San Francisco Event – "Technology Empowers the Poorest"

“Technology Empowers the Poorest” WEDNESDAY, May 21, 7:00 p.m.Cowell Theater, Fort Mason, San FranciscoSponsored by the Long Now Foundation Iqbal Quadir is the legendary founder of GrameenPhone, which transformed his home country of Bangladesh in the 1990s and led the way for the cellphone revolution throughout the developing world. Currently Quadir heads the Legatum Center [...]

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Here’s a story on corporate philanthropy experiments in SecondLife. Philips, the consumer company which specializes in “simplicity”** used the platform to lead a cross company discussion on the production of a “smokeless stove.” Philips is using the SecondLife platform to get feedback on their designs, co-create new products, engage potential users in shaping the tools, [...]