Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. By successfully connecting a much larger number of the poor to the mobile phone network, they have served as a platform for several "inclusive innovations” in the areas of health and education (Box 1.2), as well as a platform for activities involving the poor in agriculture and fishing. Use of mobile phones allows health workers, even in remote areas, to report disease incidence data immediately to health officials, speeding up their ability to respond.