Mobile Money

As leaders across sectors convene to discuss the new global agenda, the opportunity to collaborate on a new breed of large-scale development projects known as innovative financing has never been brighter.

Economic Development

GiveDirectly? Not So Fast.

By Kevin Starr & Laura Hattendorf 32

We are mistaking an important experiment for a proven solution.

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Technology & Design

SMART CITIES: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia

By Anthony M. Townsend

SMART CITIES explores how the combination of city growth and new technology can bring opportunities for the future.

Technology & Design

Mobile Phones Build Peace

By Ylva Lindberg & Stina Torjesen

New research illustrates how we can overcome challenges facing post-conflict countries like Afghanistan through the use of mobile phones.

Social Innovation Creates Prosperous Societies

By Kevin Chika Urama & Ernest Nti Acheampong 2

The old paradigm of government aid is inadequate. What's needed are innovative solutions that foster sustainable economic growth.

10th Anniversary Essays

The Mobile Continent

By Erik Hersman 3

One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.

Microfinance

All-Mobile Microfinance

By Suzie Boss

Kenya is about to become a world leader in mobile microfinance.

Microfinance

Remixing Microfinance

By Ignacio Mas 1

Microfinance has tended to grow by faithful replication of well-established models; it is now time to experiment with hybrid models that bring together the best features of each.