Originally posted on Culture and Capitalism:
by Rebecca Prentice Last Sunday, the headline screamed: “Exposed: Sweatshop ‘Slaves’ Earning Just 44p an Hour Making ‘Empowering’ Beyoncé Clobber.” British tabloid newspaper The Sun claimed that Beyoncé Knowles’ activewear clothing line, Ivy Park (with Topshop), was made in Sri Lankan sweatshops, where workers earn just £4.30 ($6.19) a day.…
By using digital payments to pay Ebola response workers, Sierra Leone massively cut payment times, avoiding large-scale strikes and ensuring a stable workforce to defeat Ebola. Sierra Leone’s experience shows the critical importance of preparing early for digital payments before crises hit. FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, May 18, 2016/ — Mobile phones serving as digital “wallets”… Read More UN study finds digital payments to Ebola response workers saved lives and $10 million
By Rémy Jaillat (age 14) Editor’s Note: This light-hearted blog is to mark the occasion of the UN ‘International Day of Happiness’ (20th March). Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away… A very… Source: Education in Star Wars: Any Lessons for Our Planet? | NORRAG NEWSBite
Originally posted on Together 2030 Blog:
By Claudia Schwegmann, Project lead of http://www.2030-watch.de, Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, Twitter: @2030WatchDe and @OpenAidGermany Do the indicators proposed by the IAEG-SDG capture the specific responsibility of high-income countries? One of the big wins of the 2030-Agenda is its global character. In contrast to the Millennium Development Goals the 2030-Agenda explicitly includes the responsibility…
Originally posted on The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights:
“2016 has well become THE migrant year”, stated Peter Sutherland, UN Secretary Generals’ Special Representative for International Migration, in a recent webinar. Obviously, migration has been brought to the top of the international agenda for some time now, but this year will see a number…
RiskMap highlights the most significant underlying trends in global risk and security, and provides a detailed view from the markets that will matter most in 2016 NAIROBI, Kenya, December 14, 2015 (APO) – People power witnessed in 2014 and 2015, for example in changes of government in Burkina Faso and Nigeria, will be proved limited… Read More RiskMap 2016: Excitement over “People Power” in Africa will not continue in 2016
How can Vocational Education and Training (VET) reduce the inequalities related to gender, youth, and refugee status and contribute to human development? This is the key research question I am exploring using the case of Palestine, looking through a human rights and a human development lens. By Randa Hilal, OPTIMUM for Consultancy and Training, Ramallah,… Read More Vocational Education and Training, Human Rights, Human Development and Equality in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
It is estimated that only around 1% of the world’s population have two or more passports, making dual citizenship an exclusive privilege JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 5 October 2015/ — “No man is an island” is the theme of this year’s upcoming Investment Agenda, being held in Johannesburg on the 20th of October. Leading investors, asset… Read More The Value of Dual Citizenship for African’s Wishing to Take Advantage of Opportunities within the Continent and Abroad
Originally posted on Post2015.org – what comes after the MDGs?:
This post is written by Elizabeth Stuart, Research Fellow and Team Leader, Sustainable Development Goals, ODI, and originally appeared on Devex Now that the sustainable development goals are — in the main — agreed, what needs to happen to turn this global manifesto into a…
Survey Targets 1,000 Entrepreneurs Across Five African Countries NAIROBI, Kenya, July 24, 2015 (APO-OPA) – On the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GeoPoll (http://www.geopoll.com), the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the U.S. State Department released a survey of 1,000 business owners throughout sub-Saharan Africa on entrepreneurship in… Read More Survey Showing Demand for Entrepreneurship Training and Education in Africa
Anush Wijesinha wrote this post for the Daily Mirror Business of 10th June 2015, under the ‘Smart Future’ weekly series column that advances ideas on competitiveness, innovation, and economic reforms. Expanding Business Development Services to Tackle Inherent Weaknesses of SMEs.
UNESCO’s vision of universal Knowledge Societies builds on a free, open and trusted Internet that enables people to not only have the ability to access information resources from around the world, but to also contribute information and knowledge to local and global communities. What can UNESCO do to move towards the realization of this vision… Read More UNESCO releases Internet Study
700 delegates from 70 countries all agreed that we need to work together for our sustainable activities to succeed. At the Bonn Conference for Global Transformation on 12 and 13 May, they took inspiration from the best ideas from around the world. Bonn, 13 May 2015 (GIZ) – ‘We don’t need to ask ourselves ‘Can it be… Read More We can only achieve sustainability together – #BonnConference for Global Transformation concludes
Guest Post by Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir, President, High Atlas Foundation, yossef@highatlasfoundation.org After fifteen years of nations pursuing the Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations, representatives of the member states, along with experts and private citizens, have defined Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help set the course for the next fifteen years. All told… Read More Implementing the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
The Africa Business Champions for Science is a new group of influential figures from industry with a passion for science, technology and innovation on the continent LONDON, United-Kingdom, May 14, 2015 (APO) — First meeting of the ‘Africa Business Champions for Science’ held last month Joint initiative of the World Bank and the Planet Earth… Read More African business leaders to focus on scientific progress
Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future LILONGWE, Malawi, April 30, 2015 – Today, Malawi took a significant step towards creating a digital payment ecosystem in order to address poverty and drive inclusive growth. An event organized by the Government of Malawi with the United… Read More Digital payments in Africa: Malawi takes key step to advance digital payments and drive inclusive growth
The paper illustrates the growing prominence of the private sector in development cooperation and identifies reasons for this trend. It shows that PSD is not a “technical solution” but that there are different theoretical approaches to PSD that favour distinct policy measures, discussing the structuralist, neoclassical and neostructuralist approach. Finally, it presents reflections on the… Read More ÖFSE Working Paper 51: Private sector development – business plan or development strategy?
A report this week from the World Bank recognised the importance of remittances in the global fight against poverty, one Irish start-up offers powerful alternative – mobile phone remittances. A recent report by the World Bank reinforces the importance of migration and remittances to the global economy. By allowing people move to where they can… Read More How mobile airtime remittance is changing lives in developing nations
Inter-American Development Bank Policy Dialogue Beyond the Washington Consensus: The Role for Productive Development Policies Anemic economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is in need of a post-Washington-Consensus policy shot in the arm. Unfortunately, the ghost of industrial policy casts a shadow over all efforts because it has often done more harm than good.… Read More Beyond the Washington Consensus: The Role for Productive Development Policies
Originally posted on AID LEAP:
From http://www.webdonuts.com When I started working in development, I idolised development consultants. They seemed such awe-inspiring figures; wise, glamorous, and with experience seeping from every pore. Now I work as a development consultant myself. The awe has faded, and been replaced with an increasing concerned that the growth of consultancy is a…
The annual Summer Academy of Mesopartner has become an important capacity-building event for economic development practitioners around the world. The 2015 event will be the 11th Summer Academy and the fourth to be held in Berlin. This year the theme of the Summer Academy will be Territorial Economic Development. The event will draw on more… Read More Mesopartner Summer Academy on Territorial Economic Development, 5-10 July 2015, Berlin, Germany
Originally posted on Work In Progress:
Simel Esim, Chief of the ILO’s Co-operatives Unit and Waltteri Katajamaki, Junior Professional Officer – ILO Cooperatives Unit The cooperative enterprise model is seeing a renaissance around the world. The turnover of the largest 300 cooperatives in the world over the last 3 years has grown by 11.6 per cent to reach 2.2…
Originally posted on NORRAG NEWSBite:
By Robert Palmer, NORRAG. 50 years ago, in 1965, a young doctoral student called Keith Hart arrived in Ghana to begin his fieldwork exploring the informal economic activities of the northern Frafra migrants in a poor area of the capital, Accra. Through his published work in 1973, Hart became acknowledged…
Originally posted on Looking for Dave Algoso's Praxis blog?:
Standing at the front of a room, all eyes are on you. The group might have only five people, or more than fifty. They bring a range of perspectives and knowledge and maybe a broadly shared goal, though it might be subject to different interpretations and personal…
Originally posted on Work In Progress:
Sara Elder, CTA Work4Youth Project, Youth Employment Unit If you’re as baffled as I am by the speed at which the acronym NEETs has become standard jargon in the media, academia and international organisations, please take a moment to join me for a brief examination of what NEETs actually…
