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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation


@queenscomtrust
Apr 12, 2019
Platform to trace and find missing children
Taha Khan founded @ChildAwarePro after initially launching ‘Search for Thamana’ to find a missing 5-year-old. After locating Thamana 8...


@queenscomtrust
Apr 12, 2019
Protect the environment through sustainable agriculture
Four young leaders came together by chance and discovered a unique, innovative way to protect the environment through sustainable...
@theroyaleditor
Mar 2, 2019
Top Secret
Her Majesty The Queen will visit the Science Museum in London on 7th March to announce its summer exhibition, "Top Secret", and unveil a...


@queenscomtrust
Feb 26, 2019
Incredible work from @KidsVplastic
Incredible work from @KidsVplastic - this is amazing! 65,890 pieces of single-use plastic picked up to-date. It's been abt 3 years...


Washington Monthly
Jan 20, 2019
The world is choking on digital pollution
Hate speech and trolling, the proliferation of misinformation, digital addiction—these are not the unstoppable consequences of...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 3, 2018
Afrobytes London (Dec. 6)
The pan-African accelerator and lab will gather trailblazers in the African tech industry to discuss how blockchain and artificial...


RCS Ottawa
Dec 10, 2017
How a remote South African rural community, with barely any electricity, built its own ISP
Mankosi is a remote rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It is home to almost 6,000 people. The nearest city is...
RCS Ottawa
Nov 8, 2017
Canadian Veteran Business Directory
A program of Prince’s Charities Canada (PCC), Prince's Operation Entrepreneur (POE) delivers education, training, tools and resources to...


RCS Ottawa
Oct 19, 2017
The world’s first floating wind farm could be a game changer for renewable power
Wind turbines are impressive structures, towering higher than some of the world’s tallest buildings. When installed offshore, the extent...


RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017
HOW AFRICAN MED STUDENTS CREATED A NEW GENRE OF CUBAN MUSIC
Music changes faster than it can be named. And it’s often random circumstances, like the 1977 New York City blackout that spurred hip-hop...
RCS Ottawa
Jul 24, 2017
These four projects in the UK exemplify innovation
Welcome to GREAT Where great innovation begins UK companies are setting the global standard for the next wave of breakthroughs,...

RCS Ottawa
May 26, 2017
This tech tool is transforming Zambian classrooms in a powerful way
Nancy Chandala, 13, is sitting in a classroom at Joel Community School in rural Zambia, fixated on a small computer screen. “I wish all...
RCS Ottawa
Apr 12, 2017
Fifty new species of spider discovered in far north Australia
More than 50 new species of spider, including a peacock spider with a “wonderful courtship behaviour, like dancing”, have been discovered...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 13, 2016
What's driving our future?
Most adults are connected, now what? A presentation on how technology is becoming a commodity, where software will add value, and how...


RCS Ottawa
Nov 28, 2016
Deepest water found 1000km down, a third of way to Earth’s core
JULES VERNE’s idea of an ocean deep below the surface in Journey to the Centre of the Earth may not have been too far off. Earth’s mantle...


RCS Ottawa
Oct 1, 2016
The Government and EDF have today signed a historic agreement for the UK’s first new nuclear power s
During a signing ceremony in London, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, the Chairman and...


RCS Ottawa
Sep 9, 2016
Woman transforming plastic waste into bricks for building 'silver houses' in Pakistan (Video
It's painfully clear that our culture is unfortunately designed around consumption of disposable things, whether it's fashionor...


RCS Ottawa
Sep 8, 2016
Youth climate advocacy toolkit launched for small island developing states
A new toolkit for youth advocates in small island developing states will help young people in the countries most affected by climate...


RCS Ottawa
Aug 21, 2016
Empowering Young Minds - $15m Global Learning XPRIZE competition.
The Global Learning XPRIZE challenges teams from around the world to develop open source and scalable software that will enable children...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 21, 2016
Africa’s Making New Apps for Old Phones to Tap Google Blind Spot
Africa’s startups are seizing an opportunity they say Google and Apple Inc. have missed -- making apps for non-smartphones. In a region...
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