Inspired by the rapid-fire response of the tech world to the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. government is planning to jump-start a venture-capital approach to the field of humanitarian tech.

It's been a couple of years since I last visited Peru, and more than five since I had an apartment in Chile, and these gaps highlight an unmistakable trend. The center of the world is shifting from the developed to the developing world.

Game-changing endeavors from the developing world are no longer only occurring in China and India--Thailand, Egypt, Malaysia and others are making moves on the global scene.

Chile has decided that it wants to be an innovation hub in South America.

Should Chilean Jose Ojeda's rescue note belong to the nation or to the miner himself?

I am quite obsessed with the (now) feel-good story about the trapped miners and their rescue. I was taken with Luis Urzua's leadership, especially during the first couple of weeks when they were trapped with little food and no knowledge of the efforts being made to rescue them. And I love what the President said to Luis.