Networks for Development : Caribbean ICT Research Programme, Trinidad and Tobago (CIRPTT); research theme 3: mobile opportunities 2.0 - mFisheries

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2012

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Department for Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, TT

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The mFisheries project investigates small-scale fishing industry in terms of ICT indicators relevant to the usage and impact of mobile communication services on human and economic development. In particular, it focused on the design of mobile applications to improve livelihoods in the Caribbean, through increased economic activity and efficiency at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP). The ICT in Fisheries application was built and populated over the course of the two-year project. The focal point of implementation for this successful project was the design and development of a mobile application suite.

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ICT, BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID, FISHERIES, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, INFORMATION NETWORKS, RESEARCH NETWORKS, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, FISHERMEN, BOP, WEST INDIES, CARIBBEAN

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