Tapping rapid growth in cellular technology
According to the International Telecommunication Union, mobile-cellular subscriptions reached almost 7 billion by the end of 2014, with just over half in the Asia-Pacific region. Tapping into this dramatic shift in communications technology, VWB teamed up with the University of Calgary and LifeLearn Inc. — a Canadian educational publisher and digital media developer — to explore smartphone applications that could help animal health workers better serve small farming households.