WorldChanging: Another World Is Here

Poor people can be innovative too...but who is going to fund them?

WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: "Some of the innovations featured :
Rural Innovations - India
Leapfrog Nations - Emerging Technology in the New Developing World
What can be more worldchanging than solutions creatively crafted by people who need them the most? Solutions that ease the burden of day-to-day life. Solutions that make use of limited resources available. Solutions that work, despite little encouragement, aid and 'technical' know-how. Solutions that are adapted to the environment and, in most cases, are eco-friendly.

While they are now starting to get recognition, I wonder why little is being done to nurture them and create micro enterprises out of them. Do they threaten large enterprises and governments by implicitly wresting away control and power? Are innovations from below just invisible to established leaders?
Some of the innovations featured :
# zero-head water turbines
# amphibious cycles
# gears in cycle rickshaws
# pedal washing machines
# convertible tractors
# water pumps operated through GSM mobile phones
# cow-milking machines
# electronic sticks for the visually impaired made from PVC pipes which even has a puddle detector Continue reading 'Rural Innovations - India'"