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  • Pushed From the U.S., They Find Hope in Mexico's ‘Silicon Valley'

    March 01, 2018 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    Hola Code Academy, a non-profit based in Mexico City, is building "Mexico's Silicon Valley." Targeting English-speaking students who have recently been deported from the United States, the startup offers free, intensive programming classes and has attracted the attention of recruiters at U.S. software companies with offices in Mexico. "Now, they are getting a second shot at the American dream - in Mexico," WSJ's David Luhnow writes.

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  • Impatient With Colleges, Employers Design Their Own Courses

    December 18, 2017 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    When a Microsoft employee decided to develop a new data analytics degree program at Eastern Washington University, it was only one year until classes were up and running. While an estimated 1.8 million new tech jobs will be created between 2014 and 2024, universities are only graduating 28,000 computer science graduates per year. Companies like Microsoft have become increasingly impatient with higher education's slow adaptation to changing industry needs and have responded with their own course materials and online learning programs.

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  • How technology is helping cities cope with mass migration

    August 01, 2017 |

    Citiscope |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In an era of mass migration and vast displacement, communities and governments around the world are struggling to cope with the influx of millions of immigrants and refugees. But different innovations in technology are making integration easier and increasing access to resources for new arrivals - from mobile banking accounts to online housing databases. Part 3 of 3.

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  • Keeping Technology Affordable - Kwasi Twum-Ampofo leads the way

    July 17, 2017 |

    Graphic Online |

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    Response Location: Ghana, Accra

    Frustrated with poor network service and high costs, many Ghanians have had to tote multiple cheap mobile phones around to conduct business and communications normally. One entrepreneur, Kwasi Twum-Ampofo, decided to develop his own improved brand of smartphone, which is usable both domestically and abroad. Not only does Twum-Ampofo’s smartphone boast superior network access, but also—according to most Ghanians— comes at an affordable price.

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  • How Artificial Intelligence Could Democratize Financial Services In Asia

    July 03, 2017 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Lahore

    The rapid evolution of technology is continually opening new doors for how microfinance projects can be implemented, improved, and scaled. The team at ADDO A.I. sees artificial intelligence as the catalyst for both microfinance and microinsurance in the emerging markets of Asia. A.I. reduces the need for human assessments, facilitating faster pay-outs and reduced losses through predictive data, while combining information such as financial histories and social media activity with historic context data to create fair, realistic risk assessments that lead to improved credit products.

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  • Artificial Intelligence and Decarbonization

    July 01, 2017 |

    Anthropocene Magazine |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    As electric utilities expand to include evolving forms of energy such as varied renewables, the already complex puzzle of storage and distribution (effectively addressing surges and lulls in demand) has grown more difficult. Artificial intelligence in the form of super speed algorithms that can detect usage patterns and allocate the right types of energy at the right times is a straightforward solution that can reduce costs and emissions simultaneously, while encouraging consumer behavior change to maximize efficiency.

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  • AI Is a Game-Changer in the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty. Here's Why

    June 21, 2017 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Stanford, California

    Beyond its common application as a predictor of consumer purchasing behavior, AI can be utilized to tackle poverty issues, improve agricultural efficiency, and increase access to information for otherwise disconnected populations. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are putting global satellite photographs into a complex algorithm to gauge economic activity.

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  • Holberton, a Two-Year Tech School, Emphasizes Diversity

    June 07, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Holberton School, a San Francisco "start-up" university with a two-year curriculum, aims to provide an affordable and estimable computer science education while removing barriers to knowledge -- age, gender, ethnicity, past professional life -- typically confronted by minority and low-income students across the nation. By "teaching the population frozen out of the internet age" Holberton demonstrates how altered admissions processes and low-cost tuition plans imbue the tech sector's workforce with a more diverse array of qualified candidates.

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  • The Future of CRM and Customer Service: Look to Boston

    June 01, 2017 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    To better serve the Boston community, the city launched a mobile app to address gaps in traditional 311 hotline calls. Now, "nearly 60 percent of service requests come via digital channels" and city officials are better able to "track the city’s performance against a benchmark service-level agreement."

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  • Cloud 311 Popularity Grows as Cities of All Sizes Move to Remotely Hosted CRM

    June 01, 2017 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Traditional 311 operations can be costly to maintain, so the city of Sacramento implemented cloud CRM in order to cut costs and increase flexibility of operations. While there is still room to expand what is offered, this cloud-based solution does offer the "ability to set up and launch 311 quickly, without the need for IT staff to maintain the servers and networks."

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