Learn about the great potential for EGS with this video from google.org. For more information check out www.google.org/egs
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A Climate Change Conversation with Google Founders & Dr. Larry Brilliant of Google.org, moderated by Tom Friedman, held at the World Economic Forum's Annual General Meeting in Davos, January 2008.
Introduction to Google.org's new initiative, Fuel the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Its goal is to increase the flow of risk capital to small and medium-sized businesses in the developing world.
Globalization -- the ongoing process of greater interdependence among countries and their citizens -- is complex and multifaceted. This session was a lively discussion about globalization and its trends, effect on the poor, and positive and negative attributes. It challenged the group to understand nuances and think about how technology and other tools can help improve the lives of the poor.
An animation of the 50 MW Habanero EGS system, under development in Australia's Cooper Basin.
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For more information on EGS technology please check out www.google.org/egs
In February 2008, Google and Google.org hosted international development non-profits for an interactive discussion at our office in Washington, DC. In this video, Sonal Shah, Head of Global Development Initiatives, describes Google.org's updated strategy and what it means for international development.
This session set the context for the Google.org course and explored how our three domain areas -- global development, global health, and climate change -- are intertwined.
Introduction to Google.org's new initiative, Predict and Prevent. Its goal is to identify "hot spots" and enable rapid response to emerging threats, such as infectious disease and climate risk.
This course explored the challenges of health care and education in the developing world at the dawn of the 21st century. Are the existing instruments of service delivery (mainly government bureaucracies of various types) capable and are they accountable, particularly to traditionally socially disadvantaged groups (e.g. the poor, women).
How Can Technology Help Accelerate The Shift To Global Consciousness.
A Conversation with...
Dr. Vint Cerf
Dr. Larry Brilliant
Richard Rathbun
Kern Beare
This session focused on the importance of economic growth in countries and regions. What are the growth prospects for South Asia and Africa, two of the most impoverished regions of the world? What caused some countries to have episodes of "sustained, poverty reducing" growth? How can countries avoid stagnation?
Improving agricultural productivity is critical to improving quality of life in the developing world. This course examined agricultural processes, and focused specifically on the role of water in food production.
