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Innovators around the world are using information technology to extend healthcare access to the rural poor, manage data, and improve doctor and patient communication, authors report in the WHO Bulletin
WASHINGTON, DC (MAY 1, 2012) – In response to the considerable challenges in providing high-quality, affordable and universally accessible care in low- and middle-income countries, [...]
In the modern global economy, nations do not compete; it is specialized regions that compete, according to Calestous Juma, faculty chair of the Innovation for Economic Development executive program. To help countries strengthen their regional innovation systems, the Belfer Center will join Harvard Kennedy School’s Executive Education in sponsoring a high level executive [...]
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The ability to acquire and develop multicultural talent is becoming a critical competitive advantage for multinational and national companies alike. As a corollary, the opportunities for those young leaders who have built in themselves multicultural capabilities are enormous.
The need for multicultural leadership is great and growing. In China, both multinational and [...]
Largest study of tropical coral reef fisheries ever conducted shows how government, local fishers, and organizations can protect livelihoods and fish
A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that “co-management”—a [...]
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