Iqbal Quadir: The power of the mobile phone to end poverty
http://www.ted.com Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80 million rural Bangladeshi — and to become a champion of bottom-up development.
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July 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Thought provoking. …
Thought provoking. I like that it turns existing thinking on its head. Thank you
July 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Thinkers!
Let’s …
Thinkers!
Let’s all think!
July 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
you should put what …
you should put what the video about in the title Youd get more clicks
July 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
You are a great man …
You are a great man with visions and actions. That’s why you inspire me, and this is what I have learned from you. Thanking you is too little to acknowledge your contribution.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Excellent talk. I …
Excellent talk. I encourage everyone to look up more enlightening presentations from the TED organization.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Salute Mr. Iqbal …
Salute Mr. Iqbal Quadir. Why didnt I able to know abt ur venture before? We all knew GP, Grameen Bank etc. Long live ur ideas!
July 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Yes, government is …
Yes, government is as good for economies as the maffia a competing government like organisation that steals wealth in return for “protection”.