… that China GDP grew 7.9% in the 2nd quarter of 2009 vs the previous year, and grew a staggering 16.5% compared to the previous quarter. Car sales rose by 48% and home purchases increased by 80%. The Economist argues that this is due to both the government’s economic stimulus program as well as belt [...]
Recently, I came across an article in the NY Times about Jeff Bezos’ speech at a conference about disruptive business models.
I googled the article and found that Wired magazine hosted a conference called “Disruptive by Design,” the first conference that I know of focused specifically on disruptive business models. They have a video library of all of [...]
Infodev and UNESCO have developed a new discussion and debate forum to explore the role of ICT in learning in developing countries. Called the Educational Technology Debate, it promotes a multi-week discussion over one month with two participants debating two sides of an argument, and additional user comments supporting or refuting either side. [...]
