Technology Innovations in Afghanistan - Summary
Technology innovations in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the developing countries situated in Asia, the people of this country have faced wars and revolutions many times due to which they were not able to progress rapidly but after year 2000 onwards, UN has helped a lot the people of Afghanistan in every sphere specially in the cases of progress and prosperity which also includes the introduction of different kinds of technology innovations. We have many examples just like 3G technology provided by different companies like Roshan and for the progress of agricultural field Afghanistan Agricultural extension projects (AAEP)and Agricultural development funds(ADF) are playing vital role beside these the applications of Kabul Innovation Lab are solving political problems by using mobile and internet technology.
In 2002, fewer than 200,000 people in Afghanistan had access to telephones. Today some 15 million Afghans use mobile phones and a full 85% of the population lives within the combined network coverage of the four major telecommunications. The technological leap connects Afghans to each other and to the economy in ways that were unimaginable in just in few years ago. And the mobile phones open up a world of possibilities for finding solutions to some of challenges that Afghanistan face every day. One important use that is quickly becoming reality is the creation of nationwide mobile financial services sector. Using mobile phones to transfer money safely and instantly reducing the need for cash and giving millions of Afghan who may never see the inside of the banks the ability to use handsets to conduct basic financial transactions. The possible applications for mobile money in Afghanistan are limited only by our imaginations. It is clear that 3G technology is playing a vital role in the development of Afghanistan; the Roshan Company has introduced the M-paisa mobile money service to Afghanistan which is a successful telecom development company in
Afghanistan is one of the developing countries situated in Asia, the people of this country have faced wars and revolutions many times due to which they were not able to progress rapidly but after year 2000 onwards, UN has helped a lot the people of Afghanistan in every sphere specially in the cases of progress and prosperity which also includes the introduction of different kinds of technology innovations. We have many examples just like 3G technology provided by different companies like Roshan and for the progress of agricultural field Afghanistan Agricultural extension projects (AAEP)and Agricultural development funds(ADF) are playing vital role beside these the applications of Kabul Innovation Lab are solving political problems by using mobile and internet technology.
In 2002, fewer than 200,000 people in Afghanistan had access to telephones. Today some 15 million Afghans use mobile phones and a full 85% of the population lives within the combined network coverage of the four major telecommunications. The technological leap connects Afghans to each other and to the economy in ways that were unimaginable in just in few years ago. And the mobile phones open up a world of possibilities for finding solutions to some of challenges that Afghanistan face every day. One important use that is quickly becoming reality is the creation of nationwide mobile financial services sector. Using mobile phones to transfer money safely and instantly reducing the need for cash and giving millions of Afghan who may never see the inside of the banks the ability to use handsets to conduct basic financial transactions. The possible applications for mobile money in Afghanistan are limited only by our imaginations. It is clear that 3G technology is playing a vital role in the development of Afghanistan; the Roshan Company has introduced the M-paisa mobile money service to Afghanistan which is a successful telecom development company in