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PopTech Accelerator
Transforming World-Changing Ideas Into Action.
“The PopTech Accelerator facilitates interdisciplinary,
world-changing projects that use new tools and embody
new approaches to significant global challenges.”
PopTech Accelerator has taken an active leap in the creative use of technology to help discover solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. I am very inspired by their collaborative approach and definitely looking forward to seeing the outcome of their projects. Hopefully other innovative thinkers can gain insight from PopTech’s approach to process, and we will start seeing more projects transforming world-changing ideas into action in the near future.
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Project Masiluleke
PopTech Accelerator’s first project, Masiluleke (”helping hand” in Zulu), recently launched it’s first phase in October by sending out 1 million text messages. The project’s goal is to fight the HIV epidemic in Africa through innovative mobile technology and software. The intial focus is on KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, where HIV+ rates are some of the highest in the world. They plan to eventually spread the program throughout Africa. Project Masiluleke is a collaboration of frog design, Pop!tech, iTeach, Praekelt, Aricent, Nokia Siemens and others.
