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. Earlier this year, I remember buying roasted cashews from a woman on the street in Maputo, Mozambique, who had her wares balanced on her head.

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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. I was very impressed with President Chissano, the former Marxist revolutionary who is stepping down next year after leading his country for 18 years.

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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.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

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.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

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." But there is an up front investment. and you kind of go through your rebel phase.

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