The United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Group Foundation’s Access to Communications Publication Series produces studies that give governments, NGOs and the private sector research and recommendations on how to use technology and telecom tools to effectively address some of the world’s toughest challenges.
This second publication in the series—Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in NGO Mobile Use —examines innovative uses of mobile technology by groups working to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals. The report identifies emerging trends in “mobile activism” through 11 case studies, and highlights the results of a global survey of NGO usage of mobile technology.