Catherine Cheney is a Senior Reporter for Devex, the media platform for the global development community. She covers the West Coast, focusing on the role of technology and innovation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. And she frequently represents Devex as a speaker and moderator. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, worked as a web producer for POLITICO and reporter for World Politics Review, and helped to launch NationSwell. Catherine has reported from all over the world, and freelanced for outlets including the Atlantic and the Washington Post. She also works with the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit that trains and connects journalists to cover responses to problems.
Tech and Nonprofit Collaboration in a Networked Era
Description: Ericsson and the World Food Programme are finding new ways for modern networks to help communities in times of crisis and disaster. Governments, aid workers, and suppliers can coordinate, and family members can avoid becoming separated. How will faster, smarter networks enable a healthier, safer world? This transcript has been lightly edited and condensed for […]
Ethics and Responsibility in Modern Technology
Description: Tech tools have become too powerful not to be conceived within an ethical framework and thoughtful awareness of their consequences. We need a new attitude of social responsibility from technologists and companies. The following transcript has been lightly edited and condensed for ease of reading. Speakers: Paula Goldman, Omidyar Network | Terah Lyons, Partnership on AI Moderator: Catherine […]
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Techonomy 18
Techonomy 2018 was a probing, wide-ranging conversation about the tech-inflected issues that affect business and our world. This year’s theme was Harnessing Tech for Responsible Growth, and as always we addressed many of the issues facing leaders today.
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Techonomy 17
“The idea that fake news on Facebook…influenced the election in any way, I think is a pretty crazy idea,” said Mark Zuckerberg onstage at Techonomy 2016. He has subsequently recanted.
