New Frontiers of Financial Inclusion in Africa
Will mobile telephones become the new super highway to connect the poor to the financial grid?
Technology & Design - Articles
Innovations in technology and design that serve the world (more)
Game-Changers of the World, Unite
Play this online game and learn social innovation strategies to solve global crises.
Micro-multinationals Rising
Small, Web-wired start-ups that are using social media to find, then recruit, the best new talent from around the globe and leverage it for immediate innovation, impact, and sustainability.
How Our Tools Define “Community”
Many of the tools in the social technology for social impact sector require us to operate a traditional hierarchy and distribution of responsibility, instead of distributing responsibility, and developing in an agile, organic way.
Five People You Should Be Following on Twitter
A list of social innovators worth watching.
The Information Age Goes Old School
Is the digital divide a thing of the past?
Clouds and InfoStructure
Cloud-based tools encourage greater collaboration, allowing us to re-imagine problems and develop new solutions to tackle social problems.
Gaming for Good
The explosion of online gaming offers opportunities to use game mechanics to create social good.
“You” Video: The New Cause Politics?
Developments in social media have led to a new type of online, personalized campaign advertisements.
Mobile: Increasingly on Call
Mobile technology has become increasingly crucial within the field of international development, for issues ranging from private equity in Africa to crisis response.