Al Hammond Shares the Latest in Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Innovations

Hammond says some cutting-edge researchers afraid to "make a technology decision."

Al Hammond belongs in the same category with CK Prahalad and Stuart Hart as some of the world's pioneering bottom-of-the-pyramid researchers and strategists, and Hammond has specifically targeted rural connectivity and health care. From the World Resources Institute, where he authored the pivotal research report, The Next 4 Billion, to Ashoka, where he forges links between private companies and citizen sector...