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Crowdfunding for Development: Recommendations Vs. Reality
November 1, 2014 Editor 0
Crowdfunding – think Kickstarter, Indiegogo or Kiva – is popular and growing. About a year ago, infoDev, a global innovation and entrepreneurship program in the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, released a report titled ‘Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Developing World’ in which it explored what crowdfunding, on a larger scale, could mean for high-potential enterprises […]
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Contest seeks Ethiopia’s rising clean-tech innovators
March 20, 2013 Editor 0
Through local partner Precise Consult International, infoDev has launched a nationwide contest in Ethiopia to search for the next wave of innovations that can help curb climate change and create inclusive jobs.
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7 ways to support the next wave of women-led innovation in Ethiopia
March 10, 2013 Editor 0
While it’s International Women’s Day tomorrow, many of us at infoDev are trying every day to make women, specifically women innovators, central to our strategy of supporting high-growth entrepreneurs in developing countries. But this is easier said than done as women are notoriously under-represented in tech-related industries and even more so in the area that […]
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The Mobile Innovation Roadshow: the ‘next frontier’ for economic growth in Southern Africa
February 27, 2013 Editor 0
infoDev and the Southern Africa Innovation Support Program (SAIS), funded by the Government of Finland, have joined forces to bring the Mobile Innovation Roadshow to four Southern African countries: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia over several weeks. Go to Source
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SocialWire raises $2 million in capital
December 10, 2012 Editor 0
In 2011, social advertising startup SocialWire was one of the Top20 SME winners at infoDev’s 4th Global Forum. Today, founder and CEO Selcuk Atli sat down with us and talked about his background, the value of enabling environments, and his recent successes—a well publicized launch and a $2-million fundraising round. Go to Source
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New study maps mobile tech use among Kenya’s poorest
November 16, 2012 Editor 0
One in five Kenyans at the base of the pyramid (BoP) forgo a usual expense, such as food or a bus pass, to afford mobile phone access, according to an upcoming study commissioned by infoDev. Go to Source
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