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.
3M M*Modal: Voice-activated healthcare
AI and natural-language processing present a huge opportunity for stretched healthcare systems to transform their clinical day-to-day.
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.
Human Rights In The Age Of AI
Jan Kleijssen discusses how the Council of Europe is protecting human rights in the digital age.
Our plastic lungs
We speak to Dr Fay Couceiro, an expert in environmental pollution, about why plastics is a problem that will only get worse
Wearables and the modern patient experience
Medidata’s Paul O’Donohoe on how wearable technology will transform clinical trials, benefiting both patients and professionals
The power of 5G: Reimagining sustainable business
Bhushan Patil, SVP EMEA, Tech Mahindra, writes for Tech For Good
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.
Series Three: Anthony Baker
Anthony Baker is co-founder and CEO of Satellite Vu.
In this podcast, Anthony reveals how his company plans to use thermal and infrared imaging satellites to help assess the climate impact of every building on the planet.
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.
