Based on a recent study of GSMA intelligence 5 billion people in the world now have a mobile connection With cell phones today accessible to a significant chunk of the world population mobile technology at present has more potential to build local and global communities than ever before We use mobile apps to almost everything from waking us up to setting reminders as well as to taking us to places Despite being more than 10 000 kilometers away from my home in Nepal I can always talk to my parents or to my friends so that we always feel connected The practicality that smartphones bring to our daily lives is phenomenal We have apps that alert us in danger and keeps us safe We can make secure payments do work our work more efficiently and collaborate on ideas Social networking sites like Facebook makes it so much easier to navigate through events to keep connected with everyone Sharing your ideas or what you are passionate about is just a click away thanks to the hundreds of lines of code behind it