Take a look at these 5 tech innovations that have the power to reduce the digital divide between rich and poor, and take a second to think about what you might do to further these innovations. Remember: brains like yours are needed to make technology more affordable and accessible to developing countries.
It’s Sunday night, and I email Yasmine about sending along a quick writeup about her experience during Philly Startup Weekend, a 54-hour startup event that provides the networking, resources, and incentives for individuals and teams to go from idea to launch. She emails me back a link to her own personal blog where she’s already
September has been a great month for TechGirlz, all because of 5,837 cups of coffee—and tea—that were purchased at Whole Foods in July. That’s a lot of coffee! And at a price of 25 cents a cup, all those drinks added up to a terrific donation for our group. Earlier this month, TechGirlz founder Tracey
Super article on Nancy Massey, who has been in the tech field for 30 years. Click here to read more.
We are proud to be working with Springside School. Read how the students at Springside are making an impact with technology http://allgirls.ncgs.org/digital-skills-and-generation-m/comment-page-1/#comment-28496
Check out this article about a summer program for girls offered by a Montgomery County School District. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100624_Montgomery_County_program_encourages_girls__interest_in_technology.html We are trying to get in touch with the leaders of this group to see if we can partner with them.
In today’s Inquirer, and also this week’s Business Journal, you can learn about a young woman who has started her own business using cell phones to pay for purchases. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20100430_Start-up_wants_to_turn_your_phone_into_a_wallet.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/technology/18women.html?emc=eta1 Interesting article in the NY Times about the lack of women in tech startups. Hopefully, Techgirlz can change that!
New article from Fortune.com about Dawn Song and her approach to web security. http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/17/technology/dawn_song_security.fortune/index.htm