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Viewpoint: It’s time for data to serve a higher social purpose
The bottom line is this: data and humanity – and data and business – are now intertwined, and there is no going back.
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- Technology
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- data, global development
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India most digitally mature country, finds Dell Technologies study
India has emerged as the most digitally mature market in the world, according to a study by Dell Technologies. India secured a score of 58, which is higher than the average score of 50 for emerging economies.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Mercy Corps unveils $5 million AgriFin Digital Farmer initiative in Kenya
The program will result in increased smallholder farmer inclusion, productivity and income, as well as a range of digitally enabled models and institutional partners to drive inclusive agricultural transformation with direct benefit to smallholders throughout Africa.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Impact Investing is Driving the Most Exciting Emerging Technologies
“The advent of very powerful emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, blockchain, and XR can make big differences when combined with smart money coming from venture capital."
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- Investing, Technology
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- ESG, impact investing
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A Peter Thiel-Backed Credit Card Company That Caters to People with Little to No Credit Just Raised $30 Million
Peter Thiel has doubled down on his investment in a credit card company geared towards people that might typically be turned down by traditional banks.
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- Finance, Technology
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China Wants to Boost Loans to Small Businesses. Tech Companies May Be the Answer
China's push to encourage lending to smaller companies has created a business opportunity for large financial technology companies.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Electricity is Just the Beginning: Why Off-Grid Solar Opens the Door to Value-Added Services
Lack of energy access is a much-discussed issue in rural households and businesses across the developing world. But according to Mansoor Hamayun, CEO of BBOXX, electricity is just the beginning: Solar home systems could lay the foundation for a host of related services that could transform the quality of life in off-grid communities. Hamayun discusses “Tomorrow’s Rural Home,” BBOXX’s vision for the off-grid home of the future, which shows how solar energy access could create new markets and power economic growth in Africa and beyond.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Fintech leaders debate the future of crypto at Davos
While programs like bitcoin likely won’t be taken up by large governments or financial organizations, there are other applications for blockchain that could prove worthy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- blockchain, cryptocurrency, fintech
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