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An Interview with DataDyne's Joel Selanikio

AshokaTECH — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:37:04 +0000

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About 1 year ago, some colleagues from graduate school and I had the privelage to work with DataDyne for our final project for our studies. We had the opportunity to work with Dr. Joel Selanikio, the co-founder, and evaluate user adoption of DataDyne's EpiSurveyor in Kenya.

Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity

AshokaTECH — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:25 +0000

I received this by email recently:

Episode 9 of the AshokaTECH Podcast: Interview with the CEO and Co-Founder of Kiva Matt Flannery

AshokaTECH — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:32:41 +0000

On this weekâ€™s episode of theÂ AshokaTECH Podcast, host Alex Budak interviews the co-founder and CEO ofÂ Kiva.orgÂ Matt Flannery.
Kiva empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe through the internet. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva creates a global community of people connected through lending. Â As of last November, Kiva had facilitated over $100 Million Dollars in loans world-wide, with an extremely highÂ repayment rate of over 98%.

'New Commerce' Comes to Kenya

AshokaTECH — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:18 +0000

The True Apocalypse in the Global Pharma Ecosystem

AshokaTECH — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:28:33 +0000

By now you may have seen or heard of 2012, the movie that is.

Fab Lab Sets Its Sights on Haiti

AshokaTECH — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:09:20 +0000

Also published on the TechSoup Blog.
I wrote a blog post a few months ago about Fab Lab, a network of community-operated workshops springing up all over the world. I was excited about Fab-Fi, Fab Lab's name for the simple directional antennas they're using to build a mesh wireless network all over Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

Is This High-Tech Facility in Uganda the Start of A New Era in Pharma Manufacturing?

AshokaTECH — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:43:58 +0000

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a meeting at Georgetown University, which featured TLG Capital and members of Quality Chemical Industries Limited (QCIL). QCIL is the first World Health Organization-approved pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in sub-sarahan Africa. Their goals, which include expanding accessibility of antimalarial and antirevtrovirals by guaranteeing affordability and quality drugs.

WiHood Bracelets Make Computer Education Portable

AshokaTECH — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:23:05 +0000

This post contributed by Ashley Metz Cummings.

Across the globe, the computers used in underfunded schools share similar characteristics.Â Outdated hardware grumbles to a start each morning to serve classrooms crowded with children.Â Slow processors and limited storage space confine the possibilities for learning computer skills and using the Internet.Â The students in these classrooms have never dreamt of owning their own PCs and cannot fathom the world on the other side of an Internet connection â€“ they have enough on their minds at home.

Episode 8 of the AshokaTECH Podcast: Interview with Change.org Founder Ben Rattray

AshokaTECH — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:04:03 +0000

On this week's episode of the AshokaTECH Podcast, host Alex Budak interviews Ben Rattray, the founder of Change.org.
Founded in 2005, Change.org seeks to be the central platform informing and empowering movements for social change around the most important issues of our time.Â From homelessness to genocide, health care to human trafficking, global warming, and more, Change.org leverages technology and social media to connect people with one another and organizations to advance their common causes. Â

Technology & Social Innovations - Public Discussion Started on SocialEdge

AshokaTECH — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:46:51 +0000

SocialEdge kicked off a new discussion yesterday, led by Ashoka's own Rosa Wang.Â Continuing on the heels of Tech4Society earlier this month, here's where the discussion starts:
"Technology & Social Innovations

Fridge-less Vaccines - A New 'Hot' Discovery

AshokaTECH — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:48:34 +0000

In the realm of Global Health (and other sectors) the call for measuring changes in global health outcomes is increasingly strong. Considering the multi-millions of dollars that are spent on certain initiatives, these claims are not unfounded.
Although not a health outcome improvement per se, a recent BBC News article highlighted a major breakthrough in the field of vaccine delivery.

The Tech Awards 2010 - Call for Entries

AshokaTECH — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:36:02 +0000

The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum, honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to address humanityâ€™s most urgent challenges.

Episode 7 of the AshokaTECH Podcast: Interview with Julia Novy-Hildesley

AshokaTECH — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:37:33 +0000

Road to Hyderabad: T-3 Days

AshokaTECH — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:05:01 +0000

That's the team, or at least a small part of it.Â Our team that has gotten us to this moment, just 3 days away from the Tech4Society event.

Alex Brown, the Welfare of Horses and the Effect of Social Media

AshokaTECH — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:53:54 +0000

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In this interview from Knowledge@Wharton, Alex Brown, owner of the website Alex Brown Racing, dedicated to the welfare of horses (and saving them from the slaughter house), gives us a first hand account of his experience building the website and its popularity using social media tools including Wikis, discussion forums, YouTube Contests and Twitter.