This report features insights from social entrepreneurs about using technology for positive social change.
Social entrepreneurs share insights on how to use technology for positive social change and to understand current gaps within the systems.
In the report published by social entrepreneurship network Ashoka and Google.org, the social entrepreneurs envision the future role of technology.
Key insights include:
- Agency matters—individuals and communities can have oversight over technologies and choices, so they can make technology and digitization work for the betterment of society as whole;
- Solidarity matters—what is good for everyone must also be good for humanity as a collective;
- Everyone matters—everyone should have access and power. Technology, its power structures and biases, should be demystified and allow for more accountability. Creating communities offline matters too to allow for greater participation, oversight, and uptake.
Contents
- Part 1: Eight Needs and Challenges of the Social Impact
- Part 2: Capacity Building to Support Social Entrepreneurs Drive Greater Impact
- Part 3: Emerging Insights in the Field of Technology and Humanity
- Part 4: Pathways for a New Societal Framework in an Increasingly Digital World
Published 2021.
