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Fostering Growth Through Innovation: Brookings Institution

On January 13th, 2012, the Brookings Institution convened a panel of experts to discuss economic growth and innovation in the United States. Their number included John Surma of United States Steel, Thomas Connelly of DuPont, and John Bryson, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce. These discussions were videotaped and archived, and this website allows interested parties to view their remarks...

https://www.brookings.edu/events/fostering-growth-through-in...
Some policy groups believe that using mobile phones as an economic development tool may be a viable idea

Communication and Human Development: The Freedom Connection [Quick Time] http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2009/09/idrc Mobile Phones for Microfinance [pdf] http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.9.2737/ Developing Telecoms: Development Agenda [pdf] http://www.developingtelecoms.com/development-agenda/ Microcredit from Grameen Bank in Bangladesh: Phone...

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