Three Local Innovations Improving Lives in Rural Tanzania
I saw local innovation that solves problems with low-cost and inventive technologies at work in a rural Tanzanian village....
Engineering for Change
Interest: ICT
The boom in mobile phone ownership has been one of the unanticipated success stories of global development. And with all of that computing power in the hands of so many people, software engineers are at the leading edge of the work to improve lives. Other electronic hardware is also gaining momentum, with innovations like e-readers, drones and 3D printers. These tools are how communities can leapfrog over phases of development to catch up with the pack.
Interest: ICT
El Acceso Universal a Internet en México Reduciría la Pobr...
Read this article in English here. Internet es un derecho en México desde 2013, año en que se modificó la Constitución de la nación para garantizar el acceso universal....
Mexico Wants Internet Access for All. Getting Everyone Onlin...
Leer en español. The Internet has been a right in Mexico since the nation’s Constitution was amended in 2013 to guarantee universal online access. Yet just 47 percent of...
A Global Research Network Investigates Post-Harvest Technolo...
Researchers at Engineering for Change developed two comprehensive reports on technology that mitigates food-borne disease and improves agricultural practices in sub-Saharan Africa. One paper details the methods and machines...
How to Get Started with Mobile Data Collection
Paper has been a reliable introduction for many data collection and service delivery programs around the world. It has allowed frontline workers to deliver their services to those communities...
A Developer’s Challenge: Building Mobile Tech for the Deve...
We are in the age of near-constant innovation. From the latest smartphone models, to connected personal medical devices, to advanced mobile apps and services, new technology is hitting the...
How ICT Can Accelerate Implementation of the Sustainable Dev...
Darine Ameyed analyzes a class of technology that was prominent in global development discussions at the International Conference on Sustainable Development held at Columbia University in New York (USA). Technology...
IEEE’s Women in Engineering Celebrated Leadership Beyond Borders in Tunisia
Tunisia, a small country in North Africa, known as leader in the Arab world when it comes to the...
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mWater tops a CARE team’s comparison of ICT tools for monitoring water and sanitation projects
The CARE Water+ team reviewed three ICT tools to improve the efficiency of monitoring data on water points and...
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Tecnologia para Salvar a la Lengua Quechua
Ingenieros de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú están desarrollando un software que interpreta la lengua indígena Quechua con...
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Technology Access is Ushering in Agriculture’s ‘Data Revolution’
A solution to ease some of the pressure to produce food as the world’s population climbs may be the...
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I teach refugees to map their world
I first visited the Zaatari refugee camp in early 2015. Located in northern Jordan, the camp is home to...
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ICANN’s data security report: Tiered model to comply with new GDPR, questions remain on KSK
Engineering for Change’s Contributing Editor Satish Babu reports on the implications of the ICANN61 meeting and community forum in...
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On the savanna, mobile phones haven’t transformed Maasai lives – yet
Mobile phones are everywhere. In fact, they may be nearly as common on the African savanna as they are...
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Origins of a Startup: The Mechanical Engineer Aline Saraiva Okello Co-Founded HarvestRainWater in Mozambique
The following is an excerpt from the book Founding Women: African Women Who Are Defying the Odds to Build...
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Satellites and Cell Phones: A Guide to Remote Monitoring of Water and Sanitation Technology in Global Development
From satellites peeping at water sources to “smart” latrines, new tools have emerged to help fix the problems with...
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Five Operational Lessons Nonprofit CEOs Can Learn from the Closure of SIMLab
Before the Social Impact Lab (SIMLab) closed its doors in January, CEO Laura Walker McDonald published an honest and...
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