Alain Berranger's Blog – May 2012 Archive (5)
Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future Is Now
Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future Is Now
Zero Divide
Gahran, Amy; Jeff Perlstein
Published: April 2012
Examines the use of mobile technologies to maximize social impact in the developing world. Highlights elements of success and opportunities for funders to support mobile projects by and for underserved communities in the U.S.
Funder(s): Vodafone Americas Foundation
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology,…
Added by Alain Berranger on May 4, 2012 at 11:57pm — No Comments
The Future of Money in a Mobile Age
The Future of Money in a Mobile Age
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Smith, Aaron; Janna Anderson; Lee Rainie
Published: April 2012
Presents survey findings on technology experts' views on the integration of mobile technology with financial services via smart devices, predicted penetration of "mobile wallets" as of 2020 by generation, and the implications. Excerpts survey responses.
Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s):…
Added by Alain Berranger on May 4, 2012 at 9:03pm — No Comments
India's Ambitious National Identification Program
The program involves linking a 12-digit randomly assigned number to a person's biometric data-a photograph, all 10 fingerprints, and iris scans of both eyes--as well as to demographic information, including name, address, date of birth, and gender.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6957.html?wknews=05022012
Added by Alain Berranger on May 3, 2012 at 4:21pm — No Comments
Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going On in Your Field
Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going On in Your Field
GrantCraft
Published: April 2012
Explores funders' approaches to "scanning" — examining the field as a whole and identifying opportunities, needs, and gaps — as a way to hear from constituencies, understand emerging issues, and map the funding environment.
Funder(s): Ford Foundation
Related Organization(s): European Foundation Centre
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism;…
Added by Alain Berranger on May 1, 2012 at 8:25pm — No Comments
Call for Proposals: Innovation and Productivity in the Service Sector 16/04/2012
The Competitiveness and Innovation Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), together with IDRC and the Center for Economic Research (CINVE), has launched a call for proposals for research projects to better understand innovation and productivity in the service sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The call for proposals has two components:
Quantitative analysis on service-sector innovation and productivity, based on…
Added by Alain Berranger on May 1, 2012 at 5:42pm — No Comments
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