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Digital Dividend Digest vol. 57
February 3, 2005
CONTENTS
1. New "What
Works" Case Study Released: n-Logue Communications
2. Digital Dividend Partners with the
Development Gateway's Special Report
3. Special Opportunities:
Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2005, Bronx Grant Awards
1. New "What
Works" Case Study Released: n-Logue Communications' Rural
Connectivity Model
n-Logue Communications is setting up a sustainable
network of wirelessly-connected Internet kiosks in rural villages
throughout India. Through the kiosks, villagers are able to
access a wide-range of relevant local language content and
services aimed at enhancing the quality of life of rural Indians.
To enable its rapid expansion, n-Logue has employed a three-tiered
franchisee model that empowers local entrepreneurs to invest
in and help run the network. As the company scales, there
is enormous potential to leverage n-Logue's rural networks
in ways that take advantage of both existing and new technologies
in the areas of health, finance, agriculture, e-government
and civil society empowerment.
To read the executive summary and access the full text, click here
2. Digital Dividend Announces Partnership with the Development
Gateway’s Special Report: Foreign
Investment and Development - Who Gains?
Foreign investment can be a key building block in development,
yet controversial questions abound. The Development
Gateway, in partnership with Digital Dividends, presents
a Special Report that examines:
- Strategies to attract foreign investment and simultaneously
strengthen the domestic private sector
- Accountability for protecting people and the environment
- Creating win-win business models for investments in markets
comprised of the poor
For the full report, including new content created in partnership
with the Digital Dividend team, click here
3. Special
Opportunities: Alcan
Prize for Sustainabiliy 2005, Bronx Grant Awards
Alcan
Prize for Sustainability 2005
This US$1 million Prize is awarded each year to any
not-for-profit, civil society or non-governmental organization
based anywhere in the world for their contributions to addressing
and progressing economic, environmental and / or social sustainability.
The Prize recognizes past performance and helps winning organizations
continue to contribute to and impact on sustainability through
their ongoing activities. Entries are due by March 31st 2005.
Bronx
Grant Awards
The Bronx Cash Register Consulting Company is pleased
to announce its second year of Bronx Grant awards. Each year
they award three US$1000 grants in pro-bono consulting services
to selected small- to medium-sized non-profit organizations
and socially responsible businesses. The application is due
February 14, 2005.
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