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• Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:43 PM

  The end of polio, malaria, tuberculosis and infant AIDS - 4 killer digital initiatives

  The Big Push Campaign By Patrick Doherty You don't need to be a brain surgeon to understand that basic, accessible healthcare is a human right denied to many of those in the developing world, particularly children. The good news is that we are winning Read More... Posted by patrick | 0 Comments Filed under: Media, Politics, Millennials, Africa, Infrastructure, entrepreneurship, Latin America, social entrepreneurship, NGO, United Nations, Social Good Summit

• Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:41 PM

  Social Good Summit - how social media and technology is changing the word for good

  By Patrick Doherty Last weekend's Social Good Summit (SGS) brought together a vast array of thinkers, innovators, philanthropists, politicians, journalists, social activists and, of course, celebrities to discuss the power of technology and social media Read More... Posted by patrick | 71 Comments Filed under: Media, Politics, Millennials, Africa, Infrastructure, entrepreneurship, Latin America, social entrepreneurship, NGO, United Nations, Social Good Summit

• Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:45 PM

  Doing anything special on Monday? How about helping change the world?

  By Patrick Doherty This coming weekend (September 22nd to 24th), the Social Good Summit is on again in New York City and we will be there. Held during UN Week when world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly , the event unites people from around Read More... Posted by patrick | 0 Comments Filed under: Media, Politics, Millennials, Africa, Infrastructure, entrepreneurship, Latin America, social entrepreneurship, NGO, United Nations, Social Good Summit

• Wednesday, June 16, 2010 2:40 PM

  The Leapfrog Effect

  With the increasing speed of IT innovation, it's become commonplace to remark on the "leapfrog effect," where lagging adopters of new technology end up gaining an advantage over the first movers because the technology is so much better by the time they Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: organizational culture, Africa, Infrastructure

• Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:50 AM

  Digital Cities: Social Media and Urbanization

  [this is a cross-post of the introduction to my "Big Report" featured at Internet Evolution this week) The future of the world is urban, and the future of cities is digital -- Internet technology is transforming the urban experience in new, unexpected, Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: futurism, Social Trends, Infrastructure, urbanization

• Friday, January 29, 2010 9:50 AM

  Tech Innovation Center to Open in Nairobi in March

  Infrastructure to support Young World tech entrepreneurs continues to advance, despite the ongoing global slowdown. One of the coolest examples is the new iHub in Nairobi, Kenya, slated to open on March 3. According to our friends at Ushahidi : The iHub Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: Africa, Infrastructure, Incubation