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• Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:40 PM

  Net Generation Entrepreneurs: Four Perspectives

  Earlier this fall, I made a guest appearance at the Digital Media in Emerging Economies class at the University of Washington, where Y oung World Rising is part of the syllabus. One of the students, Amy Rainey , was inspired to produce this short film Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: education, Media, Millennials, Young World Rising, blended entrepreneurship, emerging markets strategy

• Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:26 AM

  Paradigm Initiative Nigeria Named GSBI Recipient for 2010

  Congratulations to Paradigm Initiative Nigeria , the wide-ranging social enterprise dedicated to increasing ICT skills and capacity for economic development in Nigeria, for being named one of this year's Global Social Enterprise Incubator (GSBI) recipients. Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: Young World Rising, Africa, Incubation, blended entrepreneurship

• Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:03 PM

  What Drives Young World Entrepreneurs? Ask Dan Pink

  Earlier this year, I went to hear Daniel Pink read from his new book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , and, an embarrassingly long time later, I have finally gotten around to reading and blogging it. In a nutshell, Pink deconstructs Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: Young World Rising, blended entrepreneurship, book reviews

• Wednesday, March 03, 2010 10:13 AM

  Technology for Transparency Offers Hope for Real Political Change

  Via Global Voices, I just read this fascinating summary of case studies from Technology for Transparency. The group maps and evaluates technology projects that promote transparency, accountability and civic engagement around the world. According to the Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: Web 2.0, Politics, blended entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, NGO

• Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:13 AM

  Nigerian Musicians Take a Stand Against Cybercrime

  Cybercrime is so pervasive in Nigeria that the most common form online email scam is known as the Nigerian Con, or 419 (referring to the section of Nigerian penal code that prohibits it). We've all seen them: the notes from bankers, deposed ministers, Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: Africa, public-private partnerships, blended entrepreneurship, cybercrime