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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

TechCrunch

MSMEs are the engine of economies in Africa, and powering existing small businesses and encouraging the formation of new MSMEs helps create the type of economic growth and social benefit that carries over to households by creating more opportunity and more jobs,” the company’s CEO and co-founder Manoj Sinha, told TechCrunch.

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Innovation Hubs for More Diverse and Inclusive Cities

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Entrepreneurs are not only reinventing the future through innovative solutions, but they are also positively impacting the present by playing a role in creating decent work opportunities and economic growth. Entrepreneurs are reinventing the future.

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Impact Hub participates in “Coworking spaces for social innovation”

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Within the framework of the European Union-funded “Coworking spaces for social innovation” program, Impact Hub is joining the Greek Higher Incubator Giving Growth & Sustainability (HIGGS) and other key organisations from the region in a hybrid conference to wrap up a whole year of activities.

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Next steps in social entrepreneurship policy development in Jordan

Impact Hub

During the 1-2 June workshop, an in-depth review of the Jordan social enterprise ecosystem was conducted; opportunities and gaps were discussed alongside topics such as return on investment, institutional frameworks, access to finance, impact measurement & management and international impact certification practices.

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Spanish scale-ups club together to shift the tech policy agenda

TechCrunch

“We are convinced that the contribution of these type of companies, especially the scale-ups, is super significant to the prosperity and to the economic growth of the country. So we are going to take this as a base scenario and try to propose different improvements,” says Szpilka.

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Why America Must Lead in AI Investment

Andreessen Horowitz

No cameras were present, as is typically the case in our hearings. Martin: Yeah, do you think we can expect some legislation framework come out of this? But I thought it was very important for us to focus on that to provide some balance to the staff members and my colleagues who were present. We want to keep it that way.

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

” “We have not and will not make excuses for past behavior that is clearly not in line with our present values. But Macron, who in 2014 had just been appointed minister for the economy, thought Uber would help create new jobs and economic growth. French taxi drivers staged protests that often turned violent.