Projects

Spring 2009

The NextLab II course continues a number of existing NextLab I projects and expands into new fields of application with compelling ideas from partners and students.

    Economic Empowerment:

  1. Mobile Banking
  2. Mobile Rural Market Prices
  3. Mobile Logistics Management

    4. Health:

  4. Mobile Diagnostics

    5. Education:

  5. Mobile Literacy

    6. Civic Engagement:

  6. Mobile Citizen Reporting

    7. Special Project:

  7. n3eight @ mit

Fall 2008

Projects from NextLab I: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users

    Economic Empowerment:

  1. Giving Farmers a Fighting Chance (ITESM Zacatecas, Mexico)
  2. Multilevel marketing for microfinance (COBIS, Ecuador)
  3. M-commerce interface (United Villages, India)

    4. Health:

  4. Mobile diagnostics for cervical cancer (CIDRZ, Zambia)

    5. Education:

  5. Mobile social network for students in low-income communities (Telmex, Mexico)

    6. Civic Engagement:

  6. Disaster Management (CRS, India)

    7. The Next Billion in Our Neighborhood:

  7. Thrive in Five Baby Blog (Mayor’s Office, Boston)