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Graduate Studies Program 2013 Application Launches
Deadline is Dec 11, 2012

Singularity University is now accepting applications to attend its 2013 Graduate Studies Program (GSP). The GSP program is a ten-week, intensive living/learning experience for 80 highly-accomplished leaders. Participants collaborate to develop hands-on team projects that apply accelerating technologies to address global humanitarian challenges, in order to achieve large-scale societal impact.

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THE FUTURIST - Outlook 2013

THE FUTURIST - Outlook 2013

Human actions could become more accurately predictable, thanks to neuroscience. Nano-sized robots will deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to their targets. And though many recently lost jobs may never come back, people will find plenty to do (and get paid for) in the future. These are just a few of the forecasts you’ll find in this latest edition of Outlook.

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Impact Sourcing

Impact Sourcing

This paper is an attempt to define Impact Sourcing, which has also been referred to as Outsourcing for Social Betterment, as well as evaluate what its impact has been on Africa and how the continent can go about increasing IS to address unemployment and poverty.

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State of the Future 2012 CD


The 2012 State of the Future is a concise, readable overview of the global situation, problems, solutions, and prospects for the future.

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The Africa CSO Sustainability Index

The Africa CSO Sustainability Index: A Comparative Analysis of Government/Civil Society Relations
Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Africa Program of the Wilson Center, Management Systems International, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, and USAID are pleased to host a discussion of the findings of USAID’s CSO Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa. This event, entitled “A Comparative Analysis of Government/Civil Society Relations” will explore the report’s findings for the year 2011.

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Last Updated on Friday, 09 November 2012 14:43

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The state of Africa’s population: Socio-demographic trends and challenges

The state of Africa’s population: Socio-demographic trends and challenges

The aim of this publication is to provide a socio-demographic profile of Africa based on the latest available data, to identify important socio-demographic trends (historical and future) and to discuss the implications of these trends.

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