Village Cellphone : Empowering Bangladesh

MacNeil, Carole (host). Sweeney, Natasha (journalist). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Host: MacNeil, Carole ; Journalist: Sweeney, Natasha. (Cast).

Summary: In the early 1990s, Iqbal Quadir, a Bangladesh-born MIT professor and entrepreneur, had the idea that cellphones could be used to help the very poorest people. For Bangladesh, a densely populated country strangled by frequent natural disasters and a serious lack of infrastructure, Iqbal saw communication technology as an essential resource. His vision: to help village entrepreneurs, backed by micro-loans, establish cellphone leasing businesses that retail phone services to their surrounding communities.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (11 min 13 sec)
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2008

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General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio subscribers
Participant or Performer Note:	Host: MacNeil, Carole ; Journalist: Sweeney, Natasha.
Target Audience Note:	12-14.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/e73bc18d-0799-4194-88bf-cae200521995
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content.
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation