Bridging the Digital Divide? Mobile Money in the Philippines
Global Affairs Faculty Lecture Series
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Johnson Center, Meeting Room C
During our spring edition of the Global Affairs Faculty Lecture Series, we will highlight the dissertation research of Professor Lia Uy-Tioco. Dr. Uy-Tioco will present and lead a conversation on "the adoption of the mobile phone against the backdrop of the Philippines as a postcolonial, developing nation within the larger context of globalization, modernization, and the development of a global network society."
Dr. Uy-Tioco examines whether telecom services such as mobile commerce, mobile banking, and DIY mobile phone plans bridge the "digital divide" between the rich and poor in the Philippines as well as more developed nations. She will discuss how the relationship between the adoption of mobile phones, social transformation, and modernity in the developing world is complex and ever-changing.
