Tag: africa
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African govts faulted on research funding
Prof. Peter Ngure, the programme manager Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), hands over a certificate to Dr Léon Mugabo, a lecturer at the University of Rwanda in Kigali this week. Courtesy. The majority of African governments are prioritising political projects at the expense of research in universities and this is affecting the…
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Africa’s banks lag behind on innovation in financial services
Regulators stifle development by failing to understand changing sector African central banks are stifling development by failing to keep up with financial services innovation, according to the head of a UN economic agency and industry executives. Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, said regulators did not have “adequate understanding . . . of the…
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Ideia dos Brics ‘perdura’, mas Brasil e Rússia foram ‘grandes decepções’, diz criador dos Brics
Em entrevista à BBC Brasil, economista britânico Jim O’Neill diz que Brasil e Rússia precisam diversificar e reduzir papel das commodities em suas economias. Há 16 anos, o britânico Jim O’Neill, então executivo do banco de investimentos Goldman Sachs, cunhou um termo que se consolidaria como um novo verbete no dicionário de economistas ao redor…
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African mobile startups can apply for UK development funding
The M4D Utilities Innovation Fund was launched in June 2013, and in two phases of funding has so far awarded grants amounting to a total of GBP6 million (US$7.7 million) to 34 organisations across four continents. To date, M4D Utilities estimates the trials have impacted over 2.5 million direct beneficiaries in underserved populations around the…
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CEO Expedia assume UBER com missão de resgate
Dara Khosrowshahi: a contratação pode custar até 160 milhões dólares ao Uber (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) O iraniano naturalizado americano Dara Khosrowshahi, presidente do site de viagens Expedia, foi escolhido como novo presidente do aplicativo de transportes Uber nesta segunda-feira. A informação é extraoficial, e espera-se que o Uber oficialize a escolha ainda hoje. Em um…
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Silicon Valley “innovation” truth
Silicon Valley is a place that prides itself on innovation. Yet, somehow in the Valley’s pursuit of shiny new tech, it has decided that being “innovative” is the same thing as being “totally original.” Copying another startup’s idea is seen as an inferior, unoriginal get-rich quick play. Acknowledging that you used a competitor’s idea is unheard of. Take…
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