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‘Software is Eating the World’ (Including the BoP): GIZ’s upcoming sector workshop nets ICT practice, progress
GIZ is hosting practitioner workshop Nov. 6-7 in Berlin focused on practical guidance for companies on how to leverage ICT to improve their inclusive business models. It builds on the previous BoP Sector Dialogues and is particularly geared towards company representatives from the ICT, energy, pharmaceutical, agricultural, microfinance and microinsurance sectors.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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Combining Profitability and Social Impact: Salud Fácil makes a commitment to health in Mexico’s low-income communities
In Mexico, people seeking health care in the overburdened public sector must often wait six to eight months. Salud Facil offers them low-cost financing so they can seek treatment in the private sector, where there is excess capacity.
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- Health Care
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Ethnographic Design: The best ideas come from your users
In this second post in Grameen Foundation’s series on designing products and services for the BoP, Julius Matovu reviews the use of design ethnography in early research phases to gain insights into the financial needs of the poor. He describes what to do - and what to avoid - when spending time with potential users to gain a deep understanding of their wants and needs.
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- Education
