What's interesting this week...
Tech for Good - Issue 78
Happy Wednesday!
I am late this week with the newsletter because, well, life happens! I hope these round-up links help support your work in some small way. If you have anything you’d like me to share and promote to this community of over 800 readers, I would love to support you.
Have a great rest of the week!
Jesse
What’s interesting this week…
Surprise! Skilled Young Men Benefit Most from 3G Mobile Internet Access
This article in ICTWorks covers an interesting, but not surprising, finding in Tanzania. Young, skilled, men are the people who most benefit from mobile internet access. This topic has been widely debated over the years and I am happy to see some more research acknowledging the gender gap.
The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2021
The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity report is the annual flagship publication of the Connected Society programme since 2018. This report provides the mobile industry and other stakeholders with a comprehensive overview of the trends in global connectivity, as well as insights on key barriers to mobile internet adoption and use, to inform progress towards closing the coverage and usage gaps.
Can innovation be learned?
An interesting read this week by Bhoomika Goyal, a product manager at Google. She highlights some example user journeys as they have helped her grow in her learning of innovation.
Hack Media and Information Literacy for Better Futures: Call for applications
Hack Media and Information Literacy for Better Futures – a Global Youth Hackathon led by UNESCO and South Africa, in cooperation with European Commission, IBM Z and other partners, will seek to answer this question. In partnership with the EU-funded project Social Media 4 Peace, this year’s edition seeks to tackle the specific challenges in promoting peace building narratives, and to address hate speech through media and information literacy. The call for applications is now launched globally.
Sustainable E-commerce Innovation Challenge
UNDP is looking for registered businesses operating in Cambodia with market ready alternative solutions to plastics! Your innovative solution can be awarded up to USD 40K to fight against plastics!