2. ABOUT
US
Help
people
to
use
technology
as
a
tool
to
achieve
their
needs
worldwide
3. What
we
do?
-‐ Conferences
-‐ Workshops
-‐ Summer
jobs
-‐ Consul>ng
4. What
is
Social
Innova>on?
Social
innova;on
refers
to
the
crea;on,
development,
adop;on,
and
integra;on
of
new
concepts
and
prac>ces
that
put
people
and
the
planet
first.
Social
Innova;ons
resolve
exis;ng
social,
cultural,
economic,
and
environmental
challenges.
h?p://socialinnova;on.ca/about/social-‐innova;on
5. 2011:
Canada
-‐
USA
–
UK
were
leading
the
pack
2013:
Canada
-‐
USA
–
UK,
but
also
India
and
Italy
The
interest
for
social
innova>on
is
growing
year
aEer
year
worldwide
1
2
6. Who
are
the
social
Innovators?
22M+
supporters
worldwide
40K
tweets
with
#socent
during
the
last
30
days
7. The
Impact
of
Technology
iCow
is
an
Agricultural
Informa;on
Service
with
a
variety
of
products
available
as
a
subscrip;on
service
through
*285#
to
help
farmers
enhance
produc;vity
CROWDBREAKS
A
project
in
beta
at
Penn
State
aims
to
use
public
data
from
social
networks
to
find
disease
outbreaks
Concerned
about
our
dependence
to
fossil
fuels,
mainly
responsible
for
global
warming,
Pierre
Blanchet
decides
to
change
his
career
and
devote
himself
en;rely
to
this
problem…
Hacking
Health,
EcoHack,
the
worldbank
are
examples
to
check
out…
8. Coming
Soon
:
Technology
and
Social
Innova;on
week
:
Sept
29th
to
October
the
3rd
2014
9.
www.kws-‐forum.com
Contact
Franck NLEMBA
Co-Founder KONGOSSA TECHNOLOGY
Franck.nlemba@kongossa.net
Maison du Développement Durable
5e étage (Amnistie Internationale)
50, Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montréal, QC, H2X 3V4
