Tuesday, May 29, 2007

BoP Initiatives by MNCs

Base of the Pyramid is fast becoming popular among MNCs and this post aims to provide information about a few such initiatives. I am a technology professional, so don't be surprised to see most of the stuff here related to technology.

Vodafone's m-banking, balance transfer and other initiatives. Details can be found at:

http://www.vodafone.com/start/responsibility/publications_faqs.html

Intel's World Ahead Program to bridge the digital divide. Details at:

http://www.intel.com/intel/worldahead/

Microsoft's Unlimited Potential initiative:

http://www.microsoft.com/emerging/default.mspx

More will come up in my next post shortly.....

Sunday, May 27, 2007

First post....

I finally decided to start a blog on one of my favourite topics: "Development through private enterprise" and "Fortune at the bottom of the pyramid". This blog will contain posts on BoP initiatives worldwide and also my own musings on the topic.