Google Ideas is a think/do tank that explores how technology can enable people to confront threats in the face of conflict, instability or repression. We connect users, experts and engineers to research and seed new technology-driven initiatives.
Google Ideas was founded on the principle that the next five billion to come online will face far greater human challenges than the first two billion. Many of these challenges are thorny and difficult to address, and include violent extremism and fragile states, among others.
Through events online and offline, we bring people with a diverse range of expertise and experience together. At our summits we convene people around a range of specific issues and use ‘labs’ — working breakout groups — to accelerate project development with strategic partners.
We find new ways that connected technologies can offer solutions to people caught in these circumstances, use research to provide fresh insights and develop interactive data visualizations to bring information to life. Wherever possible we make the source code of our projects available for use by others under an open-source license.
Events
Through gatherings large and small, offline and online, Google Ideas brings experts, technologists and people with relevant experience together from across a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds to reframe how technology can enable people to confront threats in the face of conflict, instability or repression.
By convening those with real experience with experts and technologists, technology initiatives are seeded and partnerships often formed. At our summits, we convene a large number of diverse attendees; from academics to government representatives, nonprofits to private sector organizations, filmmakers to those with personal experience.
Participate in the conversations through our regular G+ hangouts, or watch videos from previous events.
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