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Before taking this Mapping for International Development course last fall, I had absolutely no previous background on mapping tools, so everything about digital mapping was new to me. For my course…
During my undergraduate work in Landscape Architecture, I learned a method of analyzing spatial data by overlaying various types of information on acetate sheets or tracing paper developed by Ian McHarg, a…
Last Friday, the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) launched its second annual Global Women in Leadership Conference with this year's theme on "Technology in Action: Changing the Way…
All of the top seeds survived the first round unscathed. In beating their competition, CAPS LOCK CRAZY, Russian Radio Appeal, The New Cartographers, and The Thorough Beards continued the streak of top…
In the Fall 2013 session of TechChange's online course on mHealth – Mobiles for Public Health, several participants attended the fifth annual mHealth Summit, a dynamic conference welcoming clinical, policy, tech,…
My final project for TechChange's mHealth online course overlapped a final project for a master level global environmental health course. I'm currently working towards a Master of Public Health degree, concentrating in…
How would you define mHealth? Check out these mHealth definitions from a few of the attendees from last December's mHealth Summit 2013 in Washington, DC, including several speakers and alumni from…
It's official! On March 31, TechChange will officially move to our new home on 13 & U St. NW. While we're looking forward to having more space, better light, and a…
At TechChange, we can never get enough of mobile technology because it is constantly changing and reaching more people, even the most remote and low-income parts of the world. Many in…
It was a long Sunday night for the TechChange Selection Committee. After everybody else was long asleep, brackets printed, hours of analysis on ESPN consumed, and even the angry tweet of…
Mobile phones seem to be everywhere in Africa, and they're keeping people in touch with health, education, banking, and community empowerment. "Email and Facebook are problems…but this text messaging – it's no…
"By Failing To Prepare, You Are Preparing To Fail." – Benjamin Franklin. In the last several weeks, I've been learning a lot about emergency response from TC103 facilitator, Timo Luege, who…
On February 12th, Haydee Izaguirre woke up to images of her home country of Venezuela in turmoil. Students, fed up with the country's record number of homicides, crippling inflation, food shortages,…
The Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame is launching a pilot initiative with TechChange to experiment with blended learning online and offline on the topic of…
Working in humanitarian aid and disaster relief across several countries, I first joined the TechChange community as a student in the Tech Tools and Skills for Emergency Management online course in January…
Last week, the Mobile World Congress 2014 welcomed the most influential mobile carriers across the world that are shaping the future of mobile, especially for populations who are new mobile consumers.…
As Syria's civil war draws close to its third anniversary, actionable data for foreign aid workers remains scarce. Although the conflict has seen the birth of civilian reporting agencies (warning, graphic…
Earlier this week, Georgetown University announced the launch of its brand new Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation. This 10-million dollar center funded by Georgetown alumni, Alberto and Olga María…
Since 2008, Text to Change (TTC) has been working to provide and collect real-time and accurate information using mobile devices in relevant and meaningful ways to people in developing countries all…
We're excited to have one of our top viewed TechChange animated videos featured in The Guardian! Check out our "Why Is It So Hard to Try Something New in ICT4D?"…