As consumers, our view of ‘technology’ is often limited to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets that make our daily lives better. It’s unlikely that you tend to consider the innovation and technology capable of changing people’s lives for the better in the developing world, where poverty is high and quality of life can be poor. Such technology isn’t exactly right in your face, displayed on bold ads in the papers and on billboards, so it…
9 ways tech is transforming the developing world
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