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IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Essmart
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Essmart
March 8, 2012
Improving access to vital technologies in rural India
Also labeled: Contests and academic competitions, Entrepreneurship, IDEAS competition, Global, Student life, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service
In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyers
In the World: Design summit’s inventions find willing buyers
August 26, 2011
Devices to improve lives in developing countries are so appealing that even the initial prototypes attract buyers.
Also labeled: Developing countries, In the world, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development, Global, Mechanical engineering, Technology and society, Volunteering, outreach, public service
In the World: Cultivating creativity
In the World: Cultivating creativity
May 9, 2011
For some of the world’s poorest people, the biggest impact can come from fostering creative problem-solving.
Also labeled: Development, Education, teaching, academics, In the world, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development, Global
Spotlight on service
Spotlight on service
May 4, 2011
IDEAS and Global Challenge competitions award nearly $150,000 to teams of public service innovators working around the world.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Development, IDEAS competition, MIT150, Public service, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service
Universities can lead in development, USAID head says during MIT visit
Universities can lead in development, USAID head says during MIT visit
April 8, 2011
Discusses how new ideas are needed for battling disease, extending education and improving lives in poor nations.
Also labeled: Developing countries, Development, IDEAS competition, International development, Legatum Center, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT150, Public service, Special events and guest speakers, Technology and society
Time names Amy Smith among ‘world’s most influential people’
Time names Amy Smith among ‘world’s most influential people’
May 7, 2010
Founder of D-Lab cited among top 'thinkers'
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Developing countries, Development, Mechanical engineering, Public service
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