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Inside the Tech Hub Movement: In-depth lessons from a global mobile entrepreneurship initiative
In the U.S. and Europe, startup accelerators have been the flavor of the day, whereas in Africa, Asia, and other emerging markets, entrepreneurial buzz was driven more by the rise of tech hubs. The World Bank has completed an in-depth assessment of about dozen tech hub initiatives since 2010 and it may mean for ITC development gains.
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Hackathons Aren’t Just for Coders. We Can Use Them to Save Lives
With growing attention on medical technology “hackathons“—summits that bring together engineers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and designers to develop innovative solutions to health problems—the conversation has turned to whether they are more hype than impact. After all, what can 250 people in a room for two days really do to solve challenges that experts over decades have been unable to address?
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Wireless Currency, Endless Possibility: Seven promising mobile money projects to emerge from BRAC’s challenge
BRAC’s Social Innovation Lab launched the Innovation fund for mobile money in March to explore new possibilities and create the necessary space for innovations using mobile money within BRAC in Bangladesh. The challenge drew an enthusiastic response from people, receiving 100 wide-ranging ideas in just five weeks. Following a rigorous selection process, seven ideas that showed the most potential were chosen for implementation.
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Telemedicine in India might be just what the doctor ordered
Between surgeries and hospital rounds one recent day, Dr. Rajiv Parakh made a dash into his Gurgaon office for an appointment he couldn’t miss: a consultation with a patient who lives hundreds of kilometres away.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Mission Markets Launches New Platform to Support Impact Investing
New technology platform provides broader investor access, a community of members, and information on Impact Investing and impact fund offerings for the first time
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- Technology
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Report: Google Will Spend $1 Billion on Satellites to Expand Internet Access
Google's Internet satellite ambitions may be bigger than we thought.
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- Technology
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J.J. Abrams Teases ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ with UNICEF Charity Initiative Video
J.J. Abrams is giving fans a first look at “Star Wars: Episode VII” and a chance to win a cameo in the new sci-fi epic — all in the name of charity.
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- Technology
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PRESS RELEASE: Zambian Government and IBM Provide Improved Access to Life Saving Drugs
LUSAKA, Zambia, May 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health to provide citizens with improved access to 200 life saving drugs. Supported by the World Bank, the Department for International Development, UNICEF and London Business School, Zambia's Medical Stores Limited (MSL) will deploy a new medical supply chain pilot project using sophisticated analytics and mobile technologies to better manage medicine inventory and delivery.
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- Health Care, Technology
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