# You don't need an app for that

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2013
- Speaker: Toby Shapshak
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/toby_shapshak_you_don_t_need_an_app_for_that)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Are the simplest phones the smartest? While the rest of the world is updating statuses and playing games on smartphones, Africa is developing useful SMS-based solutions to everyday needs, says journalist Toby Shapshak. In this eye-opening talk, Shapshak explores the frontiers of mobile invention in Africa as he asks us to reconsider our preconceived notions of innovation.

## Lectures

1. [You don't need an app for that](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/toby_shapshak_you_don_t_need_an_app_for_that/ad1639f9d463), 8 min (TED's player)