20 startups that will change the world
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Many of us have found that technology is the perfect way to change the world for the better. With the work of funds such as the Gates Foundation , social accelerators such as Wayra UnLtd and Nominet Trust 100 , and of course, via the Internet, the future now shines brighter than ever.
Below we will look at 20 startups from around the world that are changing our everyday lives and how we will live. From healthcare projects in Uganda and the Amazon Forest Protection Program to a crowdsourcing platform in Iceland, inspirational projects are fundamentally changing the world.
What socially active organizations would you like to add to the list? Write in the comments.
Following Code.org’s example in Silicon Valley, Code Club World wants to give every child in the world a chance to learn programming. The service provides all the necessary materials and fundamentals to help conduct clubs for programming after school.
The smartphone app monitors skin changes and mole position for early warning of skin cancer. This turns the smartphone into a data collector that gives the doctor additional information to help diagnose.
Using a crowdsourcing platform, Iceland decided to rewrite its constitution. Any citizen who visits the site will be able to contribute to the development of this document. Alting, the Icelandic parliament, ratifies the findings after two consecutive parliamentary assemblies and one general election.
Life Lens is a mobile application that accurately analyzes blood samples to fight malaria - an attack that kills 30,000 children a day. The application reduces the number of “false positive” diagnoses, allowing more efficient use of money and resources to fight the disease.
“Your things can still be useful ... Be useful too”
Freecycle is a growing network with more than 9 million users around the world who are ready to give away goods for free, instead of throwing them away. This is a non-profit movement of people who share products and things free of charge in their city.
Bookshare is the world's largest online library for people with ailments like blindness. The organization has a network of technology, corporate and non-profit advisors, as well as a community of patrons.
This web platform helps charities create the right level of emotional affection for a long-term, trusting relationship. Social projects can show their contribution to the development of society and how the money financed in projects is spent.
ZubaBox is a solar-powered Internet hub that allows African people in the wild to use Wi-Fi and ensure long-term sustainable development in the world's poorest countries. To date, the company has provided more than 114,000 computers to the most remote communities in Africa.
Blind Square is an augmented reality GPS system for the visually impaired. The application receives environmental information from Foursquare and OpenStreetMap , and also uses its own high-quality voices in different languages to communicate information about the user's environment.
Hole-in-the-Wall is a free computer built into the wall to allow poor children in India to use it for the first time. Since its inception in 1999, the store has grown from one computer in New Delhi to more than 100 computers in various locations throughout India and abroad.
These are mobile, high-tech medical centers providing medical facilities in Brazil to needy communities. It is a nonprofit organization that focuses on low-income people - a population without access to quality health care.
Moms Rising is an organization of mothers in the United States who are trying to make the United States a more family-oriented country. The organization has more than 1 million members who are trying to influence the law, as well as promote fair treatment of mothers and women.
It is a global movement of 55,000 people, communities and organizations fighting to prevent human trafficking around the world. In October 2013, this initiative will be supported at the first Counter Child Trafficking conference in London.
“The Internet for farmers without the Internet,” WeFarm allows farmers to ask questions, share tips and tricks on local SMS with thousands of members around the world. WeFarm uses the Internet and a unique peer-translation system to share this knowledge through the platform.
Imazon is the first independent deforestation monitoring system in the Brazilian Amazon using technical maps and satellite imagery.
Imaging the World provides ultrasound images over the Internet from rural maternity hospitals in Uganda to diagnostic centers. This is changing global medicine through the revolutionary concept of technology integration, training and communities - providing medical expertise and high quality healthcare in remote and underserved areas.
These gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language, translate gestures into text on a smartphone, which, in turn, converts text into spoken words. The project concept consisted of one sensor on each glove and a mobile device that drives the recognition process.
This initiative provides secure access to open genomics data for research and allows researchers to share large amounts of data. This solves the problem of data confidentiality, as the scientific community does not have the infrastructure for complex access to data.
EnergyDeck is a community platform in the UK that helps organizations reduce energy costs. This initiative is consistent with the UK directive to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by 2020 and by 80% by 2050.
This is an online world that helps children manage their mood and improve their emotional intelligence in a fun and engaging way. This helps alleviate mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety in children and young adults, and has a positive effect on public health.
Below we will look at 20 startups from around the world that are changing our everyday lives and how we will live. From healthcare projects in Uganda and the Amazon Forest Protection Program to a crowdsourcing platform in Iceland, inspirational projects are fundamentally changing the world.
What socially active organizations would you like to add to the list? Write in the comments.
1. Code Club World
Following Code.org’s example in Silicon Valley, Code Club World wants to give every child in the world a chance to learn programming. The service provides all the necessary materials and fundamentals to help conduct clubs for programming after school.
2. Skin Analytics
The smartphone app monitors skin changes and mole position for early warning of skin cancer. This turns the smartphone into a data collector that gives the doctor additional information to help diagnose.
3. Icelandic Constitution
Using a crowdsourcing platform, Iceland decided to rewrite its constitution. Any citizen who visits the site will be able to contribute to the development of this document. Alting, the Icelandic parliament, ratifies the findings after two consecutive parliamentary assemblies and one general election.
4. Life Lens
Life Lens is a mobile application that accurately analyzes blood samples to fight malaria - an attack that kills 30,000 children a day. The application reduces the number of “false positive” diagnoses, allowing more efficient use of money and resources to fight the disease.
5. Freecycle
“Your things can still be useful ... Be useful too”
Freecycle is a growing network with more than 9 million users around the world who are ready to give away goods for free, instead of throwing them away. This is a non-profit movement of people who share products and things free of charge in their city.
6. Bookshare
Bookshare is the world's largest online library for people with ailments like blindness. The organization has a network of technology, corporate and non-profit advisors, as well as a community of patrons.
7. Trustparency
This web platform helps charities create the right level of emotional affection for a long-term, trusting relationship. Social projects can show their contribution to the development of society and how the money financed in projects is spent.
8. ZubaBox
ZubaBox is a solar-powered Internet hub that allows African people in the wild to use Wi-Fi and ensure long-term sustainable development in the world's poorest countries. To date, the company has provided more than 114,000 computers to the most remote communities in Africa.
9. Blind Square
Blind Square is an augmented reality GPS system for the visually impaired. The application receives environmental information from Foursquare and OpenStreetMap , and also uses its own high-quality voices in different languages to communicate information about the user's environment.
10. Hole-in-the-Wall Project
Hole-in-the-Wall is a free computer built into the wall to allow poor children in India to use it for the first time. Since its inception in 1999, the store has grown from one computer in New Delhi to more than 100 computers in various locations throughout India and abroad.
11. CIES
These are mobile, high-tech medical centers providing medical facilities in Brazil to needy communities. It is a nonprofit organization that focuses on low-income people - a population without access to quality health care.
12. Moms Rising
Moms Rising is an organization of mothers in the United States who are trying to make the United States a more family-oriented country. The organization has more than 1 million members who are trying to influence the law, as well as promote fair treatment of mothers and women.
13. Stop the Traffic
It is a global movement of 55,000 people, communities and organizations fighting to prevent human trafficking around the world. In October 2013, this initiative will be supported at the first Counter Child Trafficking conference in London.
14. WeFarm
“The Internet for farmers without the Internet,” WeFarm allows farmers to ask questions, share tips and tricks on local SMS with thousands of members around the world. WeFarm uses the Internet and a unique peer-translation system to share this knowledge through the platform.
15. Imazon
Imazon is the first independent deforestation monitoring system in the Brazilian Amazon using technical maps and satellite imagery.
16. Imaging the World
Imaging the World provides ultrasound images over the Internet from rural maternity hospitals in Uganda to diagnostic centers. This is changing global medicine through the revolutionary concept of technology integration, training and communities - providing medical expertise and high quality healthcare in remote and underserved areas.
17. Enable Talk Gloves
These gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language, translate gestures into text on a smartphone, which, in turn, converts text into spoken words. The project concept consisted of one sensor on each glove and a mobile device that drives the recognition process.
18. DNAdigest
This initiative provides secure access to open genomics data for research and allows researchers to share large amounts of data. This solves the problem of data confidentiality, as the scientific community does not have the infrastructure for complex access to data.
19. EnergyDeck
EnergyDeck is a community platform in the UK that helps organizations reduce energy costs. This initiative is consistent with the UK directive to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by 2020 and by 80% by 2050.
20. Karisma Kidz
This is an online world that helps children manage their mood and improve their emotional intelligence in a fun and engaging way. This helps alleviate mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety in children and young adults, and has a positive effect on public health.
