Davos Annual Meeting 2007- Scaling Innovation in Foreign Aid

http://www.weforum.org 27.01.2007
Scaling Innovation in Foreign Aid
Despite major increases in development aid in recent years, some of the most important global challenges - AIDS, hunger, education - remain intractable. Some innovative approaches have started to show success, but questions remain about how foreign aid can be more effectively coupled with advances in technology, know-how and enterprise.
1) What can be learned from the successes and failures of the past?
2) What innovative approaches achieve holistic and synergistic results, and how can they be scaled up?
3) What forms of non-cash contributions make a difference?
William Easterly, Professor, Economics Department, New York University, USA
William H. Gates III, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
Paul D. Wolfowitz, President, World Bank, Washington DC
Moderated by
Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International, USA; Young Global Leader

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[arpu2007]

good job ellen

[Seltue12]

What is Ellen Johnson talking about? Aid is not working in Africa can't she see that? Well I meant she work for the World Banks and indeed advocating for the west. Aid is dead and not working in Africa.

[hereisthankappan]

iam sorry i did not understand your comment ...thank you ,...r u criticizing Bill Gates ??

[krduong]

Easterly: "Asking me to stop criticizing would be like asking Paris Hilton for abstinence advice."

oh Bill... =P

[miniman220]

lol bill gates is bill gates

[nilotespride]

How come I do not see any African representatives in this crowd/audience apart from Madam President. African solutions for African problems.