Nov 29, 2022Compost WalletOur continuous process of finding ways to breathe new life into NFTs Digital Waste Energy is consumed in three main areas across the tech sector: Data centres, data transmission networks, manufacture and use of devices. Whilst digitisation is often the answer to everything due to the convenience the process brings to our…4 min read4 min read
Jul 21, 2020How COVID-19 Is Affecting RefugeesThe global COVID-19 pandemic has further threatened the lives of one of the world’s most vulnerable populations: the estimated 70 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. It’s also highlighted how refugees are often excluded from the essential services afforded to citizens with more stability. According to…Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
May 26, 2020Emerge and Penta Network Support Public COVID-19 Response with CivitasAll over the world, countries are dealing with overburdened, resource-constrained, and highly fragmented public healthcare systems. The huge number of COVID-19 cases seen over the past few months has highlighted gaps in these systems, and raised questions about how to coordinate more effective responses. Inequalities in healthcare systems that predated…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Mar 27, 2020Emerge Against COVID-19The spread of COVID-19 has grown exponentially in numerous countries over the past few days, accelerating the need for smart solutions to the problems caused by this global pandemic. At Emerge, we are working with our partner Penta Network on multiple fronts to tackle these major challenges. We’re deploying our…Coronavirus6 min readCoronavirus6 min read
Mar 23, 2020Improving the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain In the Age of COVID-19More than 350,000 people have tested positive for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus around the world, with confirmed positives surging as testing becomes more widespread. More than 15,000 people have died due to complications from the virus. If there’s one set of numbers that’s almost as closely watched as COVID’s infections…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Mar 17, 2020Inconsistent Income Earning and the Importance of Real Financial InclusionThere are two widely accepted ways to define poverty. One is called relative poverty, in which a person falls well behind the income of others living in the same country. The other is absolute poverty (also called extreme poverty), which is an inability to attain a specified global standard of…Financial Inclusion5 min readFinancial Inclusion5 min read
Feb 25, 2020Technology Can Fight Food Waste and World HungerOf all the forces fighting global food waste, one of the most surprising is a 90-year-old Italian chef named Dino Impagliazzo. For years, Impagliazzo has combined his culinary skills with surplus food from markets in Rome to feed 800 hungry people a week. …Food5 min readFood5 min read
Feb 8, 2020Coronavirus and the Importance of Accuracy in the NewsThe coronavirus that started in Wuhan, China late last year has claimed more than 700 lives and infected more than 35,000 people. As if this full-blown global health emergency weren’t scary enough, there’s another matter making the situation even worse: a tidal wave of misinformation washing over social media. As…Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
Jan 17, 2020Member-onlyWhat Inclusive Innovation Really MeansInnovation. The world thrives on it. Silicon Valley was built on it. It’s meant to drive progress, and make people’s lives immeasurably better. The problem with innovation is that we place far too much attention on what we build, and not nearly enough on how we build it. By following…Cryotocurrency6 min readCryotocurrency6 min read
Jan 9, 2020Catching Up and Moving ForwardOh hello there! We’ve been so busy, we haven’t updated you on our progress in a while. But hey, it’s a new year, so we’re ready to tell you everything that’s going on at Emerge, and what lies ahead. To understand all that we’re doing, let us tell you a…Refugees4 min readRefugees4 min read
