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SmartIDEAthon 2024: Showcasing Innovation and Impact in India
The Center for Emerging Markets was proud to support the fifth edition of SmartIDEAthon, one of India's largest social innovation pitchfests, held on December 13, 2024 in Bangalore, India. This event was supported by the Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Initiative at CEM.
In India, criminal politicians increase crime, including crime against women, Northeastern researcher finds
The situation is worse in Indian states with weaker institutions, where the impact on the economy and crime is especially acute.
Reversing the Innovation Pathway Could Be the Key to Cost-Efficient Health Care
It seems axiomatic that innovation happens in economies where resources are plentiful, but it is equally true that necessity is the mother of invention, so can new ideas that could transform health care delivery in the developed world arise in low-resource regions?
CEM welcomes India's G20 Sherpa to discuss India's growing role on the world stage
Amitabh Kant, India's G20 Sherpa and Former CEO of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog), discussed India's role in the global economy in a fireside chat moderated by Sharad Sharma, Co-Founder of the Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable (iSPIRT), and Ravi Ramamurti, Founding Director of the Center for Emerging Markets.
Summit on India's startup ecosystem brings top CEOs, founders, and more to Northeastern
On Saturday, October 28, 2023, the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University held the second annual India summit: India – The Next Startup Nation? to explore India's vibrant startup ecosystem.
CEM-GAP project for improving women's education in India supported by Vivek & Vandana Sharma gift
The Vivek and Vandana Sharma's gift to CEM has provided seed funding to Nishith Prakash, Professor of Public Policy and Economics in the College of Social Studies and Humanities and CEM Faculty Fellow, to pursue an innovative research project in India.
Center for Emerging Markets supports SmartIDEAthon 2023 Social Innovation Pitchfest in India
The Center for Emerging Markets was thrilled to participate in India's dynamic startup scene by supporting SmartIDEAthon 2023, one of the country's largest social innovation pitchfests.
Police use role-playing in first-of-its-kind anti-bias training program
A new form of training that takes inspiration from an unlikely place –– the theater –– might provide a new and more effective way to impact the hearts and minds of police officers. It just requires some role-playing and light costuming.
An Indian bicycle program is having a revolutionary impact on the lives of young girls
With hopes of bringing similar programs to half a dozen more countries, Prakash says bicycles could be a powerful tool for public policy and female empowerment.