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We've been doing work with colleagues in Japan to think through and develop Social Impact Bonds over the past 4 years. I am currently in Japan again, and we'll be sharing some of the learning from this current trip shortly (so watch this space).
In the meantime, here are two blog series that have produced based on my 2016 and 2017 visits.
2016 Series:
Japan in Spring: the budding potential for Social Impact
Social Impact Bonds in Japan: It's not always about saving money
Not waving, but drowning... in data? Managing data and Social Impact Bonds