Diederick E. Grobbee, MD

GROWTH

SUSTAINABILITY

INNOVATION

Earth at Night

Credit: C. Mayhew & R. Simmon (NASA/GSFC), NOAA/NGDC, DMSP Digital Archive Juliuscenter.nl

World internet connection density

Credit: Chris Harrison, the Dimes Project

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World city to city connections

Credit: Chris Harrison, the Dimes Project

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Global mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diarrhoea, malaria,

inland and coastal flooding, and malnutrition,

for the years 2000 to 2030

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THE GREEN ZONE IS THE

LIGHT ZONE, THE ZONE OF

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY,

THE ZONE OF HEALTH

RESOURCES

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A map of the World (Land Area)

From: Dr Paul Farmer

All Cardiovascular Disease Deaths

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Physicians Per 100.000 People

Public health spending

Popula

tion c

hange (

2005 e

quals

100)

250

200

150

100

50

1950 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20 30 40 2050

Years

More developed

Less

developed

Least developed

GROWTH

(Adapted from “World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision”, Population Newsletter, UN Population Division, June, 2005

http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/popnews/Newsltr_No_79.pdf) Juliuscenter.nl

THIS

(unequality)

IS

UNSUSTAINABLE

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Global impact of non-communicable

diseases

• 60 % of deaths and 43 % of the global burden of disease. Already 80% in LMIC.

• Chronic diseases and poverty are locked together in a vicious cycle. Chronic disease hinders economic development and worsens poverty.

• There are more fatal heart attacks in India and China than in all developed countries added together.

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EDUCATION IS KEY

• “The most fundamental resource in modern

economy is knowledge and, accordingly, the

most important process is learning”

• “Innovation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the

modern economy”

Lundvall, Bengt-Åke (1992) National Systems of Innovation. Towards a Theory

of Innovation and Interactive Learning. Pinter, London and New York, pp. 342

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• Collect knowledge from all corners of the

globe

• Bring knowledge to all corners of the globe

• The internet as a gateway

• Irrespective of geography, economy, time

zone

• A common platform

ELEVATE

INNOVATION (IN EDUCATION)

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INNOVATION IN EDUCATION

• Gathering input from all corners of the globe

• Spreading knowledge to all corners of the globe

• The internet opens doors and provides access

• The Elevate answer to a global challenge

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