by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
An Indian U of Maryland physics prof came up with these zero rupee notes that Indians can slip to officials who demand bribes. They’ve been wildly successful, with a total run over over 1,000,000 notes, and the reports from the field suggest that they shock grafters...
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
I was forced to mull on this question by the runway popularity of a recent post by Fumiko Nagano on the World Bank blog regarding the efforts of 5th Pillar to fight Corruption in India with Zero Rupee Notes. Since then, it has taken the digital world by storm with...
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
The seemingly constant redesigning of U.S. currency and the rise of the design-community-approved, architecture-centric Euro (only the Netherlands could get away with a coin this cool) has led to a wave of art and design projects that toy with what our money looks...
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
In India, people often face situations where they are asked to pay bribes for public services that should be provided free. In response to this the organization 5th Pillar has begun to distribute zero rupee notes in the hope that ordinary indians can use them as a...
by FP_admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Media Coverage
In 1997 an expat Indian physics professor was so fed up with the corruption he witnessed on a trip home from the United States, he created the zero rupee note. Now, 13 years later, his idea is gaining currency around the world.
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