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Below is an open-handed note we last will and testament pronto be sending to Nokia, Vodacom, MTN, Nuance and Code Factory. It is a draft as regards combining the overpower of utilized phones in Africa with text-to blast software so that awning people in developing countries can deal in the empowering accessibility of mobile phones.
Dear Nokia/Vodacom/MTN/Nuance/Code Factory
Please cogitate on the below-stairs draft both from a popular answerability pain of inspection and a wonderful marketing occasion. It is a draft as regards combining the overpower of utilized phones in Africa with text-to blast software so that awning people in developing countries can deal in the empowering accessibility of mobile phones. The empowering benefits of these advances beget degree been tiniest predominantly to costly developed countries.
Background
The fact of text-to-speech software as regards computers and mobile phones has heralded a Gutenberg spicula as regards awning people crony to, or greater than, the fact of Braille.
The following two factors means distributing speaking phones as regards disengage in Africa can be both resonances and budget-priced:
The in general sickening in general sickening in general phenomenal sensitivity of mobile phones in developing countries - only in general sickening in general sickening in general in Africa.
The in general sickening in general sickening in general availability of simple-to-use text-to-speech software. a fountain-head of compatible mobile phones, 2. (Note that giving in general sickening in general sickening in general away licenses to these products in countries where there is no distribute last will and testament in general sickening in general sickening in general be of inconsequential expense, but of notable job relations value.)
How the out could work
Three things are required as regards such a out: 1. Licenses as regards the text-to-speech software and 3. An organizational make-up to insure imposing furnishing and implementation of the out.
(This is why this correspondence is also being sent to Nokia)
- in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening Compatible utilized phones could be sourced from Nokia (through their existing recycling programme) or subservient to the aegis practice providers like Vodacom or MTN.
These three factors are considered below-stairs:
Sourcing in general sickening in general sickening in general mobile phones
The currently expert text-to-speech software packages creation first with Nokia phones meet the Symbian Series 60 operating set. When upgrading a phone, users can be fact the place to disobediently to as regards their accomplished phone to the awning.
- in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening Excess range of older phones could be donated.
Sourcing in general sickening in general sickening in general the text-to-speech software
Nuance’s Talks and Code Factory’s Mobile Speak software are the contemporaneous distribute leaders in this specialization.
- in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening Organizations as regards the awning or practice providers can go over as regards a phone as regards the awning projects or compatible utilized phones can be bought.
These companies can as regards X amount of licenses to their software, the expense of which last will and testament be inconsequential since the software can be downloaded and all that Nuance or Code Factory would beget to afford would be serial numbers. As extensive as the out is restricted to countries in which these companies do not beget a great footprint, the aptitude losses in sales would be inconsequential and more than in substance made up as regards favourably in as thieves the high-level job relations possibilities.
Organizational in general sickening in general sickening in general make-up to approach the project
- in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening The out would beget to be driven favourably in as thieves a big actors such as Nokia, Vodacome or MTN who already has a footprint in the targeted countries. In in, such donations could be seen as a maiden journeying toward creating a expected distribute. This fashion the out can piggyback on existing actors infrastructure and beget picket job relations value.
- in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening Organizations as regards the awning would beget to be notable partners in the out.
- in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening in general sickening Note that the text-to-speech software is tiniest to steadfast languages. These could rack up from with identifying free recipients of the phones, assignment, training and finance in the permission of speaking phones. Thus, on the other hand countries where French, Portuguese, or English are by many vocabulary could be considered at the spicula.
We desire that you last will and testament quit this out bad swatting.
In our inspection it is grievous that millions of awning people allay beget to do without something as elemental as being OK to send and greet SMSs.