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Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa

One of the highlights of yesterday’s Africa Gathering in London, this must-see video on mobile phones in Africa was put together by good friend Martin Konzett of ict4d.at during a recent trip to the continent. Great editing, combined with priceless on-the-ground footage and perspective, gives a wonderful flavour of some of the entrepreneurial activity spurred on by the arrival of mobile technology (something I previously wrote about here).

You can also follow Martin and his work on Twitter: @martinkonzett

44 comments

1 changefeed (changefeed) { 04.26.09 at 10:51 am }

->@kiwanja: Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa http://tinyurl.com/cksw96

2 johnkeithhart (Keith Hart) { 04.26.09 at 11:20 am }

RT @kiwanja“Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

3 The Memory Bank » Blog Archive » Hello Africa: mobile phones { 04.26.09 at 11:39 am }

[...] Konzett made this clip in East Africa. Thanks to Ken Banks (@kiwanja) for the [...]

4 Serottared (William May) { 04.26.09 at 11:59 am }

Mobile, Africa, NOW! It can bring me somewhere faster. http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/04/caught-on-film-mobiles-in-africa/

5 lovisatalk (lovisa) { 04.26.09 at 12:29 pm }

RT @kiwanja: “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

6 aidworkerdaily (Aid Worker Daily) { 04.26.09 at 1:29 pm }

RT @kiwanja: “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

7 ruskin147 (Rory Cellan-Jones) { 04.26.09 at 1:33 pm }

Sorry – wrong link for that film about mobiles in Africa – here it is:http://tinyurl.com/cksw96

8 laurawhudson (Laura Walker Hudson) { 04.26.09 at 2:04 pm }

RT @aidworkerdaily @kiwanja: “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact http://is.gd/uE4H

9 michaelwebb (michaelwebb) { 04.26.09 at 2:11 pm }

RT @ruskin147 Love this video about the use of mobiles in Africa: http://tinyurl.com/cksw96

10 Michael Webb { 04.26.09 at 2:11 pm }

RT @ruskin147 Love this video about the use of mobiles in Africa: http://tinyurl.com/cksw96

11 Emilyblynn (Emily Blynn) { 04.26.09 at 2:48 pm }

RT @kiwanja“Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

12 Emily Blynn { 04.26.09 at 2:48 pm }

RT @kiwanja”Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

13 jscarantino (Josef Scarantino) { 04.26.09 at 3:12 pm }

“Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H from @kiwanja

14 Josef Scarantino { 04.26.09 at 3:12 pm }

“Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H from @kiwanja

15 Topics about Africa » Archive » Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa | Build it Kenny, and they will … { 04.26.09 at 4:17 pm }

[...] kiwanja added an interesting post on Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa | Build it Kenny, and they will …Here’s a small excerptOne of the highlights of yesterday’s Africa Gathering in London, this must-see video on mobile phones in Africa was put together by good friend Martin Konzett. [...]

16 Rebecca Gerben { 04.26.09 at 4:31 pm }

RT @kiwanja “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

17 rgerben { 04.26.09 at 4:31 pm }

RT @kiwanja “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

18 Alexandre Gouveia { 04.26.09 at 7:56 pm }

Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa http://tr.im/jLdj

19 Alexandre Gouveia  { 04.26.09 at 7:56 pm }

Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa http://tr.im/jLdj

20 Martin Konzett { 04.27.09 at 6:29 am }

Thanks man! :-D
Credit for editing goes to Anders Bolin http://uzi.se
Hope to cu soon again!!!
Martin

21 diane1859 (Diane Coyle) { 04.27.09 at 8:06 am }

Delayed writing about banks by watching video on mobiles in Africa http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/04/caught-on-film-mobiles-in-africa/

22 Diane Coyle { 04.27.09 at 8:06 am }

Delayed writing about banks by watching video on mobiles in Africa http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/04/caught-on-film-mobiles-in-africa/

23 diane1859 { 04.27.09 at 8:06 am }

Delayed writing about banks by watching video on mobiles in Africa http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/04/caught-on-film-mobiles-in-africa/

24 kiwanja { 04.27.09 at 8:26 am }

@Martin – Looking forward to seeing the full version. If the teaser is anything to go by, it’ll be out of this world. ;)

25 paconmiller (paconmiller) { 04.27.09 at 4:40 pm }

RT @kiwanja “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

26 paconmiller { 04.27.09 at 4:40 pm }

RT @kiwanja “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome 6-minute video documenting mobile’s impact on the continent. http://is.gd/uE4H

27 Roger_Pociask (Roger Pociask) { 04.27.09 at 4:41 pm }

RT @paconmiller RT @kiwanja “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome vid re: Mobile’s impact on continent. http://is.gd/uE4H #AFRICOM

28 Roger Pociask { 04.27.09 at 4:41 pm }

RT @paconmiller RT @kiwanja “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome vid re: Mobile’s impact on continent. http://is.gd/uE4H #AFRICOM

29 roger pociask { 04.27.09 at 4:41 pm }

RT @paconmiller RT @kiwanja “Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa”. Awesome vid re: Mobile’s impact on continent. http://is.gd/uE4H #AFRICOM

30 Martin Konzett { 04.27.09 at 5:45 pm }

no worries man … we are working 24/7 on it to do the screening on the 8th of may … any chance to organize a crowd to view it UK? greez mk

31 ICT4D.at » Blog Archive » Africa Gathering - Aftermath { 04.27.09 at 11:09 pm }

[...] movie got great response and we were featured in many blogs including Erik Hersman’s, Ken Banks’, Mobileactive, Jürgen Eichholz’s, Putting People First, Cian O’Donovan’s and [...]

32 Interprete » Mobile Phones in Africa: an on the ground perspective { 04.28.09 at 6:09 pm }

[...] is a short clip on the topic. « Free Access: Hacker [...]

33 Teachers w/o Borders { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

Watching: Mobile Phones in Africa –> http://ow.ly/4xbB

34 Teachers w/o Borders { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

Watching: Mobile Phones in Africa –> http://ow.ly/4xbB

35 Teachers W/O Borders { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

Watching: Mobile Phones in Africa –> http://ow.ly/4xbB

36 TWB-Canada { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

Watching: Mobile Phones in Africa –> http://ow.ly/4xbL

37 TWB-Canada { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

Watching: Mobile Phones in Africa –> http://ow.ly/4xbL

38 TWB-Canada { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

Watching: Mobile Phones in Africa –> http://ow.ly/4xbL

39 twbcanada { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

Watching: Mobile Phones in Africa –> http://ow.ly/4xbL

40 TWBCanada { 04.30.09 at 1:57 pm }

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41 Alex Herder { 04.30.09 at 9:16 pm }

That looks great. My company (Voxiva) works only because the telecom industry in Africa is so robust. It’s amazing to see the benefits of mobiles on the continent, and all the cool things that they can do.

42 Thoughts from Africa Gathering in London { 06.19.09 at 9:56 am }
43 Twitter Trackbacks for Caught on film: Mobiles in Africa | Build it Kenny, and they will come... [kiwanja.net] on Topsy.com { 08.31.09 at 1:28 am }

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