Farmcrowdy: the app helping agriculture in Africa
Agriculture needs to be developed in a better way in Africa: there are farmers and there is land available; if developed in the right way, agriculture is the way to fight hunger in the continent as well as a huge
Pledge Balance, the app to repay your daily commuting emissions
The recent “Gilet Jaunes” protests in France against the increase of taxes on fossil fuels show that even if governments have the intentions to reduce the carbon footprint of their country, it does not necessarily work that easily. Gilet Jaunes
Getting Around Town: An Interview with Getaround
Mobile technology has forever changed the way we view vehicles today. From ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft, to newer gas delivery service apps like Filld and Booster, we now interact with cars and trucks in ways that were once
Pigeonly: A Full Bars, Behind Bars Connection
It is known that prison occupants don't exactly have access to luxurious living facilities or direct and instant interaction with the world beyond the walls that confine them, but what drives the CEO of Pigeonly, Frederick Hutson, is the cost
Drivy: Easy, Fast, and Convenient
Paulin Dementhon, a founder of the Drivy, came up with an amazing idea how to get back the freedom of movement easily and conveniently. In this interview he shares how Drivy came to be a success and the obstacles and
SDG 9: Unleashing Innovation
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY ROB OPP, DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP). THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY ROB OPP. Fifteen years
Apps for Mental Health-Do They Actually Help?
There’s an app for that. And that. And pretty much everything. In terms of mental health improvement, there is a wide selection of apps available for self-help. It sounds like a great idea- it is difficult, and rather impractical, to expect
FOAP – TURNING OVER STOCK PHOTOS TO THE PEOPLE
In a day and age where advancing technology has granted our phones high quality cameras, people are increasingly becoming involved in cell phone photography. There's a catch though - up until now, it's been very difficult to monetize all of
Charity Miles- Changing the Way We Walk Through Life
I grew up with the internet and cell phones at my fingertips-- Gene Gurkoff, the founder of Charity Miles would call me a technology native, while he calls himself a technology immigrant because those technologies came out as he was