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 Ready for Printing and Global Launch | 17 August 2012

All the corrections have been made and Southern Innovator‘s third issue is ready to launch. With a slight tweak on the theme – from agriculture to agribusiness, reflecting the many innovative business models featured in Issue 3 – the magazine will soon join issues 1 and 2.

Work is already underway on issues 4 and 5. The themes for these issues are Cities and Urbanization (Issue 4) and Waste and Recycling (Issue 5).

With three issues completed, I think it is now possible to see the vision and thinking behind the magazine and also to grasp the potential of a concept like Southern Innovator. This is a good time to come on board and support the magazine as either a sponsor or advertiser. Contact us at southerninnovator@yahoo.co.uk.

Southern Innovator has recently been working from London’s start-up epicentre of Hoxton/Shoreditch. Located just a short walk away from London’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’, Southern Innovator is able to enjoy the buzzing atmosphere of the area that is home to many innovators from around the world.

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.

Southern Innovator Issue 3 Amost Complete | 5 July 2012

The final touches are being made to the third issue of Southern Innovator. The issue covers the theme of Agriculture and Food Security and is the result of intensive research. Much of the structure of this issue benefited from the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) held in December of 2011 at the Food and Agriculture Organization based in Rome, Italy. An example of the artwork that can be found inside Issue 3 is below:

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.