January, 2008
Bill Gates calls for "creative capitalism" that harnesses the urge for self interest and the urge to care for others together to resolve the challenges of the 21st century and create a better world for all to live in.
By Nitin Rao
Consider the paradox of America and India. In today’s world of industrial interconnectivity, outsourcing, and global community, the two are profoundly intertwined. Now consider the polarity of the educational destinies for the youth of each nation. Of course, there are exceptions to both. There are Indian preparatory schools, as there are American preparatory schools, where children awake to a world of ironed linen and crisp ties, the fruits of life encased in a financial hammock.
Introduction
The Danish BOP Learning Lab was founded in 2007 and is managed by the Con-federation of Danish Industries (DI).
The Danish BOP Learning Lab seeks to create awareness about the existing op-portunities in BOP markets and to help Danish companies and their partners de-velop and implement BOP projects.
In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the software tycoon plans to call for a "creative capitalism" that uses market forces to address poor-country needs that he feels are being ignored.
The business environment is changing dramatically. Climate change and poverty have become market shapers that will not disappear with economic hard times. Adaption and innovation is the successful business response to such changes, so how far can corporate sustainability become a feature of innovation within business?
Tata Motors will unveil its Rs 1-lakh (Rs 100,000) car at the 9th New Delhi Auto Expo on January 10. The commercial launch of the car is slated for the second-half of 2008. Not since the launch of the Maruti 800 in 1983 has a new car model been more keenly awaited. And just as the Maruti 800 before it, if the Tata Rs 1-lakh car is commercially successful, it will alter the passenger car market in India beyond description.