Digitalization in Microfinance in U.S.
How is Grameen America expanding financial inclusion in the U.S. through microfinance?
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Misunderstanding the American Electorate
How digitization is destroying our ability to predict election outcomes
Future of Clothing = Renting?
Founded by two graduates of Harvard Business School, Rent the Runway (“RTR”) is an e-commerce business which is trying to transform the way in which women (particularly millennials) consume fashion. Specifically, the company is using technology to move towards a shared economy for clothing and accessories, encouraging women to rent (as opposed to buy).
Bigbelly’s Talking Trash Cans
Cities are getting smarter – starting with their garbage bins
Can Digitization Save Healthcare? Athenahealth Thinks It Can
This cloud-based health services start-up believes it can "unbreak healthcare." Is Athenahealth the digital solution that the healthcare industry has been waiting for?
Digital Visibility for Steel Black Box
Steel manufacturing is a black box , digitization is helping it become transparent!!
The American Red Cross: Could the Future of Disaster Response Involve Drones and Machine Learning?
The American Red Cross is leveraging technology to improve the accuracy and timing of its critical information flows in disaster response efforts.
Crowdsourcing Alpha: Can Quantopian Re-invent the Hedge Fund?
FinTech startup bets big on the “wisdom of the crowds” in systematic investing
M-Kopa: Disrupting African Retail Banking
The telecom executives laying out the new banking model in Africa.
Healthcare Goes Digital: Allscripts Moves to Electronic Health Records
The U.S. healthcare system is in the midst of a major reform, with a focus on reducing healthcare spend while maintaining quality of care. One aspect of this is the move to digital patient records. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) intend to improve information sharing across points of care, to improve efficiency across the system.