04 November 2011

SU's SEED ~ $150M for Development Innovations

Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies just launched, enabled by a $150M gift from Dorothy and Robert King...
"Known informally as SEED, [the Institute] seeks to stimulate, develop, and disseminate research and innovations that enable entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders to alleviate poverty in developing economies. SEED's work is based on the belief that a critical route for economic growth is through the creation of entrepreneurial ventures and by scaling existing enterprises."
Fantastic!

1 comment:

TEL member said...

Convinced that poverty alleviation comes through creative technology and entrepreneurship? It's started already at technologyexchangelab.org, a no-frills 501c3 run by volunteers and (mostly MIT) students. Searching for an effective, low-cost solution? Have a high-impact innovation? People, problems, ideas welcome at www.technologyexchangelab.org!