Ashoka - Tech for Humanity

Want to work as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme? 📢 Calling all changemakers, innovators and global enthusiasts! UNDP is launching a global call for experts across 31 profiles, including #AI, #Communications, #DataAnalytics and #DigitalTransformation.  The GPN Express Roster is a chance to get vetted and be on an active roster, used by 140 UNDP Country Offices (and counting). Last year, 2,400 consultants found assignments through this database. Now's your chance to join the GPN Express Roster and work on the #SDGs. See criteria and apply here until May 17: https://lnkd.in/gP8KJzmd

A few words about the future of investigative journalism as we see it @OCCRP This is an important moment in time when we have to massively innovate in the public interest. https://lnkd.in/dryFiX6d Thank you Ashoka for the opportunity.

Esta semana hemos vuelto a vivir una de las jornadas más especiales del año; el #TechxHumanitySummit, realizado en colaboración con Ashoka. El martes y miércoles disfrutamos de sesiones privadas donde tuvimos la oportunidad de conectar e intercambiar las ideas sobre os principales retos y oportunidades en el campo de la IA, o la democracia y tecnología para el impacto social. Una vez más, muchas gracias a todas las personas que habéis hecho posible este evento, a todas las personas que os acercasteis y a todos los ponentes y fellows: Paul Radu, Laura Zommer, Miguel Luengo-Oroz, Nelson Olanipekun., Helena Puig Larrauri, Septiaji Eko Nugroho, David Cuartielles, Hera Hussain, 'Gbenga Sesan, Will Byrne, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, Laetitia Vasseur, Tasso Azevedo, Yeshi Milner, Peter Bloom, Luz Rello, Jacek Siadkowski, Mar Cabra, Fran Diaz, Mariana Niembro, Sascha Meinrath, Ivana Feldfeber, Pranshu Singhal, Ugo Vallauri, Sooinn Lee, Lorenzo Marini, Seth Flaxman, Thembiso Lucil Magajana y Thembiso Lucil Magajana. Os esperamos en una próxima jornada, ¡hasta pronto! 👋 · Aste honetan, urteko jardunaldirik berezienetako bat bizi dugu berriro: Tech X Humanity Summit, Ashoka Españarekin elkarlanean egina. Astearte eta asteazkenetan saio pribatuak izan genituen, eta aukera izan genuen AAren arloko erronka eta aukera nagusiei buruzko ideiak edo gizartean eragina izateko demokrazia eta teknologiari buruzkoak elkarri lotzeko eta trukatzeko. Beste behin ere, mila esker ekitaldi hau posible egin duzuen guztioi, etorri zineten guztioi eta hizlari eta fellows guztiei: Paul Radu, Laura Zommer, Miguel Luengo-Oroz, Nelson Olanipekun., Helena Puig Larrauri, Septiaji Eko Nugroho, David Cuartielles, Hera Hussain, 'Gbenga Sesan, Will Byrne, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, Laetitia Vasseur, Tasso Azevedo, Yeshi Milner, Peter Bloom, Luz Rello, Jacek Siadkowski, Mar Cabra, Fran Diaz, Mariana Niembro, Sascha Meinrath, Ivana Feldfeber, Pranshu Singhal, Ugo Vallauri, Sooinn Lee, Lorenzo Marini, Seth Flaxman, Thembiso Lucil Magajana eta Thembiso Lucil Magajana. Zuen zain egongo gara hurrengo jardunaldian, laster arte!👋

How are social entrepreneurs building on the potential of tech and AI for social good, and mitigating likely harms? Join us this Wednesday, live from our global Ashoka - Tech for Humanity Summit in Bilbao, Spain, to hear from Ashoka Fellow Paul Radu about his work and insights from the Summit. He'll be speaking with Irene Milleiro, who leads Ashoka España. The convo will be 30 minutes and in English, with simultaneous Spanish translation available. See you there! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gNqk4GAh __ ¿Cómo están aprovechando los emprendedores sociales las posibilidades de la tecnología y de la Inteligencia Artificial para el bien de todos, al tiempo que anticipan y mitigan los posible daños? Acompáñanos este miércoles, en vivo y desde el #TechxHumanitySummit de Ashoka, que tiene lugar en Bilbao, España, para escuchar al Ashoka Fellow Paul Radu, hablar sobre su trabajo. Paul conversará con Irene Milleiro, quien dirige Ashoka España. Esta conversación durará 30 minutos y será en inglés, con traducción simultánea en vivo para quienes prefieran el Español. ¡Nos vemos allí! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gNqk4GAh

In just a few days, more than 100 innovators will gather for the #TechxHumanitySummit in Bilbao! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/gZNmbyVg Join us for the opening ceremony on March 11 at Guggenheim Bilbao Museum through the livestream! We'll explore how innovators all over the world are advancing fresh ideas for a future where tech works for humanity. We’ll look together at what’s working, what’s next, and the role we can all play as changemakers. Ashoka España Fundación BBK | Obra Social BBK Kuna Ashoka - Tech for Humanity

 🚀 ¡Acompáñanos a descubrir el Futuro de la Tecnología y el Impacto Social en el BBK Tech for Humanity Summit! 🌍 💫 Del 11 al 13 de marzo, Bilbao será el epicentro de la innovación y el emprendimiento social. Organizado por Ashoka y Fundación BBK | Obra Social, este evento pionero congregará a líderes en tecnología, emprendimiento social, academia y filantropía. 👉 Explora el papel transformador de la tecnología en nuestra sociedad. Conecta con líderes innovadores que están moldeando un futuro donde la tecnología beneficia a todas las personas. 👉 Inspírate para utilizar la tecnología en la creación de impacto social positivo. La apertura se celebrará el día 11 de Marzo a las 19:00h en el emblemático Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, marcando el inicio de unas jornadas de diálogo sobre cómo aprovechar el potencial de la tecnología y anticiparnos a sus riesgos. 🚨 ¡Quedan muy poquitas plazas! Si estás en Bilbao, inscríbete aquí: https://lnkd.in/eH7pKHF7 Si quieres seguirlo por streaming, apúntate: https://lnkd.in/gZNmbyVg #TechforHumanitySummit #emprendimientosocial #innovaciónsocial

Whether real or exaggerated, a spreading narrative of doom and gloom about the existential threats of #AI is causing too many to feel powerless in shaping these emerging technologies. But a growing group of social entrepreneurs are leveraging AI for social impact. With #ethics at the center of their work, they're showing us how to build tech that works for humanity. Discover 8 case studies of social entrepreneurs working to shape the future of AI for the better in this piece by Hanae B. and Smita Gupta: https://lnkd.in/eDGPU6Xp 📣OpenNyAI, Melissa Malzkuhn, Motion Light Lab, Karya, Regi Wahyu, HARA, Sharon Terry, Genetic Alliance, Hera Hussain, CHAYN, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, HateAid, Helena Puig Larrauri, Build Up ^

Even as we generate the massive amounts of data that power systems and algorithms that make decisions for and about us, we're also made to feel powerless to exert our agency and choice in how that data is collected, used or shared.  There has to be a better way. Today, we're announcing the launch of the Data Empowerment Fund – a new mechanism built in partnership with the Omidyar Network and the Open Collective Foundation to support a diverse set of initiatives that enable greater individual agency or community control over data.  In the launch, I shared: “With greater agency and transparency around data collection and usage, communities can participate in building technologies better suited for their unique needs. The Data Empowerment Fund is an invitation to consider how we might create more pathways to individual and community control over data – a critical step in advancing an inclusive, AI-enabled future.” Continuing The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation's long held commitment to advancing data governance with new partners, the Fund is designed to increase participation in data systems that shape the lives of citizens, consumers, and communities. We are particularly interested in supporting initiatives with significant public policy relevance or that enable people to control how data is used to train AI models and/or involve a novel legal, technological, or participatory approach. With deep gratitude, I'm also delighted to introduce the Fund's Advisory Board - experts and practitioners with globally leading experience ideating, designing, and implementing new forms of data governance:  Astha Kapoor Aapti Institute Irene M. Pollicy Jamila Venturini Derechos Digitales @meg young Data & Society Research Institute Sarah Drinkwater Common Magic Sylvie Delacroix The Alan Turing Institute Yacine Jernite Hugging Face To learn more and engage, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ekDZqU-S Jack Hardinges Govind Shivkumar Michael Kubzansky Anamitra Deb Michele Lawrence Jawando Vivian Schiller Felicia L. Harris, Ph.D.  Tomicah Tillemann