Paula Goldman: Emerging Tech Needs Guardrails
Techonomy 2018 speakers answer critical questions in an ongoing series: Paula Goldman, global lead of the Tech and Society Solutions Lab at Omidyar Network.
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Omidyar Network and Institute for the Future Introduce Ethical Framework for Tech
Exclusive to Techonomy: The Omidyar Network and the Institute for the Future introduce an "Ethical Operating System," a toolkit for helping developers and designers anticipate the impact of technologies they’re working on today. The hope is that...
The Next Phase in Financial Services: What Low-income Americans Tell Us
Both established players and disruptive entrepreneurs recognize that shifts in mobile, data, and payments are transforming financial services. Yet while everyone is trying to innovate, there is little real vision on how new solutions can...
Money That Aims to Pack a Positive Punch
Impact investment funds, initially created by foundations like Rockefeller, Gates, and the Omidyar Network, seek to convert money destined for pure philanthropy to more strategic and business-driven investments. The returns on these investments are more...
The Sector-Based Approach to Impact Investing
Want to change the world, or at least an industry? To spark and nurture social change, impact investors need to focus on whole sectors rather than individual firms, writes Omidyar Network in a recent report....
