{"id":112,"date":"2017-06-13T08:03:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T08:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/2020\/12\/23\/looking-beyond-the-obvious-solving-the-right-problems\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:24:40","slug":"looking-beyond-the-obvious-solving-the-right-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/looking-beyond-the-obvious-solving-the-right-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"IDR Select: Looking beyond the obvious, solving the right problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Currency of Trust<\/strong><\/a>
\nOmidyar Network, May 2017<\/em><\/p>

Despite the unprecedented level of low-cost access to basic formal financial services, sustained usage of these services has been limited and several consumer segments remain underserved.<\/p>

In order for this to change, service providers need to offer services that are simple, as good as cash, easy on data plans and compatible with feature phones.<\/p>

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In this report, Omidyar Network “brings the voice of the consumer to the forefront of the discussion around adoption and usage of digital financial services in India, in the hopes that a deeper understanding of consumer behaviors and aspirations will help unlock higher usage and provide services that are more relevant to consumers’ real needs.”<\/p>

2. What were you wearing?<\/strong><\/a>
\nTracey Ullman’s Show, BBC, March 2017<\/em><\/p>

The way law enforcement deals with reports of sexual assault is inane. And this video by BBC aims to highlight just that.<\/p>

By placing a familiar conversation about sexual assault in the context of a robbery, this intelligent spoof points to the absurd manner in which law enforcement authorities often talk to (blame) survivors.<\/p>

Robbery and rape are vastly different crimes. By drawing parallels between the two this BBC video mocks the system’s insensitive, “are you sure you did not ask for it?” approach towards sexual assault survivors.<\/p>

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