2020-21 Laureates

Every year, The Tech for Global Good program celebrates innovators using technology to tackle big problems. In 2020-21, The Tech for Global Good honors four laureates who, through the constructive use of data, enable people to access healthier and more prosperous lives.

Chipsafer

Destination: Home

Opportunity Insights

UNICEF's Magicbox

Chipsafer

Founded in 2012

Mission: Improve the safety and security of livestock herds while reducing ranchers’ environmental impact and providing traceability across the cows’ lifecycle.

What they do: Equip farmers with data to help identify and isolate irregularities for the protection of their herds. Data is gathered with sensors and transformed into actionable information.

The Problem Livestock farmers need a way to monitor and keep tabs on their animals, and since agriculture is a huge industry, this is important to nations' economic and food security. Discover the Problem
The Innovator Victoria Alonsoperez, the founder of Chipsafer, was only 12 years old when she had the idea of developing a solution to monitor livestock remotely. Meet the Innovator
The Solution Chipsafer improves the safety and security of livestock herds while reducing ranchers’ environmental impact and providing traceability across the cows’ lifecycle by equipping farmers with data to help identify and isolate irregularities for the protection of their herds. Data is gathered with sensors and transformed into actionable information. Uncover the Solution
The Impact You're never too young to begin solving problems! Understand the Impact

Destination: Home

Founded in 2008

Mission: End homelessness in Santa Clara County, California.

What they do: Use data to track progress toward permanent housing for vulnerable populations in Santa Clara County, as well as to help individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless.

The Problem Homeless services are made up of local governments, police, healthcare, and nonprofits working independently for each other. But no single organization on their own can overcome a system that is so broken. Discover the Problem
The Innovator Jennifer Loving, CEO of Destination: Home, talks about how Destination: Home was created to convene different organizations and consolidate all data into one place so everyone can keep moving forward together to end homelessness. Meet the Innovator
The Solution Destination: Home uses data to track progress toward permanent housing for vulnerable populations in Santa Clara County, as well as to help individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless. Uncover the Solution
The Impact Jennifer Loving, CEO of Destination: Home, shares some advice on how we can be part of the solution to end homelessness. Understand the Impact

Opportunity Insights

Founded in 2018

Mission: Identify barriers to economic opportunity and develop scalable solutions that will empower people throughout the United States to rise out of poverty and achieve better life outcomes.

What they do: Some 90% of children born before 1940 grew up to earn more than their parents. But only half of children born after 1940 do so. This team uses data to uncover and understand the potential of our society to increase economic outcomes for all Americans.

The Problem Some 90% of children born before 1940 grew up to earn more than their parents. But only half of children born after 1940 do so. The American Dream is increasingly difficult to achieve. Discover the Problem
The Innovator Raj Chetty, director of Opportunity Insights, talks about our chances of achieving the American Dream is dependent on a variety of factors, and how we can use data to create a society where everyone has a shot of succeeding. Meet the Innovator
The Solution Opportunity Insights uses data to uncover and understand the potential of our society to increase economic outcomes for all Americans. Uncover the Solution
The Impact Go to opportunityatlas.org and explore opportunity in any neighborhood in America. Understand the Impact

UNICEF's Magicbox

Founded in 1946

Mission: Advocate for the protection of children’s rights to help meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

What they do: UNICEF’s Innovations team created a technology platform to track and help predict the spread of diseases such as Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19. The information empowers global and community leaders to make data-driven decisions towards prevention and containment of disease.

The Problem We need a way to track and help predict the spread of diseases such as Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19. Discover the Problem
The Innovator Chris Fabian, co-founder of UNICEF Innovation & Giga, talks about the origin of UNICEF's Magicbox after realizing how important real-time data was during the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa. Meet the Innovator
The Solution UNICEF’s Innovations team created a technology platform to track and help predict the spread of diseases. The information empowers global and community leaders to make data-driven decisions towards prevention and containment of disease. Uncover the Solution
The Impact There are various online tools you can use to experiment with data and solve problems you see around you. Understand the Impact