II. Overview of the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

A. The MVP ICT Program Overview

Goal 1: Cell phone access within 2 km of 80% of households
Goal 2: 80% of households have access to local community radio where legal/economically viable
Goal 3: Institutional data connectivity
Goal 4: Functional community-wide emergency response community system

B. Mobile Technology in the MVP

Patricia Meahan, the Earth Institute's mHealth and telemedicine adviser, discusses the challenges of implementing mobile technology applications in the Millennium Villages.

C. Need For Community Based Information Systems in the Millennium Villages Project

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