Innovate

Working in the innovation team at Start Network for over five years has given me a privileged opportunity to observe the network and the wider humanitarian system. During that period, the thinking of Start Network has evolved. Start Network has always recognised the problems of existing humanitarian structures — the…

How does the word “Innovate,” make you feel? It makes me feel excited. It means that I get to create something that does not exist, or I get to improve something that needs it. Believe it or not, most people believe that they can’t innovate. You know what it’s simply…

Where cryptography is now, and where it is going — During the last few years, news has appeared more and more often around quantum computers that beat the record of qubits held by a previous quantum computer. While classical computers operate with bits which are either 0 or 1, quantum computers use quantum bits (qubits) which can take both values…

Maintaining voter privacy and ballot integrity — One of the main features of online voting systems is that they allow voters to cast their votes using their own devices, such as mobile phones or laptops, without the need to physically go to a polling place. …

Mix-Nets and Homomorphic Tallying — There is probably one thing that all voters have in common: we do not want anyone to know what or whom we voted for without our consent. In traditional paper-based elections we can use a voting booth to choose our preferred voting option without anyone observing us and, once we…

The Future of Online Elections? — The technology behind metaverses (or 3D virtual, social environments) has been coming for a while now. Developments in video games and virtual and augmented reality seemingly led to these kinds of online platforms since the early 2000s. …

What happens when this breakup is official? For centuries the Chinese have been known as masterful innovators…they are epic in this field. BUT, what are they innovating? Hmmm…. America and the freedoms our society grants individuals, brought forth a wave of Inventors. People and CREATIVITY have always been a staple…

Regardless in your interactions together along with your surroundings, we as health care professionals have a great impact to our community that can be dynamic, we all are in a community together. Community health is the integration of health social care services, and economics responsibilities. People living in a disadvantaged…

De-risking Innovative projects Series • Practical technical article #1 Let’s quickly clarify the terms “innovate” and “innovation” to agree on their meaning. • Innovate: to make changes — to do something in a new way — to introduce as or as if new • Innovation: a new idea, method or…