Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 20, 2004
The basic concept was that business can help the 5 billion people at the bottom of the economic pyramid. My takeaway is something that many people has pointed out: that the cell phone has become an incredible engine of change for the poor. You can make cash withdrawals from your phone at McDonald's and thousands of other businesses.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 8, 2004
I am just back from the Africa Economic Summit in Mozambique. His embrace of business development, reform, and advancing the interests of his people made quite an impression on me. Chissano Urges World to Note Positive Changes in Africa. He also has a terrific sense of humor. He also has a terrific sense of humor.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 20, 2004
I attended a dinner at the Africa Economic Summit on the topic, and what was surprising was how little interest the business community showed in it. One of the guys from Merck was surprised to see a generic form of one of their drugs, since Merck had donated a ton of this drug to Mozambique's government.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 14, 2013
They plan to do it through policy and regulatory changes. In Mozambique, for example, a recent study showed that using just 1GB of data can cost well over two months’ wages for the average citizen. “The result of high prices is a digital divide that slows progress in vital areas such as health, education and science.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 25, 2007
I mean, if you make one big change you might as well change everything. The other barrier is, because businesses are designed to make money, and it is a stretch for them, "How am I going to make money and also honor the Earth?" We are going to do those things that will make it easy for business to do the right thing."
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