AI & Technology

This presentation by sustainability pioneer Hazel Henderson, FINTECH: Good and Bad News for Inclusive Sustainable Finance, explores issues surrounding the rapid deployment of computerized electronic platforms, cryptocurrencies and algorithms now disrupting legacy financial firms and their models.

Technology innovators, including HP and partner EchoPixel, see a broader future for VR applications, such as those that enhance the lives of people during healthcare treatments. A leading example of this is True 3D — a powerful tool that has gained FDA approval for certain applications. True 3D allows doctors to better analyze medical images, more accurately diagnose patients, and assist in the planning of complex surgical procedures.

In Brazil, there are more than 13 million illiterate people. Since their stories go unwritten, their memories may be lost forever. To ensure that not all these stories disappear, HP teamed up with Brazilian advertising agency AlmapBBDO on a project called “Magic Words.” Through the project, 30 individuals across Brazil had the chance to put their voices and life experiences down on paper.

Global pro bono programs are now more accessible and affordable through the Global Health Corporate Champions (GHCC), an activity of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II.

People living in economically disadvantaged areas of India now have access to vocational, business and IT skills training, thanks to HP’s new Future Classroom program. HP Future Classroom provides a platform for delivering world-class skills training to students and job seekers in India, all in a space the size of a shipping container.

Creating a brand to promote awareness of the conditions of impoverished small farmers is not a new idea. But the work of Mexico’s Ercus Foundation goes beyond fair payment for crops. It includes financial aid, economic education, the development of technologies and partnerships. Recently, the use of personalized digitally printed packaging for innovative, attention grabbing marketing has come into play as well.

To put that in perspective, 3 million is larger than the populations of all but two of America’s 100 largest cities, as well as the populations of 21 states, including Mississippi, Utah, and West Virginia.