One night a year, leaders in the technology and innovation sector gather for what some call the Oscars of Silicon Valley, where in a glamorous setting they turn their attention to the importance of not so glamorous technologies.
Launched in 2000, The Tech Awards is a program of the Tech Museum of Innovation, located in San Jose, California. This year was a retrospective of the past 15 years was recognizing technology that benefits humanity. Devex spoke with some of the leaders gathered about the ways innovation can improve lives in low resource settings.
“The key lessons were that smart, dedicated innovators who invest the time to learn what people living in poverty around the world actually want and need, can develop technological solutions that really make a difference,” said Craig Stephens, director of the public health program at Santa Clara University, and judging supervisor for The Tech Awards.