CGD in the News
India’s Biometric IDs Put Its Poorest on the Map (Bloomberg)
Senior Fellow Alan Gelb and Policy Analyst Julia Clark are mentioned in a Bloomberg piece on their large volume of work surrounding Biometric IDs following the Center for Global Development's Eighth Annual Richard H. Sabot Lecture: Technology to Leapfrog Development: The Aadhaar Experience, featuring Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys Ltd. (INFY) and one of the world’s most successful information-technology entrepreneurs.
Could a Program Tracking Identities of 1.3 Billion Indians Be the Secret to Ending Poverty? (Washington Post)
Following the Center for Global Development's Eighth Annual Richard H. Sabot Lecture: Technology to Leapfrog Development: The Aadhaar Experience, Senior Fellow Alan Gelb, Policy Analyst Julia Clark, and speaker Nandan Nilekani are featured in a Washington Post piece on Biometric IDs.
Electronic And Biometric ID (Kojo Nnamdi Show – WAMU)
Senior Fellow Alan Gelb was featured on the Kojo Nnamdi Show discussing biometric identification programs surrounding the Center for Global Development's Eighth Annual Richard H. Sabot Lecture: Technology to Leapfrog Development: The Aadhaar Experience.
Biometric Identity in the Developing World (ContraRISK)
Senior Fellow Alan Gelb talks to Tracey Caldwell of ContraRISK about the role that biometric technology can play in developing countries. Many people in the world’s poorer countries have no official identity, which prevents access to entitlements such as health care, benefits and voting rights. Biometric ID programmes, using technologies such as fingerprint or iris recognition, can help solve this problem, but not all are successful. Alan explains why.
The Case for Big Brother (Foreign Policy)
Senior fellow Charles Kenny gives the case for why government monitoring can be a good thing in the developing world.
Avoid Over-reliance on Natural Resources: Expert (Zimbabwe Independent)
Senior Fellow Alan Gelb is quoted in an article by the Zimbabwe Independent on what's really needed for growth in Zimbabwe.
Mining Won't Pull Zim Out of Poverty (NewsDay)
Senior Fellow Alan Gelb is quoted in a piece from NewsDay on Zimbabwe's mining industry.
A Question of Identity (Financial Times)
Senior Fellow Alan Gelb and Policy Analyst Julia Clark are cited in a Financial Times article on biometric ID systems.
IMF Cuts Global Economic Forecasts (United Press International)
Senior fellow Alan Gelb is quoted in an article from United Press International on the IMF's decision to cut global growth forecasts.
Sorry, Mitt: Businesses Aren't Built on Their Own (Bloomberg Businessweek)
CGD senior fellow Charles Kenny's weekly column in Bloomberg Businessweek; this article cites CGD senior fellows Vijaya Ramachandran and Alan Gelb.