Enhancing the Use of the Mobile Infrastructure in Cameroon the Case of Bayam Sellam
Enhancing the Use of the Mobile Infrastructure in Cameroon The Case of Bayam Sellam PhD Thesis Dipl.-Inf. Paul Dayang 18.11.2013 Fachbereich Mathematik / Informatik Studiengang Informatik 1. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz R¨odiger 2. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Frieder Nake Acknowledgements While completing this PhD Thesis, I have benefited from the love and support of many people in different ways, through advice, both technical and personal, encouragement and patience. Now, I would like to express my deep-felt gratitude to my parents and the following persons: Dan´e Djouwa Dayang, Gaywa Dague Dayang, H´el`ene-Laure Dayang, Andr´e Djonga, Christelle Dimegni Ndjouwa, Sidoine Ghomsi, Berthold Hoffmann, Kolyang, Mbere Kou´e, Victor Kou´e, Frieder Nake, Mich`ele-Laure Watat ´epse Nouga, Rose Ma¨ıtchie, Justin Man-Igri, Oscar Mourbare, Karl-Heinz R¨odiger, Rebecca Siafaka. i Abstract The expansion and the reliability of mobile technology in Sub-Sahara Africa - as well as elsewhere - opened up diverse opportunities. For instance, the access to learn- ing material, conduction of commercial activities, promotion of agricultural activities, enhancement of governmental transparency, support of healthcare practices, etc. To harness the existing mobile infrastructure, diverse users are looking for effective and efficient ways, for instance, the Bayam Sellam in Cameroon. Bayam Sellam refers to people engaged in trade between rural and urban markets. This work analyses the usage and development of information and communication tech- nology in Sub-Sahara Africa in general, and the mobile technology and its constraints in particular. An efficient use of the mobile technology depends on appropriate mobile services and applications.
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