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I found this to be a very difficult task. I was intent on finding an innovator in Manila, Philippines, but after much fruitless searching nothing could be found. In a way, this is not surprising, as many people no doubt lack any internet or communication services, so much innovation goes to waste. In the end, I gave up finding something which hadn't been posted on evoke already. Instead I looked up Australia, and was surprised at how universities were using there vast number of intelligent thinkers to try and research and solve problems. An example of this is the University of South Queensland (http://www.usq.edu.au/engsurv/research/seig/projects), whose students try to work on ways to produce clean energy or make current generators more efficient. The university of South Queensland is especially noticeable because it devotes projects to people in other countries, such as Malaysia. They are trying to create cleaner taxis for malaysians, something that needs to be done, coming from someone who has been there. It's good to see the vast human resource of students being used in good ways.
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Comment by Robert Davis on March 24, 2010 at 1:16pm
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It's ineresting that hubs of knowledge and learning are where we can find all this innovative thinking. Universities are always pushing the boundaries of our knowledge and helping others by running these types of initiatives.
Do you think that by making our wh*** culture part of that 'hub' using communication technology, we will be able to expand and develop the projects which universities are working on?
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Comment by Lim Wei Chiang Bryan on March 24, 2010 at 1:38pm
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That sounds inspiring. Find a problem prevalent in another country, and address the cause directly. +1 spark
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Comment by Shakwei Mbindyo on March 24, 2010 at 1:55pm
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+1KS. Looking to students for innovation is one excellent way to tap potential. this got me thinking of my university days where university students were aggitators for (mostly) political change. We lobbied againt corporated doig business with aparthied regime, against animal testing,etc. Can we make them aggitators for social change today?
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Comment by Massive Attack on March 24, 2010 at 2:10pm
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I agree Robert...communicating progress worldwide, in real time, would let those working on the same type of problems move forward faster:l. We could get a lot done.
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