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Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013. A 2013 survey from The Millennial Impact. Smartwatches. Green Technology.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 22, 2013
Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge. People are immensely proud of their creations and would love to see them used to benefit more people.
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Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists.
Tech Soup
APRIL 2, 2013
Apps are a powerful way for everyday people to act for social good, making their lives, and the lives of their communities, stronger. TechSoup for Libraries. In addition to the Edge Initiative, TechSoup for Libraries has been highlighting public libraries across the United States that use technology in innovative ways.
Tech Soup
MAY 7, 2013
Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. The social good impact of this field to encourage wealth distribution in Africa is immense. Accessibility.
Tech Soup
APRIL 23, 2013
This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Very, very cool, I must say.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2016
Rather than just telling people how the world needs to improve, the successful social entrepreneur demonstrates how to do it. If cost benchmarking doesn’t make sense (as in the field of human rights), can we dramatically change the way people operate in a given area? Blind people were dependent on sighted people for access to books.
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