Tech for good is all about using digital technology to make a positive difference in the world over profit based motives.
Relevant transformations could involve changing the way children learn, helping people stay healthy, improving public services, helping us respond to disasters like floods and pandemics, and understanding global trends. It can come from nonprofits, governments, or businesses.
We host our annual impact Awards where we celebrate the digital technology innovations that improve people’s lives and the world around us.
Jennifer Jackson, Contributing Editor, TPXImpact
Jen Fenner, Managing Director, DefProc
Harriet Gridley, Director, No Isolation
By Stuart Arthur, CTO, TPXImpact
By Elizabeth Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, Digital Poverty Alliance
By Yetunde Elebuibon, Director, Knowledge Pool
By George Eckton, Director of Advice Services, Citizens Advice Scotland
June 2019
Those of you who have followed the build up to Digital Leaders Week will know that there are 15 events taking place under the Tech for Good theme this year. Equally, if you subscribe to the tech for good and social impact investing platform digitalagenda.io, […]
June 2019
Many words have been written about digital disruption in the private sector. Less has been said — with commendable exceptions — about how charities will adapt to the digital age. So what will the non-profits of the distant future look like? Let’s ignore 3- or 5-year time horizons and […]
May 2019
I heard Paul Polman, Unilever’s departed CEO, speak at an event recently. Against a fevered backdrop of global frustration over climate degradation, increasing social inequality, political uncertainty and the rise of nationalism, Polman talked about bringing humanity back into business. “We’re in such a rat […]
May 2019
Every year, over 26 million tonnes of plastic is dumped into our oceans. With technology and environmental issues both on the rise, it makes sense to use the advancement of one to repair the issues of the other. Here, I will discuss 5 companies which […]
April 2019
To coincide with the release of our research into young people and digital mental health services, our COO Eleanor Bradley shares her thoughts on using digital to help young people’s mental health. The NHS has labelled the issue of addressing mental health among young people as ‘in crisis’, […]
March 2019
Technology is moving forward so quickly that it is impossible to predict what new applications will be developed. And some of the most interesting developments are in the field of health and wellness, including some unexpected uses of Virtual Reality or ‘VR’. Many of us have had […]
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