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Weekly Roundup 10-30-15: A New NextBillion is Coming Next Week
We hope you can forgive this very abbreviated weekly roundup. See, we’re sort of in the middle of something: A new website.
Yes, next week we’re launching a redesigned and reimagined NextBillion.net. We’re excited about the possibilities and potential for the new site, which we will unveil in the coming days.- Categories
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From ‘Nice to Have’ to ‘Need to Have’: The GIIN’s Kelly McCarthy discusses the growing momentum – and ongoing challenges – of impact assessment
IRIS Senior Manager Kelly McCarthy at the Global Impact Investing Network believes that “the impact investing community is embracing the value of social and environmental impact data, which is very encouraging.” McCarthy spoke about the momentum behind impact measurement, investors’ changing attitudes toward it, and the challenges of getting companies on board in the Q&A.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Will Southeast Asia Be the Epicenter of Mobile Finance and Commerce 2.0?: Ten takeaways from the Mondato Summit Asia
The Mondato Summit Asia explored the latest concepts and use cases in the mobile finance and commerce (MFC) ecosystem in the region. This post highlights 10 key takeaways from the conversation, as panelists and participants discussed whether Asia was on the cusp of "MFC 2.0."
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- Uncategorized
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There’s an App for That Bureaucrat: Technology might be a solution to over-prescribing higher-priced drugs
The author says that in almost all countries that he's visited as a World Bank pharmaceutical expert, the costs for medicines reimbursement keep growing year over year at a much higher pace than overall health expenditures. He thinks technology might offer a way to disrupt that cycle.
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- Health Care
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From the Farm to the World, on a Plate : In Colombia, improving value for farmers, supply chains and the environment
Crepes & Waffles, a well-known Colombian restaurant chain, is developing a pilot project to connect agro-biodiversity products with companies from the gourmet food sector. This initiative is based on the premise that higher-value and higher demand for organic products with agricultural biodiversity will encourage farmers to cultivate these varieties and, thus, contribute to the preservation of native species in the process.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- supply chains
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The Psychology of Technology: Health solutions are effective only if the perspectives of all stakeholders are taken into account
While technology can be an important enabler in strengthening the implementation of health care systems and scaling up, there are prerequisites for it to be successful. Some of the most important factors that influence the success of a technology are acceptability, ease of use, flexibility, managing vested interests and collaborative development effort.
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- Health Care, Technology
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NexThought Monday – Tech Done Right to Do Good: As The Tech Awards turn 15, how to stay cutting edge in a world of u-turns
Technology is at the heart of many interventions in the lives of the poor and under-served. The Tech Awards celebrate and support these innovations, and will celebrate their 15th anniversary in November. NextBillion is serving as a media partner for the Awards, and Scott Anderson spoke with their director, Leslie Zane, about the past, present and future of the competition, and how it stays cutting edge.
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- Technology
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Weekly Roundup 10-23-15: Impact Investing Recovers from ‘The Cooties’
Most people don’t associate Department of Labor policy changes with excitement. But this week’s announcement of changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) has primed the impact investing movement to party like it’s 1994. We explore the move in this roundup, along with some inspiring words on what every social entrepreneur should ask themselves, and some critical points on business school ethics.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
