Bright Simons: To help solve global problems, look to developing countries
To address the problem of counterfeit goods, African entrepreneurs like Bright Simons have come up with innovative and effective ways to confirm products are genuine. Now he asks: Why aren't these solutions everywhere? From password-protected medicines to digitally certified crops, Simons demonstrates the power of local ideas -- and calls on the...
Toby Shapshak: You don't need an app for that
Are the simplest phones the smartest? While the rest of the world is updating statuses and playing games on smartphones, Africa is developing useful SMS-based solutions to everyday needs, says journalist Toby Shapshak. In this eye-opening talk, Shapshak explores the frontiers of mobile invention in Africa as he asks us to reconsider our preconce...
Bright Simons: Dealing with the next Viral Apocalypse
As we strive for certainty in the management of the COVID-19 crisis, social distancing requirements is causing implicit trust to be suspended. What could this become if it were translated to the world of digital interconnectivity and we faced a crisis caused by a global computer virus? The reality is that “virtual distancing” will completely cri...