Dec 17 2020
Perspective
For over a century, The Rockefeller Foundation has worked on initiatives promoting greater social equity in the United States and around the world. As part of this commitment, we collaborate …
Dec 16 2020
The software Williams installed couldn't "see" her face. "This shattered any notion I might have about machine neutrality," she recalled.
Dec 15 2020
Perspective
Climate change and the Covid-19 crisis have a great deal in common. Both are human tragedies and economic catastrophes: The pandemic has taken more than a million lives, thrown hundreds of millions out of …
Nov 30 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the world’s extraordinary fragility and highlighted trenchant societal inequalities. Managing the pandemic has been hard enough and doing so while addressing other urgent stresses – …
Sustainable Development Technology & Innovation Global
Nov 24 2020
Press Releases
The new service from e-GUIDE, a collaboration between The Rockefeller Foundation and four leading universities, helps utilities and system planners improve the planning and provision of electricity in Africa November 24, …
Nov 23 2020
1.34
Video
The Covid-19 pandemic and climate change are threatening to reverse decades of humanity's progress. One way forward - end energy poverty. Distributed renewable energy has the potential to get us …
Nov 04 2020
Perspective
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution evolves, frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping our economies, societies and the environment. AI is opening up economic opportunities with companies large …
Oct 27 2020
Perspective
At The Rockefeller Foundation, we’ve always tried to stay one step ahead – imagining futures that inspire bold action and making catalytic bets that can lead to long-term change. As …
Oct 13 2020
0.23
Video
A bird’s eye view of a mini-grid and the essential services and businesses it powers in the village of Derni in Bihar, India.
Oct 13 2020
5.37
Video
Meet Janeth, a tailor from Nemba, and Hellen, a shopkeeper in Mavota, whose livelihoods have been transformed with access to reliable, affordable and clean energy. CrossBoundary Energy Access partnered with …