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Embracing Emerging Technology for Social Change
Embracing Emerging Technology for Social Change
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jul 17, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Emerging technologies like biotech and artificial intelligence have the potential to transform so many of the systems that make up the world around us. At our 2018 Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, Katherine Milligan, who directs the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship spoke with a few savvy social entrepreneurs who are harnessing these tools for social impact right now. Milligan speaks with Keller Rinaudo, CEO and cofounder of Zipline, which is using drones to deliver blood and medicines to remote parts of the world; Kristin Richmond of Revolution Foods, which is using data and technology to increase access to fresh, healthy food to underserved communities and schools; and David Risher, CEO and co-founder of Worldreader, a global nonprofit that provides people in the developing world with free access to culturally relevant, digital books via e-readers and mobile phones. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/embracing_emerging_technology_for_social_change
Released:
Jul 17, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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