MVoice

Abstract

Abundance of mobile phones in developing nations makes them an effective tool to spread information and communication technology. Currently different mobile based platforms are being used in a variety of ICT contexts in developing nations. These systems have been built with different features according to the context in which they are used. After studying existing tools, we have developed a generic mobile-based ICT tool, named MVoice, which can serve in multiple contexts with minimal configuration changes. Our tool can also be extended easily to satisfy new requirements. In this paper, we present our experience and results from four real-world deployments, each in a different context, of MVoice.