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More Innovations at the Edge
Al Hammond recently finished posting his series on ?Technology Innovations at the Edge.? The full series is now available as a downloadable PDF file here. One of the premises of the report is that technologies created for developed countries may actually be more useful and...
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The Tipping Point in India
"With the private sector booming, industry and services have overtaken farming to account for 54 percent of rural income.” This amazing factoid comes from an article that Rob Katz just posted from the International Herald Tribune: Poor rural India? It’s a richer place by Anand...
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How to leapfrog? Look to the black market
Regular NextBillion readers won’t be shocked by a recent AP news article about cell phone use in Africa. It’s even been noted as a “worldchanging” leapfrog technology - and rightly so. However, this article sticks out from the rest when it analyzes why cell phones came from nowhere...
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Announcement: WBCSD online discussion on ’The business of development’ (13-31 October 2005)
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is hosting a new online discussion on ’The business of development.’ The forum follows in the footsteps of this spring?s online discussion ?Business & Development - What is the right approach?? and will give stakeholders a...
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Technology at the Edge: Longer-term, more speculative examples
With little legacy infrastructure, inefficient markets, and a vast amount of unmet needs, the BOP represents an enormous opportunity for research and development firms looking to translate new technologies into financial returns. Some of the best prospects today are in the energy industry,...
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Technology at the Edge: Other hi-tech, near-term examples
Given the right business model, high-tech devices can also find appropriate uses in developing countries. Wireless AccessWhen a group of emerging market cellular operators put out a tender for low-cost basic GSM phones, nobody paid much attention until Motorola won the tender by...
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Google Foundation invests in BOP
Google has announced the creation of a foundation with the explicit goal of ?giving on world poverty and the environment, an unusual move in the world of corporate philanthropy, which usually picks safer causes such as education.? One of the most interesting aspects of the fund is that...
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Technology at the Edge: Near-term examples in low-cost computing
The dream of a low-cost computer for the masses has been around for a long time, gaining increased momentum earlier this decade as awareness grew about the opportunities associated with bridging the global digital divide, as well as the consequences of failing to do so. Initial entrants in...
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