Samasource: Increasing productivity in the US while reducing poverty worldwide – is it possible?
A Ford insight in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Africa
What MNC鈥檚 are beginning to understand about doing business in Africa
Despite making marginally positive contributions to African economies, MNC鈥檚 have historically followed the trend of our colonial masters but are now beginning to feel the pinch鈥�
Pie in the Sky: can Africa help UPS in the Game of Drones?
UPS invested in last mile drone delivery and innovative partnerships in Rwanda and Tanzania, but is that enough to leapfrog Amazon and Google? Or will they remain a fast follower?
Strengthening a Supply Chain to Save Lives: UNICEF, Malnutrition, and Global Warming
UNICEF must address climate change threats to build a more resilient supply chain for ready-to-use therapeutic foods essential to treating malnutrition
Will Johnson & Johnson continue to be a climate change champion as it becomes more global?
Johnson & Johnson has been a leader in climate change advocacy, but will it play champion role as it expands into Africa?
From 鈥淰isibility鈥� to Prosperity
Fixing the broken promise of the digitally-connected farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Coca-Cola鈥檚 Newest Competitor: Water Supply
Climate change is having a significant effect on water scarcity, especially in developing nations. Food and Beverage multinationals such as Coca-Cola are striving to increase water efficiency and water replenishment in these nations – all without taking a major hit to the bottom line.
A Tablet a Day Keeps the Dropouts at Bay: How Bridge Leveraged Tech to Become Africa鈥檚 Largest School Chain
Cashless $6-a-month payments for Kenyan private school tuition? Scripted, US-developed lessons pushed to Ugandan schoolteachers' tablets? The equivalent of 32% more schooling in English in a year? Thanks to technology, Bridge International Academies claims to have it all.
Data Pioneering: How AfricaScan Creates Data in Markets Previously Devoid of Digital Presence
Exploring the business of a sub-Saharan retail consultancy who operates their own stores to generate data.
鈥淏ranching Out without Branches鈥�: Digitization, M-PESA and Financial Inclusion in Kenya
Mobile proliferation is enabling emerging economics such as Kenya to 鈥渓eapfrog鈥� tradition models of banking, bring financial services to millions who previously went unbanked