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Posts in October 2016
Winners of Nokia’s 2016 Open Innovation Challenge Announced
Oct-28-16 By IdeaConnectionA big round of applause is due to the winners of Nokia’s 2016 Open Innovation Challenge, a global search for the next big ideas in the Internet of Things (IoT).
Among the winning concepts was a firewall for the connected home and a home medical innovation that can help with the early detection of breast cancer.
How Open Innovation Can Reduce Delhi’s Pollution
Oct-21-16 By IdeaConnectionDelhi in India is often referred to as one of the world's most polluted cities. Industry, traffic, power plants and dust are the principle causes.
In an effort to reduce the colossal pollution levels, city authorities recently teamed up with the University of Chicago to organize an open innovation competition - the Urban Labs Innovation Challenge.
How You Can Help Uncover Darfur Human Rights Violations
Oct-14-16 By IdeaConnectionAmnesty International is turning to open innovation to help uncover humans rights violations and abuses in the Sudanese region of Darfur, one of the world’s most dangerous trouble spots.
The non-governmental organization has launched Decode Darfur, an interactive platform that will allow volunteers to study thousands of square kilometers of satellite imagery where bombings and chemical weapons attacks are reported to have taken place.
Fighting Metastatic Breast Cancer with Open Innovation
Oct-07-16 By IdeaConnectionSince its launch last October, the Metastatic Breast Cancer Project has enrolled more than 2,500 patients.
The open innovation health initiative aims to accelerate breast cancer research by partnering researchers and their cutting-edge technology directly with patients.