NextBillion - A WDI Publication

Analysis: We Tested AI Impact Assessments. Here’s What We Learned.

Can generative AI speed up and strengthen impact-performance assessment of venture investments?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Social Enterprise

Region

Global

Tags

artificial intelligence, impact investing, impact measurement, innovation

Ze-Gen and Clasp Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Quality and Accelerate Innovation in Solar Generators

ZE-Gen and CLASP will launch a new international Solar Generator competition with $100k in innovation prizes under the Global LEAP Awards.

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Ze-Gen (link opens in a new window)

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Energy

Region

Global

Tags

business development, decarbonization, innovation, partnerships, renewable energy, solar

T. Rowe Price Launches Blue Bond Emerging Markets Strategy to Help Catalyze Finance for a Sustainable Blue Economy

"The strategy is aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 14, which target clean water and healthy marine habitats, and is classified under Article 9 of the European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)."

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PR Newswire (link opens in a new window)

Categories

WASH

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

blue economy, impact bonds, impact investing, innovation, water

Nigeria’s Koolboks Raises $11 Million to Scale Solar-Powered Refrigeration Across Africa

The company designs solar-powered refrigeration units that pair ice-battery thermal storage with IoT telemetry.

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TechBuild Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Energy, Technology

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

climate health, impact measurement, innovation, Internet of Things, off-grid energy, PAYGO finance, results-based financing, scale, solar, startups

WDI Partners with Adaptive Change Advisors

Through this partnership, WDI and ACA will develop professional and inclusive programming to bridge the persistent gaps in the innovation ecosystem, etc.

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William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (link opens in a new window)

Region

Global

Tags

business development, innovation, partnerships, scale

500 Global and UNDP Launch New Innovation Programs to Boost Africa’s Ecosystem

The launch is the latest in a series of firm actions to reinforce support for the African venture ecosystem.

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UNDP (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Investing

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

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business development, development finance, global development, innovation, poverty alleviation, SDGs, startups, venture capital

Mongolia’s AND Global Secures US $21.4 Million Series B to Drive Fintech Expansion in Southeast Asia

The capital will enable the expansion of AND Global's AI-driven solutions throughout Southeast Asia and launch new tools for MSMEs.

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e27 (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Finance, Technology

Region

South Asia

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financial inclusion, fintech, innovation, lending, MSMEs

Africa’s Innovations Are Overlooked Because Global Measures Don’t Fit: What Needs to Change

By 2020 at least 25 African countries had a national policy framework for science, technology and innovation. This compares with only about 8 in 2010.

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The Conversation (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Technology

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

business development, climate change, global development, human rights, innovation, poverty alleviation, research