Innovations in technology that serve the world (more)
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.
Endeavoring to be a good neighbor, Microsoft supplements its data centers with local investments to boost economic and social development. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
BanQu is the world’s first non-cryptocurrency blockchain app to help the world’s poorest people establish a verifiable economic identity. A Field Report from the Summer 2020 issue.
The value of a nonprofit is the presence and participation of its stakeholders and constituents. Technology creates the framework to make that value real. Part of the Technology for Change supplement sponsored by Salesforce in the Summer 2020 issue.
How Shared Hope International uses digital tools and meaningful grassroots experiences to activate support.
Urban Institute’s work highlights the transformative potential of investing in data and tech.
Pencils of Promise CEO Tanya Ramos blazes new trails as an early adopter of digital tools.
Uncovering invisible patterns in vast datasets cannot only automate a variety of tasks, freeing up people to do more valuable and creative work that machines can’t do, but provide new kinds of learning.
The public radio and television station KQED has thrived amid a tumultuous period in the media industry by using technology and data to optimize the delivery of its grassroots journalism and improve relationships with its listeners. Part of a series produced with the support of Salesforce.
An excerpt from The Forever Transaction examines how Under Amour transformed its business by going online.
