Nice idea

Developing into what, exactly?

(not my words)

We have been focusing our energy and resources on trying to solve our Third World problems to become more like the First World. But perhaps it is time that we, the so called Third World minds, focused our energy and creativity on solving some of the First World problems. We will have a brighter future to look forward to, and perhaps this can help us rethink and approach our current problems from a different perspective.

http://designforthefirstworld.com/

update 15.05.10: here's another more arty version of the same concept:
http://ghanathinktank.org/