PeaceTech’s Accelerator Program: An Effort at Scaling Start-Ups in Technology and Peace

By: David J. Smith, April 6, 2017 Are you looking at the connection between technology and peace? The PeaceTech Accelerator provides the mentorship and training needed to scale both for- and not-for-profit peacetech initiatives rapidly, securely, and cost-effectively. The Accelerator is supported by C5 Capital Limited, Amazon Web Services, and PeaceTech Lab.   Click belowContinueContinue reading “PeaceTech’s Accelerator Program: An Effort at Scaling Start-Ups in Technology and Peace”

PeaceTech Lab: Weekly Roundup, 3/2

By: David J. Smith, March 3, 2017 PeaceTech Lab publishes a weekly roundup of news related to peacebuilding and technology.   If you are interested in subscribing directly from PeaceTech go here. The current edition includes an article from The Atlantic questioning the use of VR (virtual reality) to increase empathy for refugees.  Because ofContinueContinue reading “PeaceTech Lab: Weekly Roundup, 3/2”

Master’s in Peace Engineering at Drexel University

By: David J. Smith, February 28, 2017 I generally don’t promote specific academic programs on my website and blog.  But I wanted to share about Drexel University’s master’s in peace engineering because it is the first of it’s kind, and secondly, because hopefully it is trend. Drexel has collaborated with PeaceTech Lab which was launched byContinueContinue reading “Master’s in Peace Engineering at Drexel University”