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Coffee beans | Photo 02
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Technological Innovation Alive in Brazil
The growing digital economy in the global South is giving rise to a new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. A University of California paper by Naazneen Barma found explosive potential in poorer countries...
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Funstation
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Indians Fighting Inflation with Technology
Despite the global economic downturn, many countries of the South are seeing rapid economic growth. That can have a down side: inflation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation). Inflation can be caused by...
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Indian farmer | Photo 02
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Mobile Applications Market: Opportunities for South
As the number of mobile phone users around the world mushrooms, so does the mobile phone applications market. Revenue from downloads of applications, or apps, topped US $10 billion in 2009, according to market...
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Mobile phone downloads
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Solar LED torches
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Maker Faire and the R & D Rise in the South
The majority of the world’s research and development (R & D) in science and technology is now shifting to the global South. Powerhouses like China boast vast numbers of published papers in peer-reviewed ...
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Indian Newspapers Thrive with Economy
The onslaught of digital media in the developed countries of the world regularly brings pronouncements of the death of the traditional newspaper. But this assumption of digital triumph misses out on the reality...
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Indian newspaper market
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South African Wine Industry Uncorks Opportunities
Wine-making is one of South Africa’s oldest industries and plays a key part in the country’s economy. And now both wine making and production are being transformed and creating new economic ...
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Sesfikile winery
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Chinese Trade in Angola Helps Recovery
Two-way trade between Africa and China has been an outstanding success story of the past decade. It has led to significant new investment in the continent and brought many new job opportunities. The Chinese...
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Angola map
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