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Using Open Source Technology to Support coordination of COVID-19 response efforts
Ushahidi is supporting communities respond to COVID-19 by providing an open source tool for mutual aid coordination and collaboration
A Cashier-less System- Amazon Go Grocery
A cashier less system by Amazon Go Grocery for easy and faster accessible to the stores
Digital Offline-first Community Telehealth & Operational Rural Solutions (DOCTORS) for COVID-19
Re-purposing an existing digital health platform for low-resource settings for use in the coordinated COVID-19 response
Integrating Farm Business activities so as to withstand the pressure caused by covid 19
Integrating Farm Business activities in response to COVID 19 in rural areas
Integrating Farm Business activities so as to withstand the pressure caused by covid 19
Youth Against Misinformation
Stopping the global spread of harmful misinformation about COVID-19 by harnessing the power of young people to navigate online culture.
Quipu
Quipu is a digital marketplace like eBay or Alibaba, but for informal, unbanked micro-businesses at the bottom of the pyramid.
COVID-19 Spiritual Solution
Encouraging diverse believers to return the COVID-19 case to the heaven court and come up with spiritual evidence of what should be done.
Aichi Takeout Map
Virtual takeout map highlights restaurants adapting to offer takeout services in Japan as they begin to pivot.
Solidarity Map
Interactive map that helps connect people in need with people with a good heart wanting to help others
Kindergarten teachers are creating materials and activities to make it easier for parents to help in their kids' home education
Materials to support kindergarten home education
Kindergarten teachers are creating materials and activities to make it easier for parents to help in their kids' home education
Use virtual reality to help sellers show their homes and let the buyers explore different spaces of the houses
Virtual reality home showings
Use virtual reality to help sellers show their homes and let the buyers explore different spaces of the houses
World Central Kitchen is paying restaurants to help feed people lack access to meals
WCK is paying restaurants for each free meal they give to those experiencing food insecurity; a win for both restaurants and those in need.
Recipes for Self-empowerment and Well-being
The action aims at providing participants with recipes and practices that could empower them and improve their psychosocial well-being.
AirBnB introduces Online Experiences to support hosts & stay connected during COVID-19
Online Experiences is an upgrade to the Experiences service AirBnB launched just the previous month
Mighty Writers At Home
Mighty Writers At Home breaks down traditional barriers of after school programming, increasing accessibility and connectivity.
SaveOurFaves - Gift card site for quarantined restaurants
Buy gift card for a future meal at your favorite restaurant to save it from bankruptcy
EducationSuperHighway Supports Distance Learning for San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)
Digital Bridge K-12 Project will provide WiFi to the thousands of students in San Francisco who do not have Internet access at home
Energy Grids of the Future are Self-Generated
Air pollution has dropped -- we can keep it low while reducing energy costs with self-generated renewable energy infrastructure.
#WeAreTogether
Russian Entrepreneur created a hotline for free food delivery to elderly people
Apartment Block Bulk Deliveries
Delivery, which has seen a surge, is being coordinated at the apartment block level in China, making deliveries of essentials more efficient
LEGO’s History: Post-War Innovation
This example of LEGO’s start shows the opportunity the moment presents for businesses to seize innovation.