Ushahidi, one of the winners of USAID's 2008 Development 2.0 Challenge, was highlighted by the World Economic Forum as a "disruptive innovator" in information technology for not only developing groundbreaking products and services, but also redesigning business and society.

The Global Development Commons is delighted to hear reports coming in from far and wide that Maker Faire Africa went off without a hitch and ignited innovation in Accra, Ghana.

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.

A Telecommunications Policy Agenda for the Obama Administration

Online Community Unconference East 2010

held at

Digital Sandbox, New York City

February 10, 2010

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

HEALTH I

Entries 1-20

Mobile innovations from the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge

The three winners of the first USAID Development 2.0 Challenge show that in developing countries, cell phones—and in particular the text messages (SMS) they can send so cheaply and quickly—offer huge potential for development efforts.

We are pleased to introduce you to the three winning projects from the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge. We are elated with the caliber of the winners. They are (in alphabetical order):

We are pleased to introduce you to the three winning projects from the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge. We are elated with the caliber of the winners. They are (in alphabetical order):