Technology
Technology—especially wireless communication—is crucial to finding solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges. The United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership works with the UN to harness mobile technology to meet pressing global development and humanitarian challenges. We use strategic mobile technology programs to connect families separated by disaster, help emergency relief workers respond more quickly and empower health workers operating in rural areas.
Our technology priorities include:
Disaster Relief Communications
When disasters strike, people need food, shelter, blankets and medicine – but without an effective communications network, supplies are left undelivered, and relief workers unable to do their jobs. The Technology Partnership helps emergency relief workers respond more quickly and effectively, and reconnects families separated by disaster.
Mobile Health for Development
When health officials need to track the success rate of health campaigns, they turn to a mobile health tool that enables data to be quickly and accurately collected even in the most remote areas. We are working with the World Health Organization, national governments, and DataDyne.org to improve public health in the developing world.
Thought Leadership and Innovation
Our Thought Leadership and Innovation program produces studies that give governments, civil society groups and the private sector research and recommendations on how to use technology - especially wireless technology - to effectively address some of the world's toughest challenges.
