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 Zimbabwe: Local Stories |
| Myanmar: Philanthropist Paradise |
| LatAm: Sourcing 2013 |
| Global: Hijacking Toasters |
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| Zimbabwe: Enabling African Story Telling Promotes Progress |
| Nigerian born, Chinua Achebe, voice of the African people, died recently, aged 82. Hailed as the father of African literature, the sheer level grief around his death proves the need for local stories, which speak to local communities. Now new technological solutions like Openbook in Zimbabwe, are helping to facilitate this, and foster a greater sense of identity in these regions. Read it now. |
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| Myanmar: Google Leads the Philanthropist Charge |
| The opening up of emerging markets is giving large multinational companies unprecedented philanthropic opportunities. Take Google and Myanmar for example. Since 2004 Google has made bold commitments to philanthropy, whilst Myanmar has just emerged from a repressive military dictatorship. A match made in heaven? Last week, Google's Eric Schmidt was the first US executive to travel to the post-regime country… and used the opportunity to speak extensively about free speech. Read the full opinion piece here. |
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| Latin America: The Sourcing Spotlight Shifts from China |
| For years, China has been the dominant force in the world of manufacturing. Quite simply, when sourcing executives wanted to get something made, they turned to China. But the winds of change are blowing, and they're blowing in the direction of Latin America. To understand what comes next, it's important to understand the story of how we got here. Read the complete article here. |
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| Global: Now Wi-FI Enabled Products Could Prove Dangerous |
| A few weeks ago Dan's flatmate brought home a copy of Cabaret on DVD that someone had a left in a box in the street with a 'help yourself' sign. This got him thinking about security. Could someone intentionally infect a DVD with a virus, for some poor sap to infect his laptop or DVD player, with? After a few searches the answer generally pointed to yes, but also showed it's not worth the effort to infect DVD players - there are no details, internet connection or reward. But what about Smart TVs and other wif-fi enabled products? Dan Swinhoe investigates. |
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