So we're heading off to Uruguay in a few weeks to present our ideas about the use of ICT (mobile in particular) as an enabler of the local Microfinance process, and hopefully to secure funding to pursue these ideas. This presentation at the XIII Foromic Conference being held in Montevideo, Uruguay represents the next stage in the IADB's "Technologies for Financial Inclusion Program " for which MSB's innovation submission was one of 20 best winning ideas selected. 

I recently wrote this piece for MSB’S Annual Supplement.. then decided I liked it enough to post it on my Blog..

The CoE's website continues to be a work-in-progress, so you will see many changes and different looks at the outset, as we seek to establish a compelling and effective web presence. We expect this website to be a key channel for interacting with all our constituents of interest, viz: Small Business Community, Students, Potential Sponsors/Funding Sources,  etc. As such we will be trying to make the website dynamic, informative and engaging, and will try to make full use of modern Web 2.0 Interactive capabilities.

Welcome to the Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the Mona School of Business!  As one of the five institutional pillars of MSB,  the Center of Excellence seeks to provide activist leadership in conceptualizing, building and disseminating ICT-enabled business innovations, in the wider business community.