1. Unnur Maria and Viviana
ORANGE
Unnur Maria and Viviana

2. Background founded 1993 in UK
purchased by France Télécom (now Orange S.A.) in 2000
one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators
154,000 employees worldwide
29 countries
customer base of 248 million
including 190 million mobile customers and 16 million fixed broadband customers
sales of ‎€39 billion in 2014
Orange Business Service leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies

3. Orange in Sub Saharan Africa
less than 24% of the population have bank accounts, but over 80% have a mobile phone.
367 million subscribers in mid-2015
200 million individuals across the region were accessing the internet through mobile devices,
Mobile technology plays a central role in addressing
a range of socio-economic developmental challenges
across the region, particularly digital and financial
African continent is expected to have 500 million mobile users by 2016
Region where less than 24% of the population has a bank account, but over 80% have a mobile phone.
367 million subscribers in mid-2015
400 million new smartphone connections by 2020
200 million individuals across the region were accessing the internet through mobile devices,
a figure that will almost double by 2020.

4. Orange Collecte Côte d'Ivoire
September 11, 2015
first mobile crowdfunding platform in Africa
using Orange Money
Developed in partnership with HelloAsso
less than 24 % of the population has a bank account
more than 80% have a mobile phone
“private individuals and charities can finance their personal (weddings, birthdays, etc.) and charitable projects (fundraising, events, projects, etc.) by making an appeal through their mobile network.
e-Education: Orange created a platform with virtual courses for up to students at the Côte d’Ivoire French Ministry of Education

5. Orange Health Care - Prevention
My Healthline is a SMS based information providing advice on sexuality, contraception, HIV/AIDS and STDs in Cameroon
delivers prevention and awareness to pregnant women in Mali via SMS
reduced maternal and paternal mortality rate by 30%
mobile enable programs reduced government response times from 4 weeks to 3 minutes
mHealth

6. Health Care - Diagnosis
mHealth allows twice as many rural patients to have access to basic health care
helped improve antiretroviral medication compliances by 11%
Orange Healthcare in the Ivory Coast - aims to help patients access care using innovative services - accessible through inexpensive mobile phones
example: interactive SMS service, allowing the residents of Ivory Coast cities to locate the nearest on-duty pharmacy
Botswana - mobile telemedicine programme works with Ministry of Health to collect clinical data and images and make sure specialist are sent to make diagnosis

7. Reducing Disparity
Providing low cost solar base stations at in means of extending mobile network into rural areas - more people can have it when it is low cost
reducing operating costs - up 80% saving by avoiding fuel consumption, air conditioning maintenance
improved equipment- decreases power cuts caused by broken equipment
developing products with renewable energy
And this would be reducing it.

8. Increasing Disparity
Over 60% of population will not have internet access
affordability of mobile services and extending network coverage to rural areas is hard
high levels of poverty
Gender Gap (MDG 3) - 40% in Sub- Saharan Africa
women 13% less likely to own phones
25% less women have access to internet
less girls have access to education
don't participate in the economy, and create no enterprises or businesses

9. Bibliography (URL)
+FINAL.pdf
crowdfunding-platform-in-Africa-in-partnership-with-HelloAsso
Coast
internet-a-reality-in-sub-saharan-africa
145x260_WEB.pdf