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How Can We Harness the Talent and Energy Available in this Space?
When I think about visible entry points for BoP-focused MBAs, I can generate a list of "usual suspects". However, after the superstars are chosen, I wonder what happens to the "best of the rest" and the "rest of the rest." What happens to these people?" Is their enthusiasm lost or is it simply redirected? How can we tell? Do we care?
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Guest Post: Never Waste a Good Crisis
During times of upheaval people are scared, but also willing to try something different. That applies in both the political and business worlds. Renew LLC sees opportunity aplenty in the midst of this crisis to create a new set of expectations between capital and the entrepreneurs who shape investment into enterprises in the developing world.
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Mobile Health for Development: Challenges and Opportunities
The Rockefeller Foundation, UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation recently announced the formation of the mHealth Alliance to facilitate innovation and maximize impact in the field of mobile health (mHealth), which has drawn attention to this area. The Alliance will expand the mHealth initiatives of multiple organizations around the world.
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International Sustainability Photography Prize, Sponsored by Prix Pictet
Nine years ago two amazing books were published by the same author: Sebasti?o Salgado. Both were photography books, "Migrations" and "The Children: Refugees and Migrants". I have never known much about photography and probably will never do, but I still clearly remember how those images followed me for days.
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Guest Post: Why Policy Coherence Matters to the Next Billion
The rush to embrace private-sector solutions to development challenges can lead us to ignore the importance of sound public policy. Innovative development techniques like microfinance and social entrepreneurship have demonstrated their worth but are no substitute for policies that unleash the productive power of entrepreneurs, nationally.
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Mobile Disruption
Even if PCs was made so easy to use (simplify the interface with large, logical icons) so someone that couldn’t read or had no computer skills could use the PC easily, they likely wouldn’t see that much value in it. The missing element is some unique value for consumers and enterprises at the BoP. I do not think this value exists in PCs today.
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Key Takeaways from “We Media 2009”: A Branding Challenge for our Space?
Two weeks ago I attended the We Media conference as a We Media Fellow. The conference made me think a lot about the state of the "development through enterprise" community and us entrepreneurs working to fight poverty through innovative, private-sector-lead solutions. I’ll share with you themes from the conference as well as my key takeaways.
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Guest Post: New Ventures Indonesia Launches IT Training Facility for SMEs
Many organizations have cited the need for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries to adopt IT to create new business opportunities and remain competitive in the global environment. Recognizing the lack of opportunities for IT education, New Ventures Indonesia has opened an IT training center for SMEs in Salatiga, Central Java.
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