(Maties Valls)

The TED explains that the civic technology is sometimes referred to as technology for good, using technology to solve human problems.

An example is in 2010 in Uganda, he says that he were working on a solution that allowed local populations to avoid government surveillance on their mobile phones for expressing dissent. This technology was deployed later in North Africa to help activists stay connected when governments were deliberately shutting off connectivity of population control. Also in the world of smart phones and apps, there is a big movement to help people with  health problems with applications that track the number of calories that you burn...

In conclusion, you will think about the next big thing, as entrepreneurs, as engineers, as makers, that you think about the unintended consequences of the things that you're building, because the real innovation is in finding ways to include everyone.

Maties Valls