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Press Release: Knowledge Institute Helps Solve World Problems with Data Analytics
Knowledge Institute will work with NGOs, governments and non-profit organizations to help tackle global problems such as climate change, hunger, poverty, deforestation and the extinction of flora and fauna using data and analytics.
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- Technology
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- Global
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- data, NGOs, nonprofits, SDGs
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Automation and Employment in Latin America
This column reports evidence on the relationship between automation and employment in Latin America, analyzing data on five million workers in the six largest economies of the region over two decades.
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- Education, Technology
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- Latin America
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- employment
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The Key Ingredients of COVID-19 Adaptation: How Non-Profits Leveraged Flexible Funding to Navigate the Pandemic
In October 2020, Instiglio, an anonymous donor and the Global Development Incubator launched the COVID-19 Adaptation Fund, which supported the efforts of nine non-profits in Kenya and Rwanda to adapt their programming to the challenges of the pandemic. These non-profits recently shared their experiences utilizing the funding, and Mateo Zárate and Sebastian Chaskel at Instiglio highlight some key takeaways that can be useful to other impact-focused organizations working to maintain services during the pandemic – and prepare for future crises.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment, Technology
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Startup Funding Triples to a Record $15 Billion in Latin America
Tech investors poured a record amount of funding into Latin America last year, minting a new class of billion-dollar startups in a region rapidly becoming a target for venture capitalists.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Leveraging Big Data to Improve Mental Health After COVID-19: An Innovative Research Method Reveals Unmet Needs and Untapped Opportunities in Nigeria
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked impact on the state of global mental health, particularly in emerging regions like Africa. According to Ravi Sreenath and Amy Nguyen at Ripple Research, this has generated a significant need – and a market opportunity – for digital health tools, as well as a need for better data. They assess the state of mental health in Nigeria, analyzing data from millions of conversations across news sites, blogs and social media platforms – and explore how this data reveals new opportunities for social enterprises and investors.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
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- climate health, COVID-19, data
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Sequoia-Backed Darwinbox Turns Unicorn With $72 Million Funding
Sequoia Capital India-backed enterprise human resources (HR) management platform Darwinbox has raised $72 million as a part of its Series D funding round.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Rapper Nas joins Google in $20 Million Investment for African Gaming Company
The Grammy Award winning hip-hop star has now joined Google in Investing in Carry1st, an African mobile game publisher.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Path Toward Commercialization: How Research Can Generate Business Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Research universities and labs are important engines of innovation that play a vital role in global business development – and commercializing these innovations can deliver real-world impact. But according to Dana Gorodetsky and Sachin Nijhawan at the William Davidson Institute, there's a lack of expertise and resources related to the commercialization of research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). They explore the benefits of commercialization for researchers, institutions and entrepreneurs, and offer four key lessons for commercializing research in LMICs.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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