| WHAT
WORKS CASE STUDIES
WRI's business case studies go deeper into some of
the most promising projects represented in the Digital Dividend
Clearinghouse, providing detailed description and analysis
of each business model, the market segment in which it operates,
its successes and challenges, potential replicability and
scalability. If possible, the study also documents the social
impact of the venture.
Digital Dividends contracts teams of MBA students, under supervision
of business school faculty, to research and write our business
case studies, as they are uniquely suited to provide unbiased,
professional assessments of the business models at low cost.
Using MBA students has the added advantage of helping to interest
a generation of future business leaders in microenterprise
and global development issues.
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AFRICA
HealthNet Uganda (COMING SOON!)
Keisha Phipps, Genevieve Sangudi, and Steve
Woolway. Digital Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
People@Net, Senegal (COMING SOON!)
Luis Castro and Sharon K. Smith. Digital
Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
Vodacom's Community
Cell Phones, South Africa (COMING SOON!)
Jennifer Reck and Brad Wood. Digital Dividend
Business Case Study, August 2003.
ASIA
 AKASHGANGA, India
Ajay Sharma and Akhilesh Yadav. Digital
Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
DoctorAnywhere.com, India (COMING SOON!)
Hiwot Nega, Alejandro Piñeros, and
Rohit Sood. Digital Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
e-Choupal, India (COMING SOON!)
Kuttayan Annamalai and Sachin Rao. Digital
Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
ICICI Micro-Banking, India (COMING
SOON!)
Todd J. Markson and Mike Hokenson. Digital
Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
Vidya, India (COMING SOON!)
Mayank Dhanuka, Dan Price, and Warren Teichner.
Digital Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
What
Works: Grameen Telecom's Village Phones
Nevin Cohen. Digital Dividend Business
Case Study, June 2001.
GT's Village Phones both generate individual income for their
operators and provide connectivity for whole villages. Click
here for an executive
summary
What
Works: n-Logue's Rural Connectivity Model
Joy Howard, Charis Simms, and Erik Simanis.
Digital Dividend Business Case Study, July 2001.
n-Logue has created a for-profit business model to tap into
the latent demand for connectivity in rural India. Click here
for an executive
summary
What
Works: TARAhaat's Portal for Rural India
Caitlin Peterson, Vivek Sandell, and Dr.
Andrew Lawlor. Digital Dividend Business Case Study, July
2001.
TARAhaat is using a franchise-based business model to bring
computer and Internet technology to rural parts of India.
Click here for an executive
summary
LATIN AMERICA
PRODEM FFP's Multilingual Smart ATMs for Microfinance, Bolivia (COMING SOON!)
Roberto Hernandez and Yerina Mugica. Digital
Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
Voxiva, Peru (COMING SOON!)
Cynthia Casas and William Lajoie. Digital
Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.
What
Works: Educar's Strategy for a Nation Connected & Learning
Norissa Giangola. Digital Dividend Business
Case Study, July 2001.
A novel public-private partnership centered around connectivity
and the Internet, Educ.ar could transform education in Argentina.
Click here for an executive
summary
What
Works: The Infocentros Telecenter Model
Yacine Khelladi. Digital Dividend Business
Case Study, July 2001.
Infocentros aims to build an information society in El Salvador
via a network of franchised telecenters and the creation of
local content. Click here for an
executive summary
ViaSebrae:
E-Commerce Solution for Small Businesses in Brazil
Jason P. Hekl and Carlos Waack. Digital
Dividend Business Case Study, June 2001.
The ViaSebrae platform has enabled Brazilian small businesses
to undertake e-commerce initiatives they could not otherwise
afford. Click here for an executive
summary
Photo: CDI |
"…bridging the digital divide and promoting full community development goes well beyond mere access. It requires providing underserved communities with the power they need to use, transform, and design ICTs towards their own community development."
Ricardo Kobashi, CDI Coordinator, São Paulo, Brazil
"Information Technology 'For and By' Low-Income Communities in São Paulo," Centro de Inclusão Digital e Educação Comunitária (Universidade de São Paulo) Web site |
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