Tech-Savvy Education
Peace through technology in the Middle East; this is what Elizabeth Buckner has set out to do. If you grew-up in the early tech-world of portable Game…
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Read our occasional blog posts for stories from our partners mixed with a few of our own.
Marking the m-Health Moment
It’s hard not to get excited about the work being done bringing health care into the digital age. Mobiles have the potential to increase efficiency at…
New Innovations in Mobiles for Health
We’re going to continue to look at emerging mobile health applications this week. While last time the focus was on promising technologies on the horiz…
Emerging Dangers in Mobile Communications
The importance of both mobile network and software security continues to grow as more personal and significant information is communicated…
Blackberrys Banned in UAE because of Data Encryption
The BlackBerry smartphone, launched in 1999 by Research In Motion (RIM), is the quintessential, on the go tool for communicating. In 2004 BlackBerry h…
Consulting
USIP event on mobile phones, peacebuilding and Afghanistan organized by TechChange TechChange equips organizations with a suite of customized, strateg…
Tech@State: Mobile Money for the Unbanked
Today’s [Tech@State](http://www.state.gov/statecraft/tech/money/index.htm) event produced some great insights into current uses and future application…
Enterprise 2.0
Sitting in the 140conference in Washington, something got my attention. Or should I say someone. His name is Blake Hall, co-founder of TroopSwap, a…
Ushahidi Simulation
Last month I taught the first ever course on “Technology and Peace” at the UN-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica. The course drew 16…
FAILFaireDC a Social Space for less than Smashing Successes
Several of us at TechChange had the privilege of attending a great event MobileActive and the World Bank put on last night that focused on those…
Spy Tools to Spread Dissident Information
A technique recently used by [Russian spies](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/30/AR2010063003108.html)to communicate with…
Rich vs Reach in Mobile Health Applications
An issue that comes up time and again in the technology for development space is whether to focus on an applications' reach or the richness of service…
Conflict Minerals: The Industry’s Dirty Little Secret
With the help of Leonardo DiCaprio, we know what blood diamonds are. And now, thanks to the Enough Project, we are starting to know more about conflic…
Promise and Setback in African Fiber Optics
Three days later as if to highlight the challenges that still remain the Seacom fiber optic cable connecting east Africa to India and Europe failed. T…
Promise and Setback in African Fiber Optics
On July 2nd, the Main One Cable company finished construction on a 4000 mile fiber optic cable linking Nigeria to Western Europe. The new pipe promise…
TechChange Photo Project
Anyone can submit work for this project. All you need is a camera and access to an email account. Refer to the following guidelines for submissions: *…
What Do One Billion Cell Phone Users Around the World Lack?
[Any banking services](http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=732). While those in the developed world take it for granted, easy access to a bank…
An Afghan Discussion; Furthering Communities via Mobile Phones
Yesterday’s Can You Help Me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding In Afghanistan panel at the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) showcased expert…
First-Ever Course on Technology and Peace
Last week, TechChange Co-Founder and President Nick Martin taught a one-week course on Technology and Peace at the United Nations-mandated…
Welcome to TechChange
It’s clear that technology is beginning to play a key role in social change. Look at the role crisis mapping software has played in coordinating earth…