Pop!Tech: Paul Polak inspires.
To inspire projects like Kiva, you need mentors. Andrew Zolli introduces Paul Polak, founder of International Development Enterprises, as one of the key mentors in… Read More »Pop!Tech: Paul Polak inspires.
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Pop!Tech: Jessica Flannery explains Kiva
Pop!Tech’s second session focuses on “innovation from the bottom up”, grassroots approaches to social change. Andrew Zolli points out that “for every dollar of US… Read More »Pop!Tech: Jessica Flannery explains Kiva
Delivering Ethiopian teff via Czech taxi?
Forgive me, gentle readers. I’m on the road again, in Budapest for the next few days – hence, the sparse blogging. In a desperate bid… Read More »Delivering Ethiopian teff via Czech taxi?
Using mobiles to fight pharma fakes
You’re the mother of a small child in rural Ghana. Your child has malaria – she’s sweating with fever, then shaking with chills. You send… Read More »Using mobiles to fight pharma fakes
Apply for the Knight News Challenge
Our friends at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are trying to figure out what community media looks like in the 21st century.… Read More »Apply for the Knight News Challenge
World in Progress podcast: Myanmar protests, online anonymity, web and development
One of the several interviews I did while in Rome was with Guy Deagan of Deutsche Welle’s radio program “World in Progress”. The program covers… Read More »World in Progress podcast: Myanmar protests, online anonymity, web and development