My name is Theogene Rudasingwa, and I teach a course at Haas, UC Berkeley “Business and Technology for Sustainable Development”. I am also a Director for Bridging the Divide, a UC Berkeley initiative to promote development through technology and sustainable business models. I am now in the process of establishing a not-for-profit-VENTURING VILLAGES-to support entrepreneurs and innovation worldwide, particularly in developing regions where poverty levels remain unbearably and scandalously high.
I am impressed by the innovations cited above-particularly the MIT one of availing its materials online. The latter has the potential to be a disruptive innovation, challenging brick and mortar ivory towers to change, modify, and adapt traditional models of educating/training. How institutions-both public and private-will respond to the new demands of the digital age will ultimately decide their success or failure. It will also determine what impact they make in world that still has many of the planet’s human population outside the benefits of knowledge and know-how.
The central question remains how fast such technologies can be replicated and scaled to make impact. And how can a host of stake holders synergize to make it happen?
This is a technology we have invented. It only raises funds for community projects around the world, but will scale. If anyone is interested in discussing this further, please contact me.
COMMENTS
BY Theogene Rudasingwa
ON December 11, 2006 05:34 PM
My name is Theogene Rudasingwa, and I teach a course at Haas, UC Berkeley “Business and Technology for Sustainable Development”. I am also a Director for Bridging the Divide, a UC Berkeley initiative to promote development through technology and sustainable business models. I am now in the process of establishing a not-for-profit-VENTURING VILLAGES-to support entrepreneurs and innovation worldwide, particularly in developing regions where poverty levels remain unbearably and scandalously high.
I am impressed by the innovations cited above-particularly the MIT one of availing its materials online. The latter has the potential to be a disruptive innovation, challenging brick and mortar ivory towers to change, modify, and adapt traditional models of educating/training. How institutions-both public and private-will respond to the new demands of the digital age will ultimately decide their success or failure. It will also determine what impact they make in world that still has many of the planet’s human population outside the benefits of knowledge and know-how.
The central question remains how fast such technologies can be replicated and scaled to make impact. And how can a host of stake holders synergize to make it happen?
BY Simon Monk
ON February 12, 2008 08:43 PM
This is a technology we have invented. It only raises funds for community projects around the world, but will scale. If anyone is interested in discussing this further, please contact me.
regards
Simon Monk
BY Tamimu Collins
ON March 17, 2009 12:29 AM
I am so excited with your magazine, and i would like to publish our local non-government organization based in Moshi Kilimanjaro Tanzania east Africa.
i would like to get some information how to do that?
thanks
Collins