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Critically evaluating the social impact of technology
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We are extremely grateful your support of Tech’s Good since our inception in September 2017. We launched our platform with a focus on…
Tech's Good
Jan 5, 2020
Building digital medical records for floating villages in Cambodia
Building digital medical records for floating villages in Cambodia
How do you digitize medical records when clinics are on a lake, have minimal connectivity, and are four hours from the nearest major city?
Tech's Good
Nov 6, 2019
Do no digital harm
Do no digital harm
‘Do no harm’ is a core humanitarian principle that is intended for the protection of beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance, and is…
Tech's Good
Oct 21, 2019
Namnandorj Bayaraa: ‘we need to be more responsible because all of us are both information…
Namnandorj Bayaraa: ‘we need to be more responsible because all of us are both information…
Namnandorj is the founder of Remo Media. Remo sends email newsletter and partners with local NGOs and schools to teach media literacy and…
Tech's Good
Oct 14, 2018
Eight Things Driving China’s Fintech Fortune
Eight Things Driving China’s Fintech Fortune
By Jessica Osborn
Alina Kaiser
Aug 27, 2018
Dr. Sema Sgaier: ‘We see tremendous potential for applying machine learning to the development…
Dr. Sema Sgaier: ‘We see tremendous potential for applying machine learning to the development…
Dr. Sema Sgaier is Co-founder and Executive Director of Surgo Foundation, a privately funded ‘action tank’ focused on behavioral drivers…
Tech's Good
Apr 24, 2018
Brother, Can You Spare a Bitcoin?
Brother, Can You Spare a Bitcoin?
Is it really all about greed?
Paul Lamb
Apr 10, 2018
Embracing Complexity: Preliminary Findings from the Humanitarian Blockchain Summit
Embracing Complexity: Preliminary Findings from the Humanitarian Blockchain Summit
New York City — Blockchain has been hailed as a technology capable of transforming our way of life — the way we bank, donate, register…
Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
Mar 27, 2018
Indonesia’s Go-Jek is bringing fintech to the last mile and most aren’t paying attention
Indonesia’s Go-Jek is bringing fintech to the last mile and most aren’t paying attention
Why Go-Jek needs to be in the global discussion around financial inclusion
Stephen Deng
Mar 26, 2018
Empowering the Vision Impaired with Indoor Navigation Tech
Empowering the Vision Impaired with Indoor Navigation Tech
In 2014, members of the Royal Society for Blind Children’s (RSBC) Youth Forum produced a manifesto. Amongst other things, they highlighted…
Tech's Good
Jan 30, 2018
Being an entrepreneur is hard, especially in emerging markets
Being an entrepreneur is hard, especially in emerging markets
Entrepreneurship offers enough challenges to smother half of the startups within the first four years according to the Global…
Alina Kaiser
Jan 16, 2018
Ali Khatau: ‘Online education will become the norm’
Ali Khatau: ‘Online education will become the norm’
Continuing our series exploring Tanzania’s tech-for-good ecosystem, we spoke to Ali Khatau, 22-year old tech entrepreneur, medical student…
Tech's Good
Dec 11, 2017
How charities can work with tech companies
How charities can work with tech companies
It wasn’t so long ago that we were talking about the wonders of email — now companies are getting very excited about artificial…
Super Global 🌎
Nov 20, 2017
Stephanie Manciagli: ‘Each poverty indicator has a solution’
Stephanie Manciagli: ‘Each poverty indicator has a solution’
Stephanie Manciagli is an International Replicas Specialist focused on eradicating poverty with Fundacion Paragaya’s “Poverty Stoplight”…
Tech's Good
Nov 9, 2017
The power of micro-donations
The power of micro-donations
The number of natural disasters and escalated conflicts has significantly increased over recent years. Financing from traditional sources…
OneRelief
Nov 2, 2017
Beyond the Hype: Blockchain for Humanity
Beyond the Hype: Blockchain for Humanity
Imagine a world where humanitarian aid can reach people affected by crises exponentially faster, where refugees can store their health…
Tech's Good
Oct 27, 2017
Lennart van der Ziel: ‘¡Creemos en la cooperación, no en la competencia!’
Lennart van der Ziel: ‘¡Creemos en la cooperación, no en la competencia!’
Lennart van der Ziel es CEO y cofundador de una empresa de rápido crecimiento holandesa llamada Travis el Traductor. Desde el comienzo de…
Tech's Good
Oct 23, 2017
Lennart van der Ziel: ‘Cooperation, not competition!’
Lennart van der Ziel: ‘Cooperation, not competition!’
Lennart van der Ziel is CEO & Co-founder of the fast-growing Dutch startup Travis the Translator. From Law school to the startup scene…
Tech's Good
Oct 23, 2017
#peacehack London 2017: hacking for peace at our #robotsforpeace workshop
#peacehack London 2017: hacking for peace at our #robotsforpeace workshop
Last month, we built a flock of twitterbots at two #peacehacks in London and Brierfield to spread messages of peace on Twitter for…
Catherine Dempsey
Oct 16, 2017
Ayca Ariyoruk: ‘To help solve global conflicts, populate the digital space with human facilitators’
Ayca Ariyoruk: ‘To help solve global conflicts, populate the digital space with human facilitators’
We interviewed Ayca Ariyoruk, cross-cultural facilitator and partnerships manager for Soliya Inc., a not-for-profit, technology-enabled…
Tech's Good
Sep 27, 2017
Connectivity for everyone
Connectivity for everyone
As exhausted, fearful refugees arrived onto Grecian shores, the very first thing some of them asked for was an Internet connection. To…
Tech's Good
Sep 19, 2017
Tech’s Good: Letter from the Editor
Tech’s Good: Letter from the Editor
Tech’s Good has officially launched! Our team are extremely excited to share with you several very different perspectives and insights on…
Keeya-Lee Ayre
Sep 3, 2017
Political Technology for Good
Political Technology for Good
By Alvin Carpio, Founder of The Fourth Group
The Fourth Group
Sep 3, 2017
Joséphine Goube: ‘Build alongside, not for, refugee beneficiaries’
Joséphine Goube: ‘Build alongside, not for, refugee beneficiaries’
We interviewed Joséphine Goube, the CEO of Techfugees, a non-profit based in London, bringing together tech engineers, entrepreneurs and…
Tech's Good
Sep 3, 2017
Ade Adeyemi: ‘I doubt our political leaders will have the strength of leadership to successfully…
Ade Adeyemi: ‘I doubt our political leaders will have the strength of leadership to successfully…
We spoke with Ade Adeyemi, a Senior Project Lead within the NHS in Britain, working on a major project to improve healthcare in the London…
Tech's Good
Sep 3, 2017
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