MIT and the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship are pleased to introduce its fellowship program for aspiring entrepreneurs who wish to develop innovative businesses that will promote prosperity in the developing world. The program is open to incoming and current MIT graduate students, across all academic and professional disciplines. The fellowship provides financial assistance,… Continue reading MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship
Month: November 2008
Marketing One Laptop Per Child- “The issue is the economics.â€
Marketing, Mr. Lavoie says, can help One Laptop Per Child move toward its original goal of a $100 laptop, which is possible only with the economies of high-volume manufacturing. “To get there, they need to sell a lot of computers,†he said. New York Times
Lebone Solutions– Developing fuel cells from the bacteria in soil or waste.
“You can just literally make energy from dirt,†said Aviva Presser, a graduate student at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “And there’s a lot of dirt in Africa.†New York Times Link to Lebone website Lebônê Light + Energy = Opportunity Lebônê Solutions, Inc. is a social enterprise working in off-grid energy… Continue reading Lebone Solutions– Developing fuel cells from the bacteria in soil or waste.
NetHope
Filing this one under digital divide: This device, called a Network Relief Kit, weighs less than four pounds and “is a grand slam invention,†Mr. Lopes said. “It’s portable, light and brings the outside world to the most remote, disconnected places.†It was created by NetHope, a collaboration of nonprofit organizations and technology companies working… Continue reading NetHope
Al Gore: “Web 2.0 has to have a purpose”
“The purpose, I would urge all of you — as many of you as are willing to take it up — is to bring about a higher level of consciousness about our planet and the imminent danger and opportunity we face because of the radical transformation in the relationship between human beings and the Earth,  Continue reading Al Gore: “Web 2.0 has to have a purpose”
To create socio-economic value for rural and corporate worlds through empowered outsourcing
A guest post from Rishabh Kaul at Source Pilani: Inside Goenka Public School, which is situated in the bustling centre of Pilani village, is housed one of India’s fastest growing rural BPO’s. Welcome to the world of Source Pilani. A brainchild of L K MaheswarI (the current Vice Chancellor of BITS Pilani), who convinced the… Continue reading To create socio-economic value for rural and corporate worlds through empowered outsourcing
The Fifth Annual Pace Pitch Contest will be held on Thursday evening, December 4th
The Fifth Annual Pace Pitch Contest will be held on Thursday evening, December 4th. The event will be held in the Schimmel Center, a 750-seat theatre on Pace’s campus in downtown Manhattan, across from City Hall.  Directions here. However, for those budding entrepreneurs who wish to participate,  November 21 is the deadline for applications. For… Continue reading The Fifth Annual Pace Pitch Contest will be held on Thursday evening, December 4th
Socially Responsible Investing Holds Up Well Relative To Other Fund Types
According to this marketwatch article: The market’s meltdown has left every category of stock mutual funds in the red this year, but one area that has held up better than most is socially responsible investing. “It used to be thought that you had to give up returns to get those [ethical] screens,” said TIAA-CREF’s O’Brien.… Continue reading Socially Responsible Investing Holds Up Well Relative To Other Fund Types