How European Governments Can Help Spur Innovations for the Public Good
Sensible innovation policy design, targeted at innovations for the public good, can be a crucial tool in helping our societies recover and rebuild.
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A League of Their Own
Social enterprise Lesbians Who Tech & Allies has created a global network of LGBT people and their associates that has made the sector more diverse and inclusive.
An Insightful Collaboration
The social enterprise Smart Focus grounds their solutions to China’s rural vision-care crisis in research.
Chinese Food-Delivery Workers, Unite!
AI-driven food-delivery platforms create greater distrust and labor unrest among gig workers.
SSIR Online, Summer 2021 Issue
Links to all of SSIR's online-only articles published the past three months, with editors' notes about standout pieces on fighting disinformation, Indigenous entrepreneurs, multigenerational innovations, and effective virtual boards.
Investing in AI for Good
A new framework for identifying the biggest AI opportunities for social impact, and three areas primed for investment.
The Social Economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Why the social economy needs to step up and shape technological development to address social needs, and five strategies to get there.
When Good Algorithms Go Sexist: Why and How to Advance AI Gender Equity
Seven actions social change leaders and machine learning developers can take to build gender-smart artificial intelligence for a more just world.
Solving the Loneliness Epidemic, Two Generations at a Time
Four ways technology can help organizations working to fight loneliness, while transforming eldercare and the lives of older and younger adults.
There’s No Formula for Taking Sensitive Trainings Remote
While the pandemic has clarified some best practices for online trainings, centering participants requires a creative approach, a deep understanding of participants’ needs, and thoughtful work to be responsive and flexible.