iBoP in the News
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Written by Diana Nurwidiastuti, published July 27, 2010
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Monday, 02 August 2010 09:16 |
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One sunny Friday afternoon in UI Campus, Depok-West Java, Indonesia organized iTalk: iBoP Asia Grantees with the Stakeholders. iTalk is short from Innovation Talk, a forum served for sharing knowledge, experience, success and failures among grantees and also to the stakeholders, said Dr. Jean Caleda-iBoP Asia Project’s Co-Director. This event is engaging the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Indonesia.
Presenting in the forum are the four Indonesian grantees who received iBoP Asia grant in 2009 period. They are: Dr. Agus R. Utomo (UI), Dr. Agus Ahmad Setiawan (UGM), Dr. Hira Laksmiwati (ITB), and Dr. Bachti Alisjahbana (Unpad-RSHS). The UI team has reached 90% progress in their project of building hatchery machine that is applicable for areas with or without electricity. The UGM team is employing solar power pump for water filter in Gunung Kidul, Yogya. The ITB team is working on ICT system for the multi-handicapped person as well as building e-database for their monitoring that in the end will be useful for reference to improve the multi-handicapped’ condition and capabilities as well as their management. The Unpad team will provide a simple multi-fever kit for 4 most frequent fever in Indonesia (Typhoid, Malaria, Dengue, and Leptospirosis). The project is in cooperation with Hasan Saidikin Hospital and Biochemistry Lab-ITB to produce antigen.
Attended the forum iBoP Asia Partners such as the Martha Tilaar Foundation, the Asean Centre for Energy, CSR of the Astra Int’l Tbk, and lecturers, researchers, and students of the Electrical Engineering of the University of Indonesia.
In the discussion session the participants showed their appreciation on the project that are potential for helping the BoP and the disables improving their economy as well as life quality. However a big concern arose on how the innovations will sustain. Adding to this concern, Dr. Tusy A. Adibroto, Secretary of Dewan Riset Nasional and PAC chairman that the technology must have direct economy value to the people. Given her experience in implementing techno-economy concept in processing River Waste in Citarum River in West-Java, Indonesia. The technology allow the community to process the plastic waste that can be recycle to many plastic products as well as to supply the plastic factory. Within couple of years reported that the community is expecting bigger machine since they are scaling up and receive supply of plastic waste from other cities. Her story is one of success example of sustained appropriate technology.
In other part of remarks, Dr. Muhammad Asvial-Head of Electrical Engineering Dept of the University of Indonesia expecting government, in this case DRN and the Ministry of Research and Technology of Indonesia to catch the pro-poor innovations and link them to the Indonesian industrial department and in cooperation with Small-Medium Enterprises for scaling up.
 Translation of the post-event article released in Suma online (http://suma.ui.ac.id/liputan/innovation-talk).
One sunny Friday afternoon in UI Campus, Depok-West Java, Indonesia organized iTalk: iBoP Asia Grantees with the Stakeholders.
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Written by Kafil Yamin, published July 30, 2010
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Monday, 02 August 2010 02:54 |
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Kafil Yamin of SciDev.net features iBoP Asia, some of our grant projects, and key insights from our Innovations Forum last March to show how technologies can be developed, re-designed, and made affordable for the poor.
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 Kafil Yamin of SciDev.net features iBoP Asia, some of our grant projects, and key insights from our Innovations Forum last March to show how technologies can be developed, re-designed, and made affordable for the poor.
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Written by Mary Grace P. Santos
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Friday, 26 March 2010 11:17 |
iBoP Asia FRONTIERS: Charting the Future of S&T Innovations
for the Base of the Pyramid in Southeast Asia
A bicycle-powered paper shredder that can be used to make environment-friendly charcoal. A new way of processing waste cooking oil that turns it into cheap fuel for vehicles. A web-based system that allows small-scale fishers to access marine data using mobile phones.
These are just some of the promising devices that was showcased, along with other “base of the pyramid” (BoP) innovations, in a forum co-organized by iBoP Asia and the Dewan Riset Nasional (National Research Council of Indonesia). The forum was held on March 3, 2010 at the Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta.
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Written by From NextBillion.net, published March 22, 2010
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010 10:14 |
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 Heather Esper of the William Davidson Institute writes about iBoP Asia's innovations forum in Jakarta.
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Written by From DRN.go.id, published March 10, 2010
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 14:29 |
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 Ms. Tiktik Dewi Sartika, our Network Fellow in Indonesia, reports on the innovations forum that was hosted by iBoP Asia and the Dewan Riset Nasional last March 3 in Jakarta.
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Written by From DRN.go.id, published February 2010
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 18:12 |
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 iBoP Asia is building partnerships not only with researchers and innovators but also with key agencies in government, the private sector and civil society. The Project has been recently cited as a “positive and inspiring” example of a pro-poor S&T research program by the Dewan Riset Nasional.
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Written by From Nextbillion.net, published February 19, 2009
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Saturday, 21 February 2009 14:05 |
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Jenara Nerenberg writes about iBoP Asia, the iBoP Small Grants Program and the project's future plans as defined by Dr. Antonio La Vina, iBoP Asia director and dean of the Ateneo School of Government.
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Written by From the Philippine Star, published June 19, 2008
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:04 |
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An international research institute has granted some $1 million to the Philippines for the implementation of a three-year study to promote S&T innovations for the poor in Southeast Asia. |
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Written by From ABS-CBN News Online, published June 18, 2008
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 16:24 |
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How does one help the poor or those who belong to the base of the pyramid (BOP) during these tough times? The Ateneo of School Government (ASoG), in partnership with the International Development Research Center, provided a scientific answer: Innovation for BOP or iBOP. |
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Written by From Business Mirror, published June 13, 2008
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 12:22 |
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Sari-sari stores, sachets, electronic loads and unlimited texting. These are just some of the models that the Philippines will be sharing with the rest of Asia on how entrepreneurs can better serve and reach the $3.5-billion "base of the pyramid" (BoP) market in the region. |
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