Technology for Emerging Markets
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Project FoodVibes
Reducing food waste and optimizing production Through the FoodVibes, we are addressing the global food challenge by developing and deploying affordable technology that helps reduce waste and optimize production. Starting from the farms, we focus…
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Community Powered Micro-grids
Driving equitable power management With solar & wind technology decentralizing energy production, a new opportunity for driving equity is arising. Communities that are marginalized on electricity grids have the opportunity to power and manage their…
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SmartKC: A Low-cost, Smartphone-based Corneal Topographer
Microsoft Research India, in collaboration with the Sankara Eye Hospital, developed SmartKC, a low-cost, smartphone-based corneal topographer that can diagnose keratoconus. In a pilot clinical study, SmartKC achieved a sensitivity of 94.1% and a specificity…
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Microsoft Research Special Projects
The Microsoft Research Special Projects group operates on the boundary between engineering and research to drive breakthrough innovation. We are a research group with world-class specialists solving highly uncertain, complex problems. We build technologies to…
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SITI 2022 – Panel Discussion and moderated Q&A session
SITI2022 Round table discussion on the topic of “Societal Impact & Technology in India” with invited panelists: • Nitin Pai, Takshshila Institution • Bill Thies, Everwell Health Solutions • Dipti Kanade, IAS, State Government of…
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SITI 2022 – Introductory talk by Sriram Rajamani
Societal Impact & Technology in India MSR India’s center for Societal impact through Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) is focused on creating, nurturing, validating, and deploying technologies that will have a large-scale impact on society.…
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SITI 2022 – Keynote address by Sanjay Jain
Societal Impact & Technology in India MSR India’s center for Societal impact through Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) is focused on creating, nurturing, validating, and deploying technologies that will have a large-scale impact on society.…
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SITI 2022 – Reporting from the Ground
Short presentations by six organizations/projects on their goals in solving specific societal challenges, experiences and learnings. 00:02:29 – Karya Inc- Giving Dignified work – Manu Chopra (Karya Inc) 00:13:01 – Why the Indian Labour Ecosystem…
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Research and Opportunities to support SMBs in Africa (lightning talk)
The COVID-19 pandemic drove significant digital transformation around the world – and, in particular, in Africa. Previous research indicates that the Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) and Education sectors were the highest contributors to technology…
