Foundation of the Future?

By Tamara Straus

PopTech has evolved from an annual technology gathering to a social innovation accelerator that curates international conferences, initiatives, labs, and fellowships. Can it live up to its ambitions?

Podcast

Global Issues

Technology and International Development

Featuring Maura O'Neill

USAID Chief Innovation Officer Maura O'Neill leads a discussion on how connection technologies can support sustainable development.

Five Ways to Avoid the Data System Trap

By Matthew Forti

How nonprofits can assess readiness and lay the groundwork for a successful data system.

Podcast

Global Issues

Teaching with Interactive Simulations

Featuring Katherine Perkins

Katherine Perkins discusses what differentiates Physics Education Technology (PhET), and the range of students that have benefited.

Campus Party: It’s not a “Spanish Thing”

By Daniel Ben-Horin 6

A look at a generational cohort that the world must engage.

Podcast

Global Issues

Technology in Healthcare Delivery Redesign (2)

Featuring Jay Deady

Using workflow automation and tracking solutions to address the needs of the acute care hospital marketplace.

Is the UN Really Trying to Take Over the Internet?

By Keisha Taylor 1

A look at new proposals to change how our Internet is governed.

Information as a Cash Crop

By Konstantin Zvereff 2

In East Africa, access to accurate, timely information is improving the livelihood of entrepreneurial farmers.

Trust and Technology

By William Brindley

Together, the public and private sector can develop affordable and truly accessible banking solutions that benefit the world’s poor.

Accessible Images

By Suzie Boss

An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images.