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
April 2023
At the end of last year we blogged about our concerns of the digital divide’s impact on sport and physical activity – a risk of digital technology leaving some people behind because of a lack of access, connectivity and the skills needed to use it. But that’s […]
April 2023
The year 2021 was a very challenging one for Knowledge Pool. We battled the Covid 19 pandemic, with the issues that came along with it. We received unprecedented referrals from the organisations to support the community, and the digital divide in our community had never […]
April 2023
Every sector in the UK is facing workforce and recruitment issues. But local government faces a unique set of challenges as Civica’s Emily Douglin explains The recent Local Government Association Workforce Survey highlighted vacancy rates and ageing as major concerns; as well as struggles with wellbeing, diversity […]
April 2023
A genuine understanding of what it’s like to live with digital poverty – this is how judges described Digital Poverty Award winners Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, at last night’s Digital Leaders Impact Awards. Presenting the first award of the night, I was thrilled to see […]
March 2023
London’s transport authority uses data sharing principles to solve city-wide challenges like air quality and safety. While I was working as head of open innovation at Transport for London (TfL), we adopted an innovative approach to working with private sector organizations to make journeys simper […]
February 2023
The digital age has brought numerous benefits, but it has also brought new dangers, particularly when it comes to our children and their safety online. As a member of the joint committee on the Online Safety Bill, I have been working with Go Bubble, a […]
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