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[isabella wm]

His paper was in journal - mostofa knows how to find him - one of their exciting webs is http://www.gramweb.net

 

Grameen Technology Lab (GTL) is established at Hakozaki Campus, Kyushu University on December 24th, 2010 and Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, Kyushu University distinguished university professor, is assumed a Trustee of GTL.

The mission of Grameen Technology Lab is to support the GTL members, industries and government that promote social business domestically and internationally by utilizing Japanese advanced technology.

The other missions of GTL are 1. Support to establish joint ventures together with Grameen group. 2. Incubation to create Social Business. 3. Promotion and enlightenment of Social Business. 4. Provide services for PR activity

GTL collaborates with Grameen Creative Lab @ Kyushu University (GCL@ Kyushu Univ) and transmits information regarding Social Business as a Social Business hub in Asia.

Setsuo Arikawa, president of Kyushu University, is assumed a trustee of GTL, and both Hiroto Yasuura, Trustee (Vice President) and Masaharu Okada, executive director of GCL @ Kyushu Univ, are assigned director of GTL

[isabella wm]

GCL UpdateSocial Business Forum Asia to take place in Japan in July

This year between July 21 – 23 the first Social Business Forum Asia with the official theme “Self-reliable projects for survivors of East Japan Earthquake to recover, rebuild and reconnect their lives” will take place in Fukuoka, Japan.

• The focus of this forum is to facilitate the creation of self-sustainable projects for survivors of the East Japan Earthquake and help them recover, rebuild and reconnect their lives through the practice of social business.
• Mid-term and long-term social business measures will be examined in order to support the reconstruction of the affected areas and the lives of the people living in them.
• The forum will also act as a way to reinforce the joint efforts and the needed cooperation between companies, governments, NPO/NGO and individuals, as well to spread the idea of social business to solve social problems and create a better future in Japan, Asia and all around the world.
• The event will include workshops, a panel discussion, a public symposium and more.
• Professor Yunus himself will take part in the Social Business Forum Asia.
• Other participants will include representatives from the Yunus Centre, the Grameen Creative Lab, as well as representatives of national and international companies, universities, NPOs/NGOs and governmental organizations from China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Japan, etc.
• If you would like to receive more information, please send an email to [e-mail]

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[isabella wm]

dear ashir

 

I did get up at 4am sunday local time but nothing seemed to be streaming

 

if any new projects or partnerships have been announced, please could you tell us

 

I am also interested in Fukuoka of Japan would soon be announced as a social business city. - does this mean that government will give some of the taxes it raises to empower social busienss projects and job creation- it would be a huge breakthrough if there was even one model of this kind to talk about to rest of world

 

the bbc's paul rose with british council is finalising his plans to do a yunus green advocacy tour in bangladesh in early september with mostofa's support of local contacts- any green initiatives that japan wants to prioritise are valuable to know of - both mostofa and I have been keeping jica and japan embassies aware of links between yunus and my father's thinking as a microceonomist the emperor awarded rising sun with gold bars

 

paul rose also works with prince charles on green energy issues, and is linked at the royal geographical society with michael palin - who became a fan of grameen in his last cross-cultrla travel tour for the BBC

 

thanks chris
http://leadersandyunus.ning.com
--- On Fri, 22/7/11, Ashir Ahmed <[e-mail]> wrote:

From: Ashir Ahmed <[e-mail]>
Subject: [UNITE for YUNUS] Professor Yunus will speak in Kyushu University...
To: "UNITE for YUNUS" <[e-mail]>
Date: Friday, 22 July, 2011, 17:37

Ashir Ahmed posted in UNITE for YUNUS. Ashir Ahmed 9:37am Jul 22 Professor Yunus will speak in Kyushu University tomorrow at 14:00-17:00 Japan time (GMT+9 hours). Look forward to few big announcements. The event will be ustreamed

[isabella wm]

Fukuoka has become one of the first cities in the world to be named “Social Business City” for spreading activities based on the much-talked-about economic theory championed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

Soichiro Takashima, the recently elected mayor of the Japanese city, made the announcement at the closing of the Asian Forum for Social Business that took place in the city on July 21-23.

Fukuoka, which was announced as a social business hub last year, has now formally adopted the title of Social Business City and would promote zero-dividend business to solve social problems in Fukuoka and across Asia.

Also on Saturday, Kyushu University announced a plan to set up a new academic centre named "Yunus Shiiki Centre for Research on Social Business". A prominent businessman of the city, Shiiki funds the centre.

The ceremony took place in the presence of 1,250 participants at the closing of the three-day forum, Yunus Centre said in a statement.

Earlier on July 21, mayor Takashima opened the Asia Forum for Social Business, which brought together a number of influential policy-makers and businessmen of Japan.

Following opening speech by Prof Yunus, chief executives of Uniqlo, Danone and Veolia, all of whom have joint venture social businesses in Bangladesh, took part in a high-level panel discussion. The president of Kyushu University also joined in.

During the three days of deliberations, participants prepared and presented innovative business plans. These social businesses included a Tohoku cultural resurgence company for presenting musical and cultural events throughout Japan and an agricultural company named Grameen Agricultural Company to facilitate the rehabilitation of agriculture and fisheries in the region hit by the March 2011 earthquake.

These business plans were prepared during workshops at the forum by the heads of non-governmental and non-profit organisations, foundations and businesses, and adjudged by Prof Yunus.

During his stay in Fukuoka, the microcredit pioneer opened a two-storied building “Grameen House” on Kyushu University campus, which will accommodate all the social business research and classroom teaching sessions. It is the first of its kind among the universities which have launched social business programmes.

Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, addressed a meeting with 100 women leaders of Fukuoka, and delivered a keynote speech to 60 young peace ambassadors and 400 eleven-year-old junior peace ambassadors from around the world at the annual Asia Pacific Children's Convention that takes place annually at Munukata in Fukuoka prefecture.