Despite strides made in recent years, women continue to be underrepresented and face significant barriers to advancement in technology-related careers. In this issue we mark Women’s History Month – and International Women’s Day – with a collection of features highlighting the efforts being made to address this ongoing imbalance.
Elsewhere: A very deep dive into the design-thinking that’s driving transformation at Surrey County Council; talking sustainable IoT with Semtech CEO Mohan Maheswaran; 3M is voice-activating healthcare to create time to care; Cancer Research UK is transforming to the cloud and has already changed the game for matching clinical trials with patients.
Semtech: Sensing a future of sustainable IoT
Semtech CEO Mohan Maheswaran on LoRa’s role in building IoT for a truly sustainable digital future.
Amref takes a digital leap forward with GSK and Cognizant
The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed the challenges to healthcare iCOVID-19 exposed healthcare challenges in sub-Saharan Africa; Amref’s digital capabilities surged with GSK and Cognizant support.
Reinventing the school run
Kura is using technology to make home-to-school transportation safer, easier, and more sustainable
Beyond The Lab
Jake Schofield, Labstep’s CEO, talks about fighting the global reproducibility crisis in scientific research.
The future of quaketech
William Laurent looks at how Japan is leading the world in early warning systems for earthquakes
Tech vs. global hunger: Why the future of social media must serve humanity
Social media’s economic model has deepened inequality. WeAre8 offers a new approach, where ads support charities, empower creators, and redistribute wealth, fostering a more equitable digital future.
Series Three: Margareta Mucibabici
Margareta Mucibabici is Public Affairs Manager for UiPath.
In this podcast, Margareta discusses RPA’s potential to positively impact the world through “automation for good” initiatives.
Rudolf Gordon-Seymour
Rudolf Gordon-Seymour is Head of International Fundraising for Télécoms Sans Frontières, an NGO which sets up emergency communications networks during humanitarian crises. In our interview, Rudolf talks in detail about TSF’s work, along with the challenges and the rewards.
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.
Also in this issue: Lenovo’s Ian Jeffs talks to us about the company’s new Data for Humanity report, Health Education England’s James Freed talks digital leadership in times of trouble and change, and we meet some of the people pioneering lab-grown meat as a high-impact solution to global climate and food crises.
