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  • David Peyton

    Guest Post: Why Policy Coherence Matters to the Next Billion

    The rush to embrace private-sector solutions to development challenges can lead us to ignore the importance of sound public policy. Innovative development techniques like microfinance and social entrepreneurship have demonstrated their worth but are no substitute for policies that unleash the productive power of entrepreneurs, nationally.

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  • Mark Beckford

    Mobile Disruption

    Even if PCs was made so easy to use (simplify the interface with large, logical icons) so someone that couldn’t read or had no computer skills could use the PC easily, they likely wouldn’t see that much value in it. The missing element is some unique value for consumers and enterprises at the BoP. I do not think this value exists in PCs today.

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