Fulfilling the Promise of Youth at the Social Good Summit Kimberly Curtis September 22, 2013 The Social Good Summit kicked off today in New York with the overriding theme of envisioning the world we want in 2030. This theme is timely as the UN and international community works together to form the post-2015 development agenda. Not surprisingly, the po...
Malaria Will Be The First Disease Beaten By Mobile Penelope Starr September 22, 2013 Mobile phones are changing the fight against malaria.
How Afghan Amateur Mappers Unintentionally Punked Apple Una Moore January 14, 2013 Wall Street Journal Kabul bureau chief Yaroslav Trofimov noticed something strange when he loaded Apple’s map of Afghanistan’s capital city on his new iPad today --the existence of a street named “Bad Monkey.”
What Was the Most Interesting mHealth Innovation This Year? Mark Leon Goldberg November 8, 2011 Earlier this year, our friends at the mHealth Alliance launched a competition for mHealth entrepreneurs who are developing mobile phone technology to service the health needs in some of the most remote, hard to reach places on earth.
Stevie Wonder and Friends Launch New UN Mobile App Mark Leon Goldberg September 15, 2011 I just returned from what was arguably one of the more fun press conferences at the United Nations that I've ever attended.
“The Bright Continent” Mark Leon Goldberg August 2, 2011 Friend of Dispatch Dayo Olopade sits down with CNN's Market Place Africa to discuss some of the ideas around her forthcoming book, "The Bright Continent."
Guardian Activate Mark Leon Goldberg April 28, 2011 I'm attending Guardian Activate NYC, a day long forum on technology and social change. follow me at @undispatch and @MarkLGoldberg for updates throughout the day. Hashtag: #activatenyc.
Disaster Relief 2.0: Between a Signac and a Picasso Disaster Relief 2.0 March 29, 2011 The Disaster Relief 2.0 Blog Series provides a public forum for people from both the humanitarian and volunteer and technical communities to discuss ideas in this report and the future of disaster relief.
Disaster Relief 2.0 Blog Series: Collaborating for Effective Response Disaster Relief 2.0 March 28, 2011 A salon discussion about a new report, Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies.
