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How to borrow tools from the startup world for aid and development

  • Written by Danielle Logue, Associate Professor in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, University of Technology Sydney
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Ideas borrowed from the startup world – crowdfunding, incubators, accelerators and online marketplaces – could help close the US$2.5 trillion shortfall in funding for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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