No Tech Solutions for Poverty, says former Microsoft Researcher

A Yale and Harvard-trained computer scientist worked for Microsoft in India for several years, trying to see how tech could improve the lives of the world's poor. His conclusion? Computers and smart phones will never solve the world's problems. This former tech evangelist offers some old school ideas for helping us have greater impact.

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