A New Era for Development: Shifting from a Project Mindset to an Investment Mindset
0Global development is evolving quickly in the face of social, economic, and political changes. Jonathan Jackson sits down with Raj Kumar, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Devex, a leading independent online news platform for development professionals, to discuss how 2023 marks the start of a new, more challenging development era. With growing competition between China and Russia and the West, a new set of economic circumstances, and overwhelming humanitarian needs, development professionals need to get more value for money. And this requires a change in mindset and how things are done - shifting from a project-based mindset to a collaborative, results-driven investment mindset.
Topics discussed:
Why and how we need to shift from a project-based to an investment-based mindsetThe role of Devex in changing the development sector How funding for development is changing and needs to changeThe potential of philanthropy in funding development work How technology deployed thoughtfully in support of the people closest to the challenges is poised to unlock significantly more value Prioritizing results over projects for better resource allocation
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Related resources:
“From the editor-in-chief: 3 ways 2023 may define a new development era” by Raj Kumar on Devex: https://www.devex.com/news/from-the-editor-in-chief-3-ways-2023-may-define-a-new-development-era-104723“Could this app transform delivery of last-mile health services?” by Catherine Cheney on Devex: https://www.devex.com/news/could-this-app-transform-delivery-of-last-mile-health-services-104113Devex: https://www.devex.com/The Business of Changing the World by Raj Kumar: https://pages.devex.com/the-business-of-changing-the-world.htmlDevex Book Club podcast: https://pages.devex.com/devex-book-club.htmlGatesNote on AI: https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-BegunCo-Develop: https://www.codevelop.fund/Dimagi’s Big Break: Receiving Instrumental Core Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with Tim Wood, Former Senior Program Officer https://sites.dimagi.com/high-impact-growth-podcast/gates-foundation-funding
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