Mobile for Development (M4D) is a program of ZMQ Software Systems to facilitate development of innovative mobile solutions and product for social development. The program assists in building capacities of institutions, governments, NGOs, international and development agencies to exploit the power and reach of mobile phones for social development

M4D provides unique opportunity for development organizations, institutions, governments, NGOs and international agencies to enable effectively dissemination their programs and initiatives using the mobile technology in reaching the un-reached. Using its expertise of mobile technology for development, M4D team helps to enable these organizations develop mobile technology based solutions for social change.

M4D creates innovative partnership with organizations to identify their needs, create solutions, helps in dissemination and provide impact reports. Furthermore, M4D also facilitates in finding resources, funds and partnerships from various other development agencies, social venture funds, government organization and corporate sponsorships to scale the program for global effect and reach. Under the program, M4D also creates innovative partnerships and business models for making the initiative viable and sustainable in the long run.

 
 
  Identifying partners and solutions  
Developing innovative mobile applications for social development
Enabling organizations pilot social initiatives through mobile
Scaling the innovations in different regions and various development issues
Designing social products for bottom-of-the-pyramid ( BOP) markets for viability and sustainability
 

ZMQ has committed to contribute up to 25-40% of the project cost for pilot development. After the
successful test of the pilot, ZMQ assists the organization to get resources to scale the project.
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