Innovations is about entrepreneurial solutions to global challenges. The journal features cases authored by exceptional innovators; commentary and research from leading academics; and essays from globally recognized executives and political leaders. The journal is jointly hosted at George Mason University's School of Public Policy, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and MIT's Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship. Topics of interest include entrepreneurship and global development, the revolution in mobile communications, global public health, water and sanitation, and energy and climate.
Contents for GSMA Special Edition for SOCAP12:
Lead Essays
Mobilizing Entrepreneurship
Raj Gollamudi
The Challenge of Sustaining App Entrepreneurs
Chris Locke
Mobile Technology and the Last Mile: “Reluctant Innovation” and FrontlineSMS
Ken Banks, Sean Martin McDonald, and Florence Scialom
Cases Authored by Innovators
Esoko
Fertilizer by Phone: Esoko Enhances African Farmers’ Livelihoods through Innovations in Data Access
Mark Davies
Dialog Tradenet and Creating Shared Value
Bridging Divides with Inclusive mCommerce
Hans Wijayasuriya and Michael de Soyza
Analysis
Thinking Horizontally and Vertically: A Better Way to Approach Mobile Innovation in the Developing World
Chris Williamson and Corina Gardner
Mobile Money: Afghanistan
Jan Chipchase and Panthea Lee
Mobile Entrepreneurship and Employment
Maja Andjelkovic and Saori Imaizumi
Using Information and Communication Technologies to Support New Global Societies
Jane Vincent
Language
English
Pages
149
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
MIT Press
Release
September 30, 2012
Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization (GSMA Special Edition for SOCAP12) - Mobilizing Entrepreneurship
Innovations is about entrepreneurial solutions to global challenges. The journal features cases authored by exceptional innovators; commentary and research from leading academics; and essays from globally recognized executives and political leaders. The journal is jointly hosted at George Mason University's School of Public Policy, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and MIT's Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship. Topics of interest include entrepreneurship and global development, the revolution in mobile communications, global public health, water and sanitation, and energy and climate.
Contents for GSMA Special Edition for SOCAP12:
Lead Essays
Mobilizing Entrepreneurship
Raj Gollamudi
The Challenge of Sustaining App Entrepreneurs
Chris Locke
Mobile Technology and the Last Mile: “Reluctant Innovation” and FrontlineSMS
Ken Banks, Sean Martin McDonald, and Florence Scialom
Cases Authored by Innovators
Esoko
Fertilizer by Phone: Esoko Enhances African Farmers’ Livelihoods through Innovations in Data Access
Mark Davies
Dialog Tradenet and Creating Shared Value
Bridging Divides with Inclusive mCommerce
Hans Wijayasuriya and Michael de Soyza
Analysis
Thinking Horizontally and Vertically: A Better Way to Approach Mobile Innovation in the Developing World
Chris Williamson and Corina Gardner
Mobile Money: Afghanistan
Jan Chipchase and Panthea Lee
Mobile Entrepreneurship and Employment
Maja Andjelkovic and Saori Imaizumi
Using Information and Communication Technologies to Support New Global Societies
Jane Vincent