The topic for this year's World Development Report is "Development and the next Generation" and it focuses on how policies affecting youth development can affect the economic growth and povety reduction efforts for countries worldwide. This focus stems from the fact that there are 1.3 billion youths (defined as aged 12-24) in the world today, forming a significant sector …

Here's a cool poster showing how designers of print can look at creative way to made them medium 3-d, interact with the surroundings and stand out!Brillant![via : http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/12/madds-new-dwi-awareness-posters-are-a-smash/#comments ]

Check out Guy Kawasaki's Interview with Steve Wozniak here.Really great to-and-fro interview where you get a nice touch of Woz as well as Guy's sense of humor.Video from a Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley event.Thanks to www.zbiz.tv for hosting this![via : The Unofficial Apple Weblog ]

This is kind of a follow up from the post of the same subject some time back but the cool part is that all these hail from Singapore. And seeing that good service deserves good mention, here they are:Case #1Esprit shop calls customer an hour later to let her know where to find an item which was sold out at the shop.Case#2Guy receives handwritten note and guitar picks after an …

More links to click ! : All these are the nice folks I've managed to meet at E27's great event, Startup Republic, a couple of nights back (shouts back to the organising team for a great job !!) : Coen Ching : Very insightful and brillant chap with great ideas. Terrible pity he doesn't blog very often though (*hint hint*) Garry Huang : Yet another of E27's wacky crew. If …

Guerrilla Negotiating has to be one of the most interesting books on Negotiation which I've read in quite a while. It kicks off with the premise that in life no matter what you do, negotiations are unavoidable and such negotiation skills are a necessary skillset to have. However, throughout the book, a strong emphasis is placed on using the tricks and techniques outlined …

Just caught this on Slashdot - NYSE is undergoing system migration to Unix and Linux.I would suppose this marks a major leap in the use of open source software, and the decision by NYSE definitely has not been a simple one to make. Given the complexity and importance of the Stock Exchange systems, the risk/benefits analysis must have beenBut it would seem that the major …

And so in the age where more folks want to be their own bosses, there has been a lot of people who are starting off in the retail sector, be it from online stores to retail chains. But no matter the scale of the business, one of the first questions which need to be answered would be "Where am I to look for suppliers / distributors?"It may not be an easy question to answer but …

During the recent 2007 Wharton Economic Summit, Knowledge@Wharton recorded nine podcasts with speakers and panelists at the event, whose theme was "Next Moves in a Global Economy." The interviews are with:Jeffrey R. Lurie, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles Football ClubShellye L. Archambeau, CEO of MetricStreamRamkrishan (Remi) Hinduja, chairman of HTMT Global Solutions, …

Wow .... I didn't know that, but according to the article the figures are :Australian Government: 17% stake in Telstra: $9.6 billion Australia Post: $5 billion Medibank Private: $1 billion Australian Submarine Corp: $200 million Total: $15.8 billion VSSingapore Government: Optus: $10 billion Alinta energy assets: $4.3 billion Victorian electricity transmission monopoly: $2 …