Annual IPSA Conference

04/08/2013

Human Development Index (HDI) measures income, health, and education. [1] There is a sizeable degree of opinions that determine that the economic growth is an essential ingredient of human...

03/12/2013

Check out our amazing list of speakers, and then RSVP. Free of charge and open to the public.

Scott Taitel is Chief Operating Officer for the William J. Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Taitel is responsible for the...

03/12/2013

The NYU Bookstore will be selling the following books at the conference with a 20% discount for attendees!

Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful (Soft cover) by Beth Noveck

Mistakes to Success: Learning and Adapting When Things Go Wrong by Robert Giloth and Colin Austin

Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference by Antony Bugg-Levine

Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know by David Bornstein and Susan Davis

Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day by Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford and Orlanda Ruthven

The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz

Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail by Paul P***k

03/06/2013

The Russian government has come a long way from the Soviet years to a democratic nation it is today. But, there are a few issues from its Soviet past it must confront in order to move forward...

03/04/2013

Cool innovation to help farmers in Kenya

http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/170807/icode/

1 March 2013, Rome - Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible animal disease outbreaks at a very early stage and to track wide-scale vaccination campaigns.Mobile phone applications are making ‘early warning’ a matter of seconds...

03/01/2013

Love this kid, especially his reaction to winning!!!

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681470/the-16-year-old-who-created-a-cheap-accurate-cancer-sensor-is-now-building-a-tricorder-with-

The 16 Year-Old Who Created A Cheap, Accurate Cancer Sensor Is Now Building A Tricorder With Other G
www.fastcoexist.com
The $10 million Tricorder X Prize asks entrants to create a handheld

The $10 million Tricorder X Prize asks entrants to create a handheld mobile platform that can diagnose 15 diseases across 30 patients in just three days. A NASA Ames-based startup called Scanadu is working on a model that will cost under $150. But Scanadu is about to have some competition: a three-p...

02/27/2013

Next generation of problem solvers!

Microsoft Corp have announced its ongoing commitment to driving opportunities for African youth through its YouthSpark initiative.

02/27/2013

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02/25/2013

Prof. Beth Noveck (a speaker at the conference) and the NYU Wagner GovLab are training students in the use of civil technology http://tinyurl.com/a5cht99

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation on Monday announced three new grants, totaling more than $9-million, designed to jump-start efforts to use technology to get people more engaged in civic life and to help local governments run better.

02/20/2013

Great article on scaling. We will be discussing this at the conference!

http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/16/scaling-social-innovation-erica-kochi/

TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

02/19/2013

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http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/10thannualipsaconferenceinnovationsininternationaldevelopment

10th Annual IPSA Conference: Innovations in International Development

02/19/2013

What's the coolest innovation in international development that you've seen recently? Let us know!