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Cambodia’s Labor Market at the Crossroads
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by Indochina Research for the newsletter “I-Light” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. At present, Cambodia is enjoying an investment-driven boom, with the economy growing at 6.5 per cent, according to The Asian Development Bank’s growth […]
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Searchlight Process
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Research and Records Unit has undertaken an innovative approach to addressing this challenge by generating applicable intelligence that emerges from a forward-looking, on-the-ground perspective throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
It is known as the “Searchlight” function—a group of forward-looking, regionally-focused horizon scanning and trend monitoring grantees that conduct regular, ongoing scanning for novel ideas, research results, and "clues" to where the world is evolving.
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Esoko and the Future of Agriculture in West Africa
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Every business needs information to succeed, the farmers of West Africa need information to survive and cope […]
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Innovations Helping Banks to Get Closer to People
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Foro Nacional Internacional for the newsletter “Agenda Suramerica” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. A combination of flexible regulation, adaptation of mobile technologies, private sector investment with social inclusion in mind, and associations with […]
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Coastal Village Development Programs
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Asian Horizons” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The Indonesian government’s focus on developing coastal villages, in the coming years, has the potential to improve the basic standards […]
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Development Initiative: Logistics Support for Slum Businesses
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by Intellecap for the newsletter “Searchlight South Asia” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Dharavi, the sprawling slum settlement in Mumbai, is home to one million people, predominantly migrants from other states of India. It is […]
