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How the GSAs 10X Program Advances Government Innovation

IdeaScale

Overview : Founded in 2017 off of a popular crowdsourcing initiative, the Government Services Administration (GSA)’s 10X program internally crowdsources ideas to design new approaches and launch new programs. The General Services Administration, or GSA, has the job of ensuring government employees have what they need to do their jobs.

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The great miscalculation–and exit–of multinationals in Africa… again

Christensen Institute

In 2015, many multinational companies exited Africa. Nestle cut staff across 21 countries and Barclays, Coca-Cola, Cadbury, Eveready, and SABMiller retreated from different African markets they once believed had promise. Take government expenditure per capita as an example. There is no African middle class to exploit.

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How Has Innovation Created a Private Space Race?

IdeaScale

Overview : Sending people and objects into space was once so expensive, only a handful of governments could do it. At the same time, governments were trying to learn how to wage a “cold” war, a fight more about diplomacy and ideology than physical combat. National Space Policy helped set the stage for the private space market.

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Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

This 2050 target is in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement, the foundations of global consensus to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5c. The IEA also highlights the ratcheting up of global ambitions, both by leading governments, financial institutions and corporates. To quantify the needs of this energy transition.

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When capitalism works, everybody wins

Christensen Institute

In 2015, the private equity firm purchased CHI Overhead Doors, a garage door manufacturing company, for around $600 million. Much of the work we do at the Christensen Institute’s Global Prosperity practice is about learning how market-creating innovations can trigger widespread prosperity in poor countries. .

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Rethinking Development Can Turn “Latin America’s Vicious Circle” Into a Virtuous One

Christensen Institute

The article, “ Latin America’s Vicious Circle is a Warning to the West ”, claims that Latin America is stuck in a development trap, citing lack of opportunities for educated youth, corrupt and unstable governments, and not enough innovation. Corrupt governments? Is it the extreme politicians?

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Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

This 2050 target is in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement, the foundations of global consensus to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5c. The IEA also highlights the ratcheting up of global ambitions, both by leading governments, financial institutions and corporates. To quantify the needs of this energy transition.

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