New Paper Citation for Southern Innovator Issue 1
Monday, April 6, 2020 at 3:18AM 
Launched in 2011, Southern Innovator's first issue on mobile phones and information technology proved highly influential, profiling the work of a new generation of innovators. It has been cited in books, papers and strategic plans.
Southern Innovator Issue 1: Mobile Phones and Information Technology.
"What a tremendous magazine your team has produced! It's a terrific tour de force of what is interesting, cutting edge and relevant in the global mobile/ICT space... This is great, engaging, relevant and topical stuff." Rose Shuman, Founder & CEO, Open Mind and Question Box, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Citation in Using Mobile-Enabled Devices for Engagement and Monitoring of Patient with Chronic Disease: Hypertensive Case in the International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2019 (ISSN 2229-5518).
Southern Innovator's profile and reach was global. Read more here: Shortlisted For Infographics Storytelling Book | 2014
Visual Storytelling: Infographic Design in News published by Images Publishing.
The proof flats for inclusion in Visual Storytelling: Infographic Design in News.
Team | Southern Innovator Phase 1 Development (2010 - 2015)
Work began in 2010 to develop what became the United Nations magazine Southern Innovator. A highly talented global team of international development and design professionals based in New York and London collaborated with an Icelandic studio to create an innovation media brand inspired by the mobile and information technology revolutions showcasing global South innovators. It was launched in 2011 at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Cosmas Gitta, Editor-in-Chief: "Dr. Cosmas Gitta is a senior UN consultant and the former Assistant Director for Policy and UN Affairs at the UN Office for South-South Cooperation, where he oversaw the convening of various intergovernmental and interagency forums as well as the preparation of related reports and studies, including the biennial reports of the Secretary-General on the state of South-South cooperation. He was Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Southern Innovator and an e-newsletter, Development Challenges, South-South Solutions, both of which are media to share information on development related innovations with partners around the world. He was for many years Managing Editor of Cooperation South, a print and electronic development journal promoting collaboration among developing countries. Mr. Gitta holds a PhD in international and comparative education from Columbia University and he has lectured on human rights education at his alma mater, and on a range of other subjects at various campuses of the City University of New York." (From Integral Leadership Review)
Read more of Dr. Gitta's work here: Cooperation South, Getting Connected: Information and Communications Technology for Development, Number 1, 2001, United Nations Development Programme, ISSN-0259-3882.
The authors: Forging New Technology Alliances: The Role of South-South Cooperation Juma, Calestous, Cosmas Gitta, Allison Disenso, and Audette Bruce. Cooperation South Journal (2005).
Getting Connected: Information and Communications Technology for Development (2001).
David South, Editor and Writer: David South is the founder and senior partner for David South International and David South Consulting. He has worked around the world for the United Nations and has led a number of groundbreaking projects for major institutions. Clients have included the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH)/Institute of Child Health (ICH)/National Health Service (NHS), Harvard Institute for International Development, UNICEF, World Bank, USAID, and the Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine, among others.
He has worked for, or side-by-side, with many high-level senior professionals and executives. These experienced professionals had roles under close public scrutiny and needed to show the impact of their work to a tight deadline.
He has been the editor for the United Nations magazine Southern Innovator since 2010. He also researched and wrote the influential United Nations e-newsletter Development Challenges, South-South Solutions (2007-2014). He has over two decades’ experience in media and journalism (developing strong relationships with many top journalists and media professionals), health and human development, and the role innovation plays in transforming major organisations while getting the most from people tackling complex problems in challenging environments.
Audette Bruce, Managing Editor
Sólveig Rolfsdóttir, Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Eva Hrönn Guðnadóttir, Graphic Designer and Illustrator
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Report Citation for Development Challenges, South-South Solutions: March 2013 Issue
Reading Programs in the Digital Age: The Case for Print/Digital Format Neutrality (Worldreader Global Insights: 2017).
Content from e-newsletter Development Challenges, South-South Solutions and Southern Innovator are shared online by global South bloggers. Most recently in Cameroon:
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