Codesigning tech for inclusion: The ICONIC project
Inside ICONIC, the research project that codesigned four novel new technologies hand-in-hand with the digitally excluded.
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Educating the data and AI policymakers of the future
Dr Elinor Carmi, co-director of a new MSc in Data, Policy & Social Justice at City St George’s, University of London, on educating critical thinkers as policymakers of the future.
Helpster: The hard journey of a simple life-saving idea
Founder Nikita Kuzmin on Helpster’s long, arduous mission to save lives in developing countries by connecting patients and doctors directly with donors.
Building neuroinclusive workplaces and why it matters
auticon US CEO Vance Checketts on reckoning with the fact that up to 20% of people in our teams are neurodivergent.
The future of education: Teaching kids with AI
GoStudent founder Felix Ohswald on using artificial inteligence to upgrade student learning and the quality of teaching.
Measuring carbon: Insights from SAP and BT
SAP’s Stephen Jamieson and BT’s Sarwar Khan on partnering to develop a means to track emissions across BT’s entire global value chain.
Canon Medical Arena: A place for basketball and MRIs
Mark Hitchman, MD of Canon Medical Systems, on combining sport, community wellbeing, medical diagnostics, and research in one place.
The people making a digital twin of every diamond in the world
Inside De Beers’ internal tech startup, Tracr, that aims to use blockchain to tell the positve story of every natural diamond in the world.
Novis Games is bringing gaming to the blind
Arianna Ortelli, CEO and co-founder of Novis Games, on her team’s partnership with Microsoft and using AI to bring video games to the visually impaired.
Technology and public services: We can do so much better
Andrea Danes, global human services leader at EY, discusses how we might unleash the public sector’s “innovative instigators” with technology.
Chloe Tartan: Blockchain versus the digital divide
Blockchain could provide a transparent, safe, and incentivised mechanism for the distribution of welfare, says Accenture’s Chloe Tartan.
Mary Jacques: Leading ESG at Lenovo
Mary Jacques heads global ESG for tech giant Lenovo, which is on a mission to meet ambitious sustainability goals not just for itself, but across its entire value chain
The game-changing cloud innovation for cancer trials
Cancer Research UK, the world’s largest independent cancer research organisation, has digitally transformed. At the forefront of the world’s battle against cancer for the last 120 years, the charity has embraced agility and fast innovation in the Cloud in partnership with AWS.
Amref Health Africa, GSK and Cognizant
Tech for Good sits down with leaders from Amref, GSK and Cognizant to discuss a remarkable collaboration set to create a lasting digital advantage for Amref as it seeks to transform healthcare on the continent.
Building the ‘Siri of digital public services’ in Estonia
Estonia has become renowned as one of the most digitally advanced nations on the planet. Its latest innovation is Bürokratt, an AI-driven virtual assistant. Government CDO Ott Velsberg tells us more.
Daniel Di Giusto: Tech to the Rescue
Daniel Di Giusto is co-founder of Tech To The Rescue. In this podcast, Daniel tells some extraordinary stories of how the movement is connecting tech companies with non-profits.
Olivia Gambelin: Driving ethics in technology
Olivia Gambelin is founder and CEO of Ethical Intelligence. In this podcast, Olivia talks about her company’s mission to help organisations build ethical technology.
Series Four: Tim Guilliams
Tim Guilliams is co-founder and CEO of Healx.
In this podcast, Tim reveals how machine learning is helping in the discovery of treatments for rare diseases.
Series Four: Alistair Fulton
Semtech’s Alistair Fulton is a thought leader on the Internet of Things.
In this podcast, Alistair reveals how low-power, wide-area connectivity can help combat climate change.
Series Four: Peter Vanovertveld
Peter Vanovertveld is Chief Commercial & Operations Officer for Smart Reporting.
In this podcast, Peter explains why structured data can help drive new standards in patient care.
Series Four: Janice Burns
Janice Burns is Chief People Officer for Degreed. In this podcast, Janice discusses her distinguished career and why businesses must strive to upskill their employees.
Series Four: Kristian Rönn
Kristian Rönn is CEO and co-founder of Normative. In this podcast, Kristian tells us about the technology that helps businesses with carbon accounting.
Series Four: Moussa Zaghdoud
Moussa Zaghdoud is EVP for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s Cloud Communications Business.
In this podcast, Moussa tells us why he has always wanted to build technology to help people.
Series Three: Suzette Kent
Suzette Kent is a former Federal CIO for the United States government.
In this podcast, Suzette shares her story and talks about what the public sector can do to accelerate digital transformation.
Series Three: Andrea Danes
Andrea Danes is Global Human Services Leader for EY.
In this podcast, Andrea discusses the company’s work to support vulnerable populations.
JPMorgan: Walking The Walk
JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Tech For Social Good team is celebrating 10 years of doing good, impacting thousands of non-profits and empowering its own workforce.
Powering digital equity in Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia’s Office for Innovation using the power of public-private partnership to provide internet access to thousands.
Reinventing Talent Development
Irish IT multinational Version 1 is revolutionising how a company manages its talent and ensures employees’ pathway to success
The carbon-negative data centre of the future
An ambitious blueprint has been unveiled for a carbon-negative data centre of the future
Inclusive payments: The accessibility features providing equal access in the payments industry
A billion people worldwide experience some form of disability. Failing to accommodate them as payments technology advances will cost us all, says Clover’s Jon Boland
The future of innovation is ethical
Corporate trailblazers must prioritise ethical innovation to drive responsible change, ensuring sustainable progress and creating true value in a rapidly evolving digital age.
Codesigning tech for inclusion: The ICONIC project
Inside ICONIC, the research project that codesigned four novel new technologies hand-in-hand with the digitally excluded.
Arianna Ortelli, CEO and co-founder of Novis Games, on her team’s partnership with Microsoft and using AI to bring video games to the visually impaired.
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