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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. Sponsored Article. Corporate Strategy. Shutterstock.

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Mutual credit in Africa: interview with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics

Low Impact

And some schemes in South Africa too? There was a sensational newspaper article, saying that we were part of Al-Shabab, and we were secessionists. That article got picked up by the central bank – they sent in riot squads to kick doors down and put us in jail. Is that right? I think we’re up to 48,000 households registered.

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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

AGreenLiving

Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling.

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Salesforce, Microsoft get creative with clean energy procurement

Business Green

Under an agreement, San Francisco-based Salesforce will buy 280,000 megawatt-hours of clean power over the next eight years from small projects in Brazil, India, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, developed by aggregator Powertrust , headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. This article first appeared at GreenBiz.com.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. Emerging new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence can help us to understand and identify areas to invest resources and increase positive impact. Sponsored Article. Au contraire, it is the reverse. Food & Agriculture.

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Using AI to Help the World Thrive

Andrew Winston

(I've gotten behind on re-posting my articles! This is an article about AI, with a focus on Microsoft's efforts. In 2014, IBM launched a 10-year, $100 million project to use its Watson cognitive computing system to help Africa solve business and social challenges. I'll try to catch up in the next couple of weeks.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

AGreenLiving

This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. Emerging new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence can help us to understand and identify areas to invest resources and increase positive impact. Au contraire, it is the reverse. The rise of multi-stakeholder initiatives.

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