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[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2016/05/how-financial-inclusion-unlocks-innovation/ by Simon Bell 2/5/16 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | [https://www.weforum.org/stories/2016/05/how-financial-inclusion-unlocks-innovation/ by Simon Bell 2/5/16 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM] | ||
I recently attended an SME Conference in Jordan around SME Finance and Employment – extremely important issues in a troubled region. All participants agree that much more needs to be done to address the lack of jobs in the region and to increase financial access at all levels, to individuals, households and small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). | I recently attended an SME Conference in Jordan around SME Finance and Employment – extremely important issues in a troubled region. All participants agree that much more needs to be done to address the lack of jobs in the region and to increase financial access at all levels, to individuals, households and small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). | ||
=====A massive new study holds some startling insights for the age of remote work===== | |||
[https://africa.businessinsider.com/careers/a-massive-new-study-holds-some-startling-insights-for-the-age-of-remote-work/kwlrhff by BUSINESS INSIDER AFRICA] | |||
But productivity is only one measure of labor — and a limited one, at that. The quantity of work people complete on a day-to-day basis is a very different thing from the quality of that work. Output per hour tells us nothing, for instance, about innovation — whether teams are coming up with new ideas that have the potential to turn into game-changing products and services down the road. Productivity is important for running a business in the short term. Innovation determines a company's ability to survive, and thrive, in a changing economy over time. | |||
