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Leveraging technology to keep Indian women safe

Priyanka Mogul

December 26, 2018 |

News Decoder |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

Indian women have turned to smartphone apps like Safecity to help protect them from sexual violence. These apps use a combination of geo tracking and crowd-sourced stories to illuminate patterns of abuse in certain locations. Now, authorities, organizations, and individuals are using these apps to track and reduce instances of sexual violence around the world.

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Can This Smart Street Stop Drinkers Getting Violent?

William Kremer

December 16, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Netherlands, Eindhoven

The city of Eindhoven is piloting a handful of experiments to reduce alcohol-induced violence. They include "sound cameras" that trigger when someone is yelling, to cameras that measure crowd density, both of which prompt police to go to the affected area to investigate. Although the algorithms aren't perfect and sometimes there are false alarms, the city is still pushing forward with the goal of making the streets safer for all.

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Asian Ride-Sharing Apps Speed Up to Cut Men Out of Equation

Maroosha Muzaffar

December 13, 2018 |

OZY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

Across Asia, ride-sharing startups are being created to provide women with safe transportation options. From India to Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, these companies starting all-women teams of drivers or offering women the option to hire female drivers. These companies are part of a larger, global trend as a – albeit short-term – response to the #MeToo culture.

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Making a Difference in 2018

Tina Rosenberg

December 11, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In times of political gridlock, individuals have stepped up to make meaningful changes in their communities, with their solutions inspiring others around the world. From ground-up political action that decreased gerrymandering in Michigan to an accessible coding bootcamp to helping women’s health in many forms, it is clear that change can come from anywhere.

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A Denver construction company's tech saved it lots of time and money. Then it shared with competitors — for free

Tamara Chuang

December 10, 2018 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

PCL Construction is known in the construction industry for being innovative. Most recently, they have begun a push to integrate technology to modernize their company and the industry. By working with software engineers and app developers, the company has drastically improved efficiency. Not content to let the rest of the industry remain inefficient, PCL also decided to openly share its software.

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Depression Can Be Hard To Talk About, So Farmers Turn To Twitter For Support

Maggie Mullen

December 07, 2018 |

Wyoming Public Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

#Agtwitter provides a space for social connection among farmers. What started as a hashtag to disseminate advice about farming practices and farm equipment has grown into a digital space where people can connect and even vent about their personal challenges. In a region characterized by high suicide rates, Agtwitter helps lessen the often-isolating expanses of America’s mountain west.

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Nigeria's Tech Startups Defy the Odds

Emily Feng

December 06, 2018 |

OZY |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

In Nigeria, entrepreneurs are overcoming the hurdles of an underdeveloped tech ecosystem to solve problems at the bottom of the pyramid, from health to education to access to money. It’s attracting the attention of investors. New venture capital firms in Nigeria are helping local technology spread. Entrepreneurs are being elevated to the international tech scene, while making sure their solutions still help their own country.

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Government data is transforming France

Anoush Darabi

November 26, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: France, Paris

In France, a digital transformation is taking place. To lay the groundwork, the country passed the Digital Republic Act in 2016, which mandated local and central government to publish documents and public data, a significant step toward transparency and open data. Government taskforce Etalab, which has attracted top tech talent, built on that foundation by launching data.gouv.fr, a portal that hosts over 40,000 public datasets, and other organizations have coordinated collaborative open data projects between cities.

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Cellphones made it harder for Denver's 911 call takers to track people down. Finally, that's starting to change.

Jesse Paul

November 23, 2018 |

The Colorado Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The same technology that helps companies like Uber find their customers is now available to public safety agencies to ensure accurate location detection from cell phone calls. Denver is among the first cities to implement the updated technology and since the city launched it in mid-2018, it has delivered an accuracy percentage in the 90s, which means first responders don't waste precious time trying to find someone in crisis. The key is for cell phone users to have updated operating systems.

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Better Local Journalism, by Local Reporters, Is the Goal of a New Database

Matthew Sedacca

November 18, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Shoeleather is a database that connects editors across the country with local journalists. So far, 400 people have joined. Rather than relying on journalists from large media outlets to cover local communities, the database is aimed at using the knowledge and expertise of local reports to cover their own communities.

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