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Fintech is transforming the MEASA region
Financial Technology, or FinTech, has gained significant traction in recent years, especially as digital transformation becomes a core priority for effective business development within financial institutions. According to Accenture, the global FinTech sector has attracted more than $50 billion in investment since 2010. Indeed, many developed countries around the world are emerging as start-up hubs, […]
Technology is fueling urban development across emerging markets
When most people think of urban tech and the rise of “smart cities,” elite metros like Boston, London, or Tokyo come to mind. However over the past decade, technology has also made substantial inroads—and contributed to rapid development—in emerging markets. Cities like Bangalore, Nairobi, and Bogota are poised to take advantage of unprecedented access to […]
Hype vs. Reality: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Global Health
This AI and Global Health Summit will bring together leading Harvard and MIT groups to explore the potential, promise, and challenges of implementing AI-based systems to deliver healthcare in low and middle income countries.
Powerful predictors: diagnosing cancer in India using AI
In India, approximately 74,000 women die from cervical cancer every year, accounting for 1/3rd of the burden of cervical cancer deaths globally. Less than 10,000 pathologists must service a population of 1.3 billion people. Efforts to increase the number of trained specialists has had limited success, leaving these cancers largely undiagnosed.
The state of entrepreneurship in the developing world
In this interview, Professor Tarun Khanna discusses his new book, Trust: Creating the Foundation for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries. Khanna stresses that on top of specializing in a particular area, entrepreneurs working in developing countries must construct the conditions for success. How do you create these conditions? He encourages entrepreneurs to start by building a foundation […]