BOP Source has announced the launch of a new social network which simultaneously aims to attract businesses in emerging markets, entrepreneurial youth, business professionals, travelers and development specialists at the Base of the Pyramid.

The Sunlight Foundation along with Google, O'Reilly Media, and TechWeb celebrate the release of Data.gov by announcing the Apps for America 2 Contest.

"Large corporations are best equipped to scale in BoP markets, but they won't. Smaller enterprises want to, but they are not equipped well enough. How does one address this conundrum? ” Discussion Participant, June 23, 2009

The White House has made an intriguing pick with nominating David Kappos to head up the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

E-Fulusi Africa (T) Limited is a Tanzanian company that aims at developing solutions to benefit the African continent as a whole. E-Fulusi began with the intention of content and services provision using existing infrastructure such as mobile networks.

GDC congratulates Development 2.0 Challenge winner RapidSMS for having successfully completed its pilot study in Malawi. The results are now available on their website.

The final panel on the second day at the incentive2innovate conference at the United Nations was on global development and partnerships. The panel was moderated by Michael Green (Co-Author "Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World"):

Numerous initiatives, most prominently the One Laptop Per Child program, seek to introduce computers to students around the globe. Yet, are computers the right technology for ICT in education?

Enhancing value chains to provide market based solutions to development challenges is a strategy that has huge potential to unleash business growth in untapped markets.