Lectures related to Context of Low-Income Countries

Challenges in Low-Income Countries: Environment & Governance MOOC: Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development

Explores challenges in low-income countries, from harsh environments to governance.

Covers the identification of stakeholder groups and their collaboration in project implementation.

Technologies, innovations and emerging markets

Delves into technologies, innovations, and emerging markets, analyzing determinants, characteristics, and governance in non-market settings.

GDP Per Capita Inequality: Countries

Explores GDP per capita inequality, economic growth trends, poverty traps, and the importance of openness in trade and development.

The Product Value Chain: Overview MOOC: Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development

Covers the Product Value Chain analysis tool, emphasizing the importance of considering all steps early in the project.

Research and Innovation: Collaborative Approach

Highlights collaborative research and innovation through engaging diverse stakeholders and fostering transformative processes.

Need for Economic Growth in Low-Income Countries

Explores the need for economic growth in low-income countries, focusing on poverty reduction, inequality, and environmental impact.

Housing Urbanism: Collective Representation and Impact in the City

Delves into the phases of collective representation in low-income housing production and showcases recent innovations in urban governance.

The Governance of Infrastructure MOOC: Building expertise on developing sustainable and resilient infrastructure

Explores governance challenges, efficiency improvement, stakeholder engagement, and corruption impact in infrastructure projects.

Sustainable Innovation in the Global South: Frugal Innovation

Explores sustainable innovation in the Global South, focusing on frugal innovation and the role of technology.

Inequality: Between Countries

Discusses income disparities, growth models, education impact, poverty challenges, and geographic influences on economic development.

Innovation and Engineering in Sustainable Development

Explores social and frugal innovation, the Global Innovation Index, technological leapfrogging, and the impact of 3D printing on sustainable development.

EPFL School Assembly: Community Representation and Participation

Covers the EPFL School Assembly's role in enhancing community representation and participation within the institution.

Smart Cities: Governance and Infrastructure

Delves into smart city governance, emphasizing citizen's needs over technology, and discusses challenges and real examples of digitalization impact.

SuRe Reporting Requirements MOOC: Building expertise on developing sustainable and resilient infrastructure

Covers the reporting requirements in the SuRe® framework, focusing on environmental, social, and governance dimensions.

Governance Criteria of the SuRe Standard MOOC: Building expertise on developing sustainable and resilient infrastructure

Explores governance criteria of the SuRe® Standard, emphasizing public disclosure, resilience planning, stakeholder engagement, and anti-corruption measures.

Smart Cities: Perspectives and Governance MOOC: Smart Cities, Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

Discusses the perspectives of vendors and cities on Smart Cities.

Income and Happiness

Explores the Easterlin paradox, challenging the traditional view of income and happiness correlation.

Social Innovation: Technologies, Innovations and Emerging Markets

Delves into social innovation, exploring effective solutions to social and environmental issues through case studies like Aravind Eye Care and PlayPumps.

Labor Migration: Free vs Constrained

Explores free and constrained labor migration, focusing on the distribution of international migrants and addressing questions from the previous lecture.