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Recognizing that digital devices and the Internet have become so essential in daily life – and that digital inequality can exacerbate educational and economic inequality -- the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop surveyed nearly 1,200 low and...
Article - 03/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity
A post on the World Economic Forum (WEF) site introduces Martin Burt, founder and CEO of Fundación Paraguaya, the microfinance organization that developed the Poverty Stoplight assessment tool now being used in 18 countries in Latin America, Asia...
Article - 03/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity, Smart City Tools
With no access to an electric grid, two primary schools in rural Zambia would have been unable to provide computer science lessons for their students without some technological assistance. Council Lead Partner S&C Electric, in conjunction with...
Article - 05/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Energy, Health and human services
The supporting members of the Smart Cities Council are in the sector to make money. But they want to do that while making a difference. The story below is a wonderful example of the transformative power of technology. And a great reminder that the...
Article - 08/28/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Health and human services, Computing resources