Something I may have missed from this conversation is upfront rigorous R&D
traditionally required before launching innovations out into the business
mainstream... (legal) drugs are a good metaphor...maybe profit is down the
road, but to get to the stage where that is possible, big (business) risks
Dear Colleagues,
I have resisted entering into this debate up till now because it has
been rather too theoretical for my taste.
But now a few people are talking about helping the really poor - the
billions who often go hungry. Most of them cannot even afford batteries
for their radios let alone h
Dear Colleagues,
The idea of Hybrid Profit and Non-Profit Business Models proposed by
Keith Birkhold for reaching out to the low income families seems a bit
ridiculous to me. The models neither encourage profit makers to make
more investment on their business nor guarantee the donors that company
On 23/11/2004, Paul Richardson wrote:
> By definition, if the GKD members are working at the edges of the
> provision of mains power, then telecommunications is also likely to be
> absent or very expensive (24/7 satellite etc).
That last-mile problem (indeed last many hundreds of Kms in remote
ar
Dear GKD Members,
Due to the large backlog of interesting messages yet to be posted, we
will extend the focused discussion on "Technology, Globalization and the
Poor" through this Friday, November 26. Once again, we thank the List
Members for their continued participation.
Sincerely,
GKD Modera
