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The evolution of startup competitions: The case of Pivot East 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
One of the winning 'startup' teams at Pivot East2013 (Credit: PivotEast) Innovation competitions of all sorts have become prevalent throughout Africa, from hackathons to ideation challenges, demo day...
It's not about us: Building competitiveness by breaking down walls 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
(Credit: WSDOT, Flickr Creative Commons) Creating 100 million jobs in developing countries will require outrageous ambition, as I discussed in my blog post in April about the Competitive Industries P...
Can cities be publicly traded? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The Charging Bull, a Wall Street symbol (Credit: Epyonmx, Flickr Creative Commons) Apparently so. The city of Nashville can now be bought and sold on the New York Stock Exchange. Well, that is a...
Calling all mobile industry entrepreneurs 12 Aug 2013 | 06:20 pm
mLabs is committed to supporting promising entrepreneurs (infoDev) At infoDev, we’re fortunate to work with exciting technology startups in emerging and frontier markets every day. One of the questio...
Global value chain suppliers are our connection to SMEs 8 Aug 2013 | 03:48 am
SME connectors can boost the supply chains of apparel, and other industries (Credit: India Kangaroo, Flickr Creative Commons) This is the second post in the “Supply Chain Junkie" series, which give.....
Is the human capital 'gender gap' a matter of experience, education or both? 6 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
After a long job search, you are rewarded by the phone call all job seekers wait patiently for, the interview invitation. You prep and spend as much time on the outfit you plan to wear as you do pract...
When Financial Crises Attacks 1 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
11am on a Tuesday Since 2009, the World Bank has been conducting financial crisis simulation exercises and learning valuable lessons on where institutional vulnerabilities lie. These exercises are in...
Caribbean women entrepreneurs: Smashing down walls to get to the top 29 Jul 2013 | 06:07 pm
Women entrepreneurs in the Caribbean are breaking through the glass ceiling (Credit: infoDev) In the last few decades, women in the Caribbean have made impressive strides to break through the glass c...
Competitive Cities: Driving Productivity and Prosperity 25 Jul 2013 | 06:12 pm
The developing world is home to the cities of the future (Credit: FullofTravel, Flickr Creative Commons) The future will be won or lost in the world’s cities. With half of humanity now living in citi...
Value Chains and me: It’s more than just fashion 23 Jul 2013 | 05:45 pm
The value chain approach is in vogue for leading global firms and manufacturers (Credit: World Bank) My debut in the fashion industry has not been easy, to say the least. I thought my ideas would spe...
