Yeah putting a smart phone in everyone ' s hand is probably the single greatest development aid we could have . It goes to literacy , public health information , dispelling local destructive beliefs , demonstrating the possibilities that education can bring , providing education , and opening a global marketplace to people . I remember working with an NGO from South Africa working on education issues they couldn ' t afford to get actual textbooks into the hands of kids , but since every single kid already had a cellphone already , they just made them available to read online over the phone system . It also allowed stuff like running homework and tests over the phones as well suddenly every single kid had access to textbooks and education that was impossible before . You seriously can ' t underestimate how big the longterm impact of this is going to be .