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Do Public/Private Global Initiatives Make a Difference?
Over the last five years, the public and private sectors have introduced a number of initiatives aimed at bridging the digital divide and bringing computers to under-served markets. Intel’s World Ahead and the UN’s Global Alliance on ICT Development are just two examples. Five years is enough time to assess how successful these initiatives are.
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Vittana: Student Loans and a New Generation of Microfinance
Vittana is a non-profit start-up founded to bring student loans to the developing world, a yet-to-be-tackled market failure. It aims to fulfill its mission by sharing best practices with microfinance organizations and by tapping into potentially millions of small investors through its person-to-person microlending website.
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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009
It’s Friday in the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Week! 20,000 events involving 5 million people around the globe are taking place this week lasting from November 16-22.
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Net Impact 2009: A Wrap-Up
2 days, 2600 participants and over 350 speakers in 125 sessions. These are just some of the stats of this year?s Net Impact conference. One thing is for sure: It was an intense and inspiring conference!
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Net Impact 2009: Career Paths at the Base of the Pyramid
From the opening keynote, the Net Impact Conference was buzzing with students and professionals passionate about corporate social responsibility, green living, and international development. So it makes sense that one of the panels would be focused around "Careers at the Base of the Pyramid".
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Net Impact 2009: Emerging Markets Investment – Beyond Aid
Impact investing is estimated to reach a total of 500 billion USD within the next decade. Profit-seeking investment to generate social and environmental impact could be an alternative model or an important supplement to traditional aid flowing from developed countries to emerging markets.
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Design for Extreme Affordability: Driptech and ClickDiagnostics
How can we design, fund and implement affordable solutions for the developing world’s toughest challenges? How can we maximize social impact with our designs? The "Design for Extreme Affordability" panel at Net Impact conference tackled these very issues.
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Net Impact 2009: Beyond Microfinance – New Knowledge and Models for Development
Although microfinance (MF) has not been a panacea for economic development and poverty eradication at the base of the pyramid, its significant impact has prompted many to urge the MF community to expand by moving into "Microfinance 2.0."
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