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      <title>Network member receives USD 5 million equity investment to promote a regional accelerator for technology start ups (English-Español)</title>
      <description>The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, has approved a $5 million equity investment and $750,000 in technical cooperation assistance to support the expansion of NXTP Labs, a regional accelerator for technology start-ups.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Engaging Kenya's youth through a tablet computer</title>
      <description>eLimu, an iHub incubated company, is helping change the face of education in Kenya.  The company is providing a gateway through which students can access new and innovative ways to learn on a tablet computer. 
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      <link>http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.39430.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:59:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Registration open for the 5th Global Forum</title>
      <description>In partnership with South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology, we are excited to begin accepting registrations for our 5th Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship in East London, South Africa on May 28-30, 2013. The Forum's sessions will tackle inclusive innovation, women’s entrepreneurship, mobile solutions, and more.

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      <link>http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.39429.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Announcing the pitchIT Caribbean Finalists</title>
      <description>InfoDev and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) are pleased to announce the 10 finalists for the pitchIT Caribbean business pitch competition for web or mobile businesses.

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      <link>http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.39428.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:49:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Google Chairman Eric Schmidt calls Nairobi a serious tech hub</title>
      <description>After Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s visit to five countries in the Sub-Saharan African region in January 2013, he wrote only words of optimism about the region and its burgeoning technology industry.  During his trip to Kenya, Schmidt visited the country’s first innovation center, iHub, and saw firsthand the role of incubators in the country’s development.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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