cambodia. After further discussion with our telecom partner, and you are interested, I would like to discuss with you about the possibility of including agriculture pricing information as part of our free service. Looking forward to hearing from you. Hello Rob,

Hopefully you are still in Cambodia. After further discussion with our telecom partner, and you are interested, I would like to discuss with you about the possibility of including agriculture pricing information as part of our free service.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

]]> By: Mobile phones and agricultural development in Cambodia | mathetic http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-8569 Mobile phones and agricultural development in Cambodia | mathetic Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:44:33 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-8569 [...] we selected FrontlineSMS as the platform for our sms work. Ken Banks has written about it in Cambodian farmers turn to their phone, MobileActive.org covered it in Frontline SMS Review and the Internet & Democracy Project at [...] [...] we selected FrontlineSMS as the platform for our sms work. Ken Banks has written about it in Cambodian farmers turn to their phone, MobileActive.org covered it in Frontline SMS Review and the Internet & Democracy Project at [...]

]]> By: Kosol http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-8510 Kosol Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:17:25 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-8510 That's fantastic! Please reach me at kosol at 010xpress dot com when you arrive. That’s fantastic!

Please reach me at kosol at 010xpress dot com when you arrive.

]]> By: Rob http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-8509 Rob Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:59:03 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-8509 Kosol - I'd be interested in learning more about your project and will be in Cambodia next week for 10 days. Kosol – I’d be interested in learning more about your project and will be in Cambodia next week for 10 days.

]]> By: Kosol http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-8507 Kosol Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:53:58 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-8507 Unfortuntely I am about a year late into the discussion. Rob, this is great work you are doing. Through a joint-partnership with a local phone provider my company will be launching the first "cross-network" SMS commercial information service in Cambodia. Although price comparison and marketing will be the initial push, our service 010 XPRESS ( 010 977 377 ) aims to become a single point of entry for information. I hope to integrate non-commercial and non-profit data to serve the rural communities as well as commercial sectors. Looking forward to more updates on your project and SMS micropayments. All the best, Unfortuntely I am about a year late into the discussion.

Rob, this is great work you are doing. Through a joint-partnership with a local phone provider my company will be launching the first “cross-network” SMS commercial information service in Cambodia. Although price comparison and marketing will be the initial push, our service 010 XPRESS ( 010 977 377 ) aims to become a single point of entry for information. I hope to integrate non-commercial and non-profit data to serve the rural communities as well as commercial sectors.

Looking forward to more updates on your project and SMS micropayments.

All the best,

]]> By: Mobile meets plough in Cambodia | Build it Kenny, and they will come... http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1292 Mobile meets plough in Cambodia | Build it Kenny, and they will come... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:14:51 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-1292 [...] Building on the previous project we wanted to extend our SMS work to both the production and marketing system. After a number of months of evaluation we selected FrontlineSMS as the platform for our SMS work (previously covered on kiwanja’s blog here). [...] [...] Building on the previous project we wanted to extend our SMS work to both the production and marketing system. After a number of months of evaluation we selected FrontlineSMS as the platform for our SMS work (previously covered on kiwanja’s blog here). [...]

]]> By: Rob http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Rob Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:48:31 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-1223 Apologies for the tardy reply :) In response to Jerome Lacap- in the early stages the organisations running the servers will absorb the server-side costs primarily as a service to their clients (in the case of the Silo Association) and stakeholders (in the case of the NGO). Users will pay for their sms costs. Many of our farmers see sms as a cost effective alternative to voice calls and airtime charges. In response to Callum N - great minds! We have been regularly talking with Harold Dimpel from mhits about a trial of micro payment system working with the Silo Association and the NGO. We could start by pushing payments to farmers but could follow that with a more elaborate e-wallet system. Apologies for the tardy reply :)
In response to Jerome Lacap- in the early stages the organisations running the servers will absorb the server-side costs primarily as a service to their clients (in the case of the Silo Association) and stakeholders (in the case of the NGO). Users will pay for their sms costs. Many of our farmers see sms as a cost effective alternative to voice calls and airtime charges.
In response to Callum N – great minds! We have been regularly talking with Harold Dimpel from mhits about a trial of micro payment system working with the Silo Association and the NGO. We could start by pushing payments to farmers but could follow that with a more elaborate e-wallet system.

]]> By: Callum N http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Callum N Sun, 03 May 2009 13:49:25 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-791 mHITs (also a Canberra based company) have also been rolling out similar SMS based micropayment services in and around Sydney and Canberra Cafes. Has the possibility of including a transaction feature been investigated in the trial? mHITs website is www.mhits.com.au mHITs (also a Canberra based company) have also been rolling out similar SMS based micropayment services in and around Sydney and Canberra Cafes. Has the possibility of including a transaction feature been investigated in the trial?

mHITs website is http://www.mhits.com.au

]]> By: Jerome Lacap http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2008/10/cambodian-farmers-turn-to-their-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Jerome Lacap Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:31:12 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=183#comment-106 SMS is an instant solution utilizing the only available network resource in the rural areas. May I ask more about your business model? How do you pay for transmissions? Is there revenue sharing with the network provider? Thanks. SMS is an instant solution utilizing the only available network resource in the rural areas. May I ask more about your business model? How do you pay for transmissions? Is there revenue sharing with the network provider? Thanks.

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