Tech4Dev 2018: Voices of the Global South | Register Now!

Register for Tech4Dev 2018: Voices of the Global South! The UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, hosted by the Cooperation and Development Center-CODEV at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne invites you to be part of its biennial World Class Event. Early Bird Registration ends of May 25th! Register Now! For more information please visit our website.
 
Background

The Tech4Dev Conference is the biennial flagship event of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by the Cooperation & Development Centre (CODEV) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

The focus of the conference is the application of technology solutions to advance inclusive and economic development in the Global South.

Tech4Dev provides an opportunity to:

• Network across disciplines and fields of technology, to promote the development, deployment, adaptation, and scaling of new solutions for the Global South.
• Reinforce collaboration among diverse stakeholders - academics, engineers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, practitioners, and social scientists - for a holistic approach to addressing challenges in technology innovation and diffusion for development.
• Build capacity among students and young professionals to engage in multidisciplinary problem-solving for social impact.

• Technologies for Humanitarian Action
• Medical Technologies
• Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Technologies for Sustainable Access to Energy
• ICT for Development
• Technologies for Sustainable Habitat and Cities

• A unique multidisciplinary platform
• Showcase for cutting-edge research projects in Tech4Dev and case studies from the field
• Participation by 500 experts from over 75 countries