SI Straddles the Globe in November | 23 October 2012

After a busy couple of weeks, Southern Innovator (SI) is swiftly moving into its next phase. November will be a very busy time for us here at SI. The beginning of the month will see SI go to China and South Korea gathering stories and material for issues 4 and 5 of the magazine. Stay tuned to see the fruits of this trip and what it will have to offer innovators. As November moves to its final weeks, SI will join many other innovators from the global South at the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo. SI made its first appearance at last year’s Expo in Rome, Italy and this year’s Expo will be in Vienna, Austria, hosted by UNIDO. While all this globe trotting goes on, issues 4 and 5 of the magazine will be coming together and readied for publishing before the year is out.

Can’t wait to read issues 4 and 5 of SI magazine? Then have a read of the October issue of Development Challenges, South-South Solutions.

October 2012 Development Challenges, South-South Solutions.

Southern Innovator Ready for UN General Assembly | 26 September 2012

Print hard copies of Southern Innovator‘s third issue are now available in New York. And just in time for the UN General Assembly, which is meeting this week. While this is not the intended audience for Southern Innovator, I hope it proves an inspiring read for those attending the General Assembly. Issues 4 and 5 are in development and will be published in 2012.

Southern Innovator magazine's third issue.

Southern Innovator Issue 3 Mock-up Ready and Awaiting Sign-off | 23 July 2012

Issue 3 of Southern Innovator has been completed and is now receiving its final check to make sure the copy is as correct as is possible. A tentative publishing date will be sometime in August. While we wait on the wheels to turn, work is already underway on issues 4 and 5. The themes are Cities and Urbanization (Issue 4) and Waste and Recycling (Issue 5). If you are a potential advertiser or sponsor, then consider the release dates for these issues to be autumn and winter of 2012. In the photograph below, the first three issues are shown in a spine view together for the first time. It is possible now to see how the design allows for continuity from issue to issue and makes collecting all the issues of Southern Innovator a smart way to keep your bookshelves looking handsome and relevant.

The first three issues of Southern Innovator magazine.

Back From Cannes, Back to Work | 3 June 2012

Issue 2 of Southern Innovator was officially launched during the High-Level Meeting on South-South Cooperation at the United Nations in New York from May 22-25. The global roll out has begun and the magazine is available for distribution and sharing.

I briefly took in the 2012 Cannes Film Festival last weekend. It was a privilege to see the spectacle and join a film party. I also had the opportunity to see a snapshot of the global South’s creative economy through its many filmmakers displaying their films in the Cannes marketplace. Even I was surprised by the number of films set in Inner Mongolia and on the theme of Mongolian history! I will be approaching some of these people in the coming weeks to see if we can collaborate for the upcoming Cities and Urbanization issue of Southern Innovator (Issue 4).

I also had the opportunity to meet the representatives of the Kenyan Department of Film Services and hope I can visit them sometime soon.

A TV reporter at the Cannes red carpet.

Issue 3 is also busily underway. The theme is Agriculture and Food Security and a timely one, with the global population hitting 7 billion this year. Various options are being considered for the cover and they can be seen below. As is the case with all issues of Southern Innovator, sponsors can either choose to fund the issue’s production costs, advertise on a page or collaborate in the production of a supplement to be inserted inside each issue. Southern Innovator offers sponsors a great opportunity to reach a global audience and one that is on the cutting edge of change and innovation.

Southern Innovator Issue 2 Being Printed and Readied for Global Launch | 15 May 2012

The presses rolled this week for Southern Innovator Issue 2. The magazine will shortly begin its global launch. Southern Innovator is also looking for a special sponsor or two for the magazine. And it is possible to advertise in the magazine but space is limited.

Southern Innovator Issue 2 rolls of the presses in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Southern Innovator's Graphic Designer and Illustrator, Solveig Rolfsdottir.