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Lot of discussion about drones of late – and no argument they have a way to go to prove their legitimacy in a slew of scenarios. But what should not be overlooked by policymakers and the public is that drones can serve a humanitarian purpose; in...
Article - 02/27/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Upward Mobility, Wellness
Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, Ooredoo is a leading player in the telecommunications market with operations in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North Africa. It's also a leading player in efforts to empower women, advance access to education and...
Article - 02/20/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
If you’re old enough to remember the 1960s-era television show The Jetsons, you’re also old enough to have elderly parents and old enough to be thinking about growing old yourself. All of which leads me to what may seem like a scene out of The...
Article - 02/15/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Some battles must be fought on several fronts -- and the battle against opioid addiction and the deaths and destruction it causes seems to be one of them. What's encouraging, as you'll read below, is that from the streets to labs to hackathons,...
Article - 02/07/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
A Forbes piece touts the top 10 hot artificial intelligence technologies and the race to capitalize on the exploding AI market. Wired reveals AI is about to conquer poker. There are even reports that NASA wants to use drones and AI to search for...
Article - 01/25/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Wellness
It's heartening to see more and more hackathons focusing on solutions that promote compassion and the social good. Another great example comes from Jerusalem, an event put on by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Israel (JDC-Israel...
Article - 01/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Everyone wants healthy communities – but often the challenge for city leaders is pinpointing risk factors so appropriate action can be taken. Experts say most health-related data in the U.S. isn't available at the city level. But a new tool being...
Article - 01/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Telemedicine innovators, thought leaders and many of the largest tech companies – including Council Partners Qualcomm, Microsoft and Intel – gathered in San Jose, CA last week for the Telehealth Failures & Secrets to Success conference. It was...
Article - 12/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
The premise behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve initiative seems to be that the more bright minds you can focus on solving some of the world's toughest challenges, the better the solutions will be. It's a smart approach,...
Article - 12/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Wellness
For those of you who remember collecting pennies for UNICEF as kids, you may find the modern-day UNICEF quite interesting. It's using its 190 offices, 12,000 staff and a VC-style investment portfolio to source and support startups that more...
Article - 11/18/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Wellness