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Visitors to the annual agricultural fair here this week were treated to something more than the corn harvesters and feedstuff pulverizers that usually grace such events.
One of the hottest controversies around is that between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child Foundation over the best approach to educate poor children in rural villages in India, Africa, China, Latin America and the Middle East and the best article written on the subject recently is by Bruce Einhorn out of HongKong.
High cost of investment poses the biggest threat to private sector's participation in implementation of Vision 2030 -the Government-driven development strategy whose aim is to turn Kenya into a newly industrialised country, stakeholders said.
The pharmaceuticals industry’s future success will require a new generation of executives who can find a fresh way to look at the world’s health challenges and its neediest countries, said Tachi Yamada, global health chief of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
India may be adding a record number of mobile subscribers every month but telecom service providers have to go a long way in providing good quality of service, according to a report.
Not everyone was searching out the latest and greatest bicycle products as the doors to the Sands Expo Halls opened yesterday. More than 70 people spent the first 90 minutes of the first show day hearing from six organizations that promote bikes as a way to increase access to healthcare, education and jobs for the world’s poor.
Innovative approaches to reduce poverty through trade are bringing business, NGOs, government and aid agencies together in new ways.
With a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Stanford University and expertise in the acoustic elasticity of aluminum alloys, Martin Fisher seemed destined for a career in the aerospace industry. Instead, he decided to use his engineering skills to help Africa's poor. Or more precisely, help the poor help themselves.
Heat, High Costs Pose Problems for Towers; Mr. Price's Innovations
In the debate over how to manage the world's finite natural resources, one issue that has stood out is water. Water pervades all sectors of society and is critical for short-term survival and human health as well as long-term economic development and environmental sustainability.
