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In the weekly roundup, some increased buzz around impact sourcing, charting a ‘herd mentality’ for India’s impact investing community and what social entrepreneurs might learn from Elon Musk’s announcement that Tesla will give away its patented tech secrets.
Weekly Roundup – 6/21/14: Impact sourcing gains, a ‘herd mentality’ in impact investing and what Tesla’s patent giveaway can teach social bizNews
The "Practical Impact Alliance" will connect corporations, academic institutions, social ventures, and nongovernmental organizations to scale poverty solutions worldwide.
MIT D-Lab to launch industry collaboration this fallBlog Post
There’s a strong consensus that access to suitable financial services can help poor households improve their lives, while spurring economic activity. But what is the evidence for these positive impacts? CGAP tackled that topic in a recent Focus Note, and we spoke with Nina Holle, an associate microfinance analyst at CGAP, and a co-author of the report.
The Impact of Inclusion: CGAP report looks at recent evidence of how financial inclusion can help the poorBlog Post
Indonesia’s economy is set to outpace Germany and the United Kingdom by 2030, yet nearly half its population struggles to survive on less than $2 a day, according to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute. The upcoming presidential election could set the stage for an inclusive, equitable economy that lifts the poorest out of poverty, provides good jobs and rewards the business sector.
Indonesia’s New Economic Era: A presidential election on the horizon, the world’s most populist Muslim country faces old problemsBlog Post
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.
Inside the Tech Hub Movement: In-depth lessons from a global mobile entrepreneurship initiativeNews
Imagine what the world would look like if impact investing had the same mainstream acceptance as value investing?
Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?News
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?
Hackathons Aren’t Just for Coders. We Can Use Them to Save LivesNews
“GIVE a man a fish”, said Bono, an Irish singer turned philanthropist, “he’ll eat for a day. Give a woman microcredit, she, her husband, her children and her extended family will eat for a lifetime."
The experimenters strike back in microcredit research
