Southern Innovator Expanding in 2012 | 8 May 2012

Southern Innovator magazine is moving forward for 2012. Issue 1 launched in May 2011 in both its electronic and print versions. The response since then to the magazine has ranged from readers valuing the stories and information profiled, to other readers admiring the sharp graphic design and illustrations. Southern Innovator‘s second issue went online in March 2012 and the print version is slated for release in May 2012 (contact southerninnovator@yahoo.co.uk to get copy orders in early). The third issue is currently in production and issues four and five will also come out in 2012. Contact the Southern Innovator team to find out more about how to sponsor the magazine, advertise in the magazine or to receive copies for distribution.

Issue 2 of Southern Innovator has Launched | 23 March 2012

While it was just an idea in December 2011, Southern Innovator’s second issue has come to life and is now live online (ISSN 2227-0523). Its theme is youth and entrepreneurship. With global youth unemployment levels continuing to rise, fresh thinking of the kind found in Southern Innovator‘s second issue is urgently required.

Southern Innovator‘s second issue has many new features to help readers and make knowledge-sharing easier. The magazine’s design is also closer to the original vision conceived back in 2010 in collaboration with Icelandic graphic designer and illustrator Sólveig Rolfsdóttir.

Southern Innovator Goes to South-South Expo | 13 December 2011

Southern Innovator made its way to the annual Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo), which was held this year in Rome, Italy and was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It was great to meet many of the people presenting their work at the Expo and to catch up with the team at the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation.

Southern Innovator Issue 1 called a "tour de force of what is interesting, cutting edge and relevant in the global mobile/ICT space..."

Southern Innovator Now Online | 21 June 2011

The online edition of Southern Innovator Issue 1 is now available online.

Read it here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/57980406/Southern-Innovator-Issue-1.

A global roll out for the magazine is underway. The campaign is starting using existing communications channels, both online and in the UN system. An example of an ad is below:

Southern Innovator is designed in Iceland by Graphic Designer and Illustrator Solveig Rolfsdottir.

© David South Consulting 2017

Southern Innovator Magazine is Printed and Readied for Distribution | 31 May 2011

I had the pleasure of visiting the printing plant to witness the presses rolling with the first issue of new global magazine, Southern Innovator. The magazine has been in careful development and saw its name evolve from Creative Sparks to Southern Innovator. As Shakespeare noted in his play Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” And it is what Southern Innovator is that counts the most.

This first issue is just the beginning of a process, a back-and-forth dialogue with our readers as we refine and improve the magazine to boost its impact. The first issue’s theme – mobile phones and information technology – was chosen because of the sheer dynamism of this area and some jaw-dropping achievements: the growth of mobile phone usage in Africa represents an unprecedented take-up of a new technology, often in some of the poorest places on the planet. That impresses and it seemed right to share information about the amazing people behind this phenomenon and the lessons they learned along the way. It has also become clear in the research behind the monthly e-newsletter Development Challenges, South-South Solutions (published since 2006), that significant future development gains will not happen without the aid of mobile phones and information technology, and, important to note, will need these tools to raise living standards for all the world’s people in an environment of increasing competition and pressure for resources.

Used right, mobile phones and information technology allow the efficient use of resources. But, as anyone who has worked with technology knows, this isn’t a given. Vast sums of money and time can be squandered if technology is not used intelligently, or lessons not learned from past failures. It is hoped Southern Innovator‘s first issue can contribute to a better use of resources, and by taking a broad look at what is happening out there, enlighten readers to new ideas, people and concepts.

Southern Innovator is designed in Iceland by Graphic Designer and Illustrator Solveig Rolfsdottir.

© David South Consulting 2017