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Social Entrepreneurship On The High Seas

Ken Banks | National Geographic | February 27, 2013

Sailing some of the most promising socially and environmentally-focused technology companies around the world to meet local business leaders, investors and fellow entrepreneurs may not be the most conventional way of helping scale and grow their ventures, but that’s precisely what Unreasonable at Sea are attempting in a bold experiment in global entrepreneurship. Read More »

Strengthening The Health Workforce through eHealth Innovation: Reflections From The GETHealth Summit

Kate Tulenko | CapacityPlus | March 1, 2013

I recently had the privilege of representing CapacityPlus at the Global Education and Technology Health (GETHealth) Summit at the United Nations in New York City, speaking in sessions on distance learning in rural communities and leveraging social media to address the global health workforce gap. Read More »

Technology Could Empower Africans To Hold Their Governments To Account

Loren Treisman | The Guardian | October 15, 2013

Mobile phones are almost ubiquitous across Africa but can citizens use this technology to better participate in democracy? Next year, South African citizens will take part in their fifth democratic election. While the African National Congress will undoubtedly triumph, it can no longer rest on its laurels. Read More »

Technology To The Rescue: App Helps Health Workers In Uttarakhand Improve Efficiency!

Biraj Swain | Youth Ki Awaaz | January 10, 2017

As the election dates have just been declared for Uttarakhand along with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Manipur, this is as good a time as any to shine a spotlight on an exciting initiative Uttarakhand has embarked on. A new state formed in 2000 (which is fairly young in the Indian federal scheme of things) its challenges are unique. From limited revenue sources (tourism, its mainstay, has taken a hit since the 2013 flash floods; hence it is dependent on central assistance massively) to a hilly terrain and lack of trained personnel, the state has many hurdles...

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Ten Simple Rules For The Open Development Of Scientific Software

Andreas Prlić and James B. Procter | Computational Biology | December 6, 2012

Open-source software development has had significant impact, not only on society, but also on scientific research. Papers describing software published as open source are amongst the most widely cited publications [...]. It is surprising, therefore, that so few papers are accompanied by open software, given the benefits that this may bring. Read More »

The Case For Interoperability For Open Access Repositories

Staff Writer | Confederation of Open Access Repositories | July 1, 2012

The purpose of this paper is to provide a high-level overview of interoperability of Open Access repositories, identify the major issues and challenges that need to be addressed, stimulate the engagement of the repository community and launch a process that will lead to the establishment of a COAR roadmap for repository interoperability. Read More »

The Disaster Response Innovation Fund Is Open for Applications

Press Release | GSMA | September 7, 2017

Since the inception of GSMA’s Disaster Response programme in 2012, we have worked with our GSMA members, humanitarian partners and the wider private and humanitarian sectors to drive the creation and adoption of coordinated, impactful solutions and practices that leverage the ubiquity of the mobile technology. Since 2015 we have done this under the umbrella of the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, a global initiative which now has over 115 Mobile Network Operator (MNO) signatories across 78 countries...

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The First 3D Printed Organ -- A Liver -- Is Expected In 2014

Lucas Mearian | Computerworld | December 26, 2013

Approximately 18 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. But that may change someday sooner than you think -- thanks to 3D printing. Read More »

The Future According To Megan Smith

Jessica Stillman | Forbes | July 19, 2013

Women 2.0 conference keynote speaker and Google[x] VP Megan Smith gives us a glimpse of her 2020 vision — and it’s pretty inspiring. Read More »

The Open Data Effect: Creating Optimistic Radicals At OKFest

Stephen Davenport | Development Gateway | October 24, 2012

I am Stephen Davenport, Director of Innovation at Development Gateway, and recently I attended my first Open Knowledge event, the OKFestival in Helsinki Finland. Read More »

The ‘Avon Ladies’ Of Africa

Tina Rosenberg | New York Times | October 10, 2012

What if every time people came up with a new product, they also had to devise a completely new way to sell it?   Imagine that we had no Amazons, eBays, Targets or Walmarts — no distribution chain at all, and no stores near potential buyers.  Nor is there a way for potential customers to learn about the product. Oh, and they can’t afford it anyway — they can’t afford much of anything... Read More »

U-M Collaborates On New Open Access Scientific Journal

Lynn Raughley | University of Michigan Library | April 25, 2013

A new online journal born of a multi-institutional effort, which includes U-M, is set to tackle issues of sustainability on two fronts. Read More »

Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing The World One Map At A Time

Beth Kanter | Beth's Blog | February 28, 2013

Recognizing remarkable creativity and effectiveness by non-profits across the globe, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named 13 organizations as recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Read More »

VanRoekel: Don't Let Sunk Costs Sink Innovation

Katherine McIntire | Nextgov | February 6, 2014

Too many federal officials believe that to do more you have to spend more, but in fact that opposite can be true, acccording to the Obama administration's top technology official. Read More »

We Deserve More Than This Bad Farm Bill

Ben Lilliston | Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) | February 5, 2014

Was it just exhaustion from two-plus years of negotiations that finally produced the Farm Bill that is expected to be signed by the President this week? [...] For whatever reason, there is a sense that a deeply flawed Farm Bill—the terms of which were dictated largely by austerity fanatics from the start—is the best we’ll get under the current political environment. Read More »