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.
Romily Broad
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.
Your teams are neurodiverse. It’s time to embrace neuroinclusion.
Tech leaders may already know their teams are rich in neurodiversity, but keeping hold of them means intentional action.
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.
New technology powers the fight against child abuse images
Internet Watch Foundation announces an upgrade to its Intellgrade system and adds over 60,000 new victims to the half a million it has already documented this year.
This little island aims to lead the world in green finance
The Isle of Man, strategically positioned in the Irish Sea, has launched a Sustainable Finance Roadmap with plans to become a ‘living laboratory’ for green finance by 2026.
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.
Tracr: How De Beers’ is digitalising every diamond’s story
Inside De Beers’ mission to create a digital twin of all the world’s diamonds on the blockchain.
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.
How AI is unlocking videogames for the blind
Novis Games, a Microsoft-supported startup, is using AI to transform games for the visually impaired.
How technology is revolutionising public service
The slow-moving public sector must use the pace of advancing technology to reshape public services for the demands of the future.
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 women of public-sector tech
Diverse technology teams lead to better outcomes, as Southwark Council has discovered. We hear from seven of the local authority’s female change makers.
Issue 23
Tech For Good’s cover story this time concerns Amref Health Africa, it’s brilliant work over decades to bring reliable healthcare to sub-Saharan Africa, and a remarkable partnership with GSK and Cognizant that has seen its digital capabilities dramatically enhanced.
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.
See it: be it. Eight female journeys in tech
Behind the rallying cries of International Women’s Day, real stories of fascinating female success in tech abound.
Voices of International Women’s Day
Nineteen fast comments from senior female tech leaders on driving inclusivity, building community, and accelerating skills.
Issue 22
Tech For Good’s cover story this time concerns Amref Health Africa, it’s brilliant work over decades to bring reliable healthcare to sub-Saharan Africa, and a remarkable partnership with GSK and Cognizant that has seen its digital capabilities dramatically enhanced.
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.
Schneider Electric’s Smarter, Greener, Happier Future
We speak to Schneider Electric’s MEA region about why an all-digital, all-electric world is required for a smarter and greener future.
Technology Driving Blood Supply
NHS Blood and Transplant keeps people alive. Wendy Clark and David Rose discuss the role of technology.
No substitute for learning
Karthik Krishnan speaks about the future of education and why digital enhancement is the way forward in transforming the schools system
Ready For Disaster
W. Curtis Preston, a.k.a “Mr Backup”, on protecting your company’s data against natural disasters
Humanity, technology and the mental health crisis
Matthew Jenkins, founder of Dream and Leap, examines technology’s impact on mental health, urging leaders to foster balance and ensure it enhances, rather than overwhelms, human wellbeing.
Building smart cities: How local governments can succeed
Local governments must prioritize digital transformation to create smarter, more efficient cities. By investing in IoT infrastructure, data management, and AI, they can enhance services, boost economies, and improve citizens’ quality of life.
Stina Ehrensvärd
Stina Ehrensvärd is co-founder of Yubico, the company behind Yubikeys. In this podcast, Stina reveals how the technology has helped human rights organisations and other non-profits.
Martin McKay
Martin McKay is founder and CEO of Texthelp, an international education technology company. He speaks to Stuart Hodge about the power of “learning analytics” and considers the possibility of a fully automated classroom.
Romily Broad
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.
Your teams are neurodiverse. It’s time to embrace neuroinclusion.
Tech leaders may already know their teams are rich in neurodiversity, but keeping hold of them means intentional action.
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.
New technology powers the fight against child abuse images
Internet Watch Foundation announces an upgrade to its Intellgrade system and adds over 60,000 new victims to the half a million it has already documented this year.
This little island aims to lead the world in green finance
The Isle of Man, strategically positioned in the Irish Sea, has launched a Sustainable Finance Roadmap with plans to become a ‘living laboratory’ for green finance by 2026.
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.
Tracr: How De Beers’ is digitalising every diamond’s story
Inside De Beers’ mission to create a digital twin of all the world’s diamonds on the blockchain.
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.
How AI is unlocking videogames for the blind
Novis Games, a Microsoft-supported startup, is using AI to transform games for the visually impaired.
How technology is revolutionising public service
The slow-moving public sector must use the pace of advancing technology to reshape public services for the demands of the future.
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 women of public-sector tech
Diverse technology teams lead to better outcomes, as Southwark Council has discovered. We hear from seven of the local authority’s female change makers.
Issue 23
Tech For Good’s cover story this time concerns Amref Health Africa, it’s brilliant work over decades to bring reliable healthcare to sub-Saharan Africa, and a remarkable partnership with GSK and Cognizant that has seen its digital capabilities dramatically enhanced.
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.
See it: be it. Eight female journeys in tech
Behind the rallying cries of International Women’s Day, real stories of fascinating female success in tech abound.
Voices of International Women’s Day
Nineteen fast comments from senior female tech leaders on driving inclusivity, building community, and accelerating skills.
Issue 22
Tech For Good’s cover story this time concerns Amref Health Africa, it’s brilliant work over decades to bring reliable healthcare to sub-Saharan Africa, and a remarkable partnership with GSK and Cognizant that has seen its digital capabilities dramatically enhanced.
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.