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In recent years, the use of mobile phones and other mobile communications in developing countries has skyrocketed, and Tom takes a look at the power of mobile technologies in addressing some of our most pressing challenges, such as reducing the huge inequities in life expectancy between rich and poor countries, fostering inclusive economic growth, and promoting vibrant democracies.</p> </div> <div class="clear-block clear"> <div class="meta">  </div> <div class="links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="first node_read_more"><a href="/web/20081221211844/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/harnessing-the-mobile-revolution" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="node_read_more">Read more</a></li> <li class="last upload_attachments"><a href="/web/20081221211844/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/harnessing-the-mobile-revolution#attachments" title="Read full article to view attachments." class="upload_attachments">1 attachment</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="center-wrapper"> <div class="panel-col-first panel-panel"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane" id="block-coming-soon"> <h2 class="title">Listen to Our Adelante Ads</h2> <div class="content"><ul> <li>"Acuérdate" ("Remember")  <object height="17" width="17" data="/web/20081221211844im_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br/> <param value="/modules/audio/players/button.swf" name="movie"/> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"/> <param value="high" name="quality"/> <param value="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F17&song_title=Remember" name="FlashVars"/> <embed height="17" width="17" flashvars="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F17&song_title=Remember" src="/web/20081221211844oe_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf"/><br/> </object></li> <li>"Premios" ("Awards")  <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20081221211844im_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf" width="17" height="17"><br/> <param name="movie" value="/modules/audio/players/button.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F25&song_title=Awards"/> <embed src="/web/20081221211844oe_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf" flashvars="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F25&song_title=Awards" width="17" height="17"/><br/> </object></li> <li>"Siglo" ("Century")  <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20081221211844im_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf" width="17" height="17"><br/> <param name="movie" value="/modules/audio/players/button.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F24&song_title=century"/> <embed src="/web/20081221211844oe_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf" flashvars="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F24&song_title=century" width="17" height="17"/><br/> </object></li> <li> "Hoy" ("Today")  <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/web/20081221211844im_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf" width="17" height="17"></p> <param name="movie" value="/modules/audio/players/button.swf"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="quality" value="high"/> <param name="FlashVars" value="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F77&song_title=Today" "/> <embed src="/web/20081221211844oe_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/modules/audio/players/button.swf" flashvars="song_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewpolicyinstitute.org%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F77&song_title=Today" " width="17" height="17"/><br/> </object> </li> </ul> <p>Click <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081221211844/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/node/2">here</a> to read the transcripts.<br>Like what you hear? Please help us expand:<br/> <center><a href="/web/20081221211844/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/contribute"><img src="/web/20081221211844im_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/files/contribute.jpg" border="0"></a></center></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-col-last panel-panel"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane"> <div class="content"><div class="view view-news"><div class="view-content view-content-news"> <div id="node-3" class="node node-press sticky"> <h2><a href="/web/20081221211844/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/node/3" title="Adelante Spanish-Language Voter Education/Mobilization Campaign Expanding Into VA, MD, DC; New Ads Released in CO, NV">Adelante Spanish-Language Voter Education/Mobilization Campaign Expanding Into VA, MD, DC; New Ads Released in CO, NV</a></h2> <div class="content"> <p>The New Policy Institute has expanded the number of states where citizens can hear its Spanish-language voter education and mobilization campaign over the airwaves and has added two new spots to its lineup of ads urging citizens to “move forward and vote.” The ads can now be heard in the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area in addition to Colorado and Nevada.</p> <p>The media campaign, <em>Adelante</em>, Spanish for "Moving Forward," is a public education campaign that encourages people to vote, explains the process of voting (including early and absentee voting), and targets what is projected to be a large pool of first-time Hispanic voters. For example, in northern Virginia, where most Hispanics are U.S. citizens, the Hispanic population nearly tripled between 1990 and 2006, according to a <a title="blocked::http://images.myngp.com/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=IVi0ax2+6UBSinc/CPYaKaRIYa7+hnyeBI9ay1Sm3LmLTSBSsZuO7JnltB6NUavvGHebwGLbl4u2ShsHsAKBoVLgzbn0IKEnyCUcFViif+Pe8GGjeiHYB9FMcni63xKxTSFT6wHjlKSk8kQ1oWE8R+2jPbC27tbNXSUHeqR9xe0UAywzB9YFsKjbAX+Pf0Rlqv7n5NzR+qJl7M2ukrFZ5Q==" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081221211844/http://images.myngp.com/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=IVi0ax2%2b6UBSinc%2fCPYaKaRIYa7%2bhnyeBI9ay1Sm3LmLTSBSsZuO7JnltB6NUavvGHebwGLbl4u2ShsHsAKBoVLgzbn0IKEnyCUcFViif%2bPe8GGjeiHYB9FMcni63xKxTSFT6wHjlKSk8kQ1oWE8R%2b2jPbC27tbNXSUHeqR9xe0UAywzB9YFsKjbAX%2bPf0Rlqv7n5NzR%2bqJl7M2ukrFZ5Q%3d%3d">study</a> by the Cooper Center.</p> </div> <div class="clear-block clear"> <div class="meta">  </div> <div class="links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="first last node_read_more"><a href="/web/20081221211844/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/node/3" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="node_read_more">Read more</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-col-bottom panel-panel"> <div class="inside"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div style="display:block; clear:both; width:100px;"> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <br/>LAS VEGAS • NEW YORK • SAN FRANCISCO • WASHINGTON, DC<br/> The New Policy Institute is a non-partisan 501(c)3 tax-exempt research and educational organization<br/> A project of the Tides Center<br/> <div id="poweredby"><img src="/web/20081221211844im_/http://www.newpolicyinstitute.org/poweredbyngp.gif" alt="Powered by NGP Software" border="0"/> Powered by <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081221211844/http://www.ngpsoftware.com/">NGP Software</a>.</div> </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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