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New York’s growing ‘tech for good’ community
Ventures that stress both social purpose and profit are benefiting from a growing ecosystem.
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- North America
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African Fintech startups to look out for in 2018
From mobile money transfer apps to tech firms determined to help users save, these tech startups come from all over Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google could give Baidu a serious run for its money in China
Speculation on the US internet giant’s return has centred on its reported development of mobile search and news aggregation apps designed to meet China’s strict censorship laws.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- Baidu, China, Google, Internet, mobile technology, public policy, technology
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Spinning Off a Tech Firm from a Nonprofit: How to Solve the ‘Innovator’s Dilemma’
Social impact technology startups capture a lot of media attention – leading to the impression that, on the whole, most are successful. In reality, failure rates are high. Brent Chism, CEO of TaroWorks, discusses the reasons why these businesses often falter. He also shares how his company and its parent organization, Grameen Foundation, were able to sidestep common pitfalls through smart funding strategies, well-timed adjustments and wise managerial choices.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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Phone monopoly is big prize in Ethiopia sell-off
“Everyone is here. MTN is here, Safaricom. I mean everyone is coming,” the new head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) said of the stiff competition to enter the previously off-limits telecoms sector.
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Mobile industry to add $150b to Africa’s economy by 2022, as subscribers rise
GSMA is pegging the rise to the growing number of mobile subscriptions, which it expects to hit 634 million — equivalent to 52 per cent of the population — by 2025, from 44 per cent as at the end of 2017.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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First Israel-India projects get green light from joint $40 million tech fund
Affordable eye-surgery devices and energy, water and cellular phone projects are those chosen to receive grants from the fund, seen as a gateway for Israelis to Indian market.
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Heads in the Cloud: Leveraging Cloud Computing to Tackle Poverty and Youth Unemployment
Despite rapid economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, the regions struggle with high youth unemployment and a dearth of highly skilled tech workers. Digital Divide Data (DDD) sees both a challenge and opportunity in these uncertain conditions. DDD’s Becky Santora explores the impact of skills training to teach youth to manage cutting-edge tech in these rapidly-shifting economies.
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