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Previewing Grassroots: Social Profit
I recently spoke with Amrit Pal at Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership who is leading public relations for: Grassroots:Social Profit in India. The event is set for Jan. 15 in Goa, the picturesque home to "a niche breed of small-time entrepreneurs and a student-demography that has remained largely alienated from the entrepreneurial ecosystem."
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Why You Should Be More Focused on Data Access at the BoP
After the industrial revolution, the global economy shifted from the production of physical goods to the provision of services. However, the digital age has ushered in a new focus: the data economy. It appears as if, once again, developing countries (and especially the poor within those countries) will be left behind.
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NextThought Monday: Gold Stars, the Best of December (and Best Ideas of 2010) on NextBillion
NextBillion ended 2010 by picking our writers’ and editors’ brains on what really made a difference - the best ideas if you will - this year. At the same time, December’s lineup of the top five most-popular posts seemed to reflect the step forward for development through enterprise on numerous fronts.
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Discussing ’Next Business Strategies With for Base of the Pyramid’
On Dec. 16, 2010, I took part in a live Webchat with the NextBillion community to discuss the new book, "Next Generation Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid," which I co-authored with Stuart Hart. The replay is available here.
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The Best Ideas of 2010 – iHub Nairobi
The Nairobi technology community is small, but it’s also behind some of the most exciting examples of realizing the potential of mobile technology in development. The iHub in Nairobi a clubhouse for innovators in the hotbed of mobile innovation that’s most relevant to the majority of mobile phone users in the world.
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Can Private Sector ?Greed? Manifest Into Transformational Development?
Okay, so I’m obviously pining for some exaggeration here, but with the base of the pyramid now seen as a veritable consumer demographic, can 2011 be the year where multinationals really start to delve into the BoP no longer for CSR but for profits?
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Best Ideas of 2010: Dead Aid Reminds Us of Our Mission
It should come as no surprise that the Dead Aid prescriptions are market-based, since no economic ideology other than one rooted in the movement of capital and competition has succeeded in getting the greatest numbers of people out of poverty, in the fastest time. -Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid
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Best Ideas of 2010: Cardiocam
"Cardiocam: Technology for Non-Contact Multi-Parameter Physiologic Measurements" was developed by researchers at Harvard/M.I.T, and captures physiological data via a webcam. The webcam is able to detect subtle shifts in face color and blood flow and then translates these facts into usable data, enabling physicians to diagnose patients from afar.
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