Tech 4 Society Event Series
EVENTS:
Nairobi, Kenya: June 24-26, 2009 (Completed)
Sao Paulo, Brazil: September 14-15, 2009 (Completed)
Singapore, Singapore: October 21-22, 2009 (Completed)
Hyderabad, India: February 11-13, 2010 (Completed)
PUBLICATIONS:
Innovations - Special Edition for Tech4Society: A Celebration of Ashoka-Lemelson Fellows
A special edition of Innovations, a quarterly journal published by MIT Press, this issue was written specifically for Tech4Society in anticipation of the Hyderabad event and is full of in-depth insights on social entrepreneurship and technology from leaders in the field. Download the full issue here (PDF - 4.2 MB) or click to download them individually below.
Lead Essays
The Backbone of a New Rwanda: Entrepreneurship Is the Surest Way
President Paul Kagame, the Republic of Rwanda (PDF - 144.8 KB)
By the Grace of Invention: How Individuals Power Development
Julia Novy-Hildesley - Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation (PDF - 424.52 KB)
The Capital Curve for a Better World
Matthew Bishop and Michael Green (PDF - 238.53 KB)
Cases Authored by Innovators (Ashoka-Lemelson Fellows)
Invention Education:
Playing Catch-Up in German Early Science Education with Science-Lab
Heike Schettler (PDF - 647.25 KB)
Discussion: David H. Eddy Spicer (PDF - 383.99 KB)
Design for Development:
Rickshaw Bank: Empowering the Poor through Asset Ownership
Pradip Kumar Sarmah (PDF - 1.19 KB)
Pumping Life into Marginalized Communities: ETV’s Technology Model
Enrique Gustavo Gennuso (PDF - 748.26 KB)
The Tuki: Lighting Up Nepal
Anil Chitrakar and Babu Raj Shrestha (PDF - 818.92 KB)
Discussion: Timothy Prestero (PDF - 651.52 KB)
Discussion: Christopher Bull, Barrett Hazeltine, and Nick Stoker (PDF - 368.99 KB)
Pathways to Scale:
The MicroConsignment Model: Bridging the “Last Mile” of Access to Products and Services for the Rural Poor
Greg Van Kirk (PDF - 1.12 MB)
Discussion: Brett R. Smith (PDF - 374.02 KB)
Analytic Essays
2.4 Billion Customers: How Business Can Scale Solutions to Poverty
Paul Polak, Peggy Reid and Amy Schefer (PDF - 737.08 KB)
Enabling Innovation: Technology- and System-Level Approaches that Capitalize on Complexity
Boru Douthwaite (PDF - 497.46 KB)
Download the full issue (PDF - 4.2 MB)
