2008 Tech Awards: “Let’s Put Poverty into A Museum” (Yunus)

Thanks to Rob Stephenson for these links covering the 2008 Tech Award events and the work of the Laureates.

Portable Light Device Credit: KVA MATx

This article has great photos of the innovations in situ:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10093164-76.html?part=rss&subj=News-CuttingEdge

This is a great article with the night’s keynote speaker, Muhammad Yunus:

VentureBeat: Interview with Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus on Micro Credit’s Long Shadow
By Dean Takahashi
http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/13/interview-with-nobel-peace-prize-winner-muhammad-yunas-on-micro-credits-long-shadow/

This article has a short video of the morning reception:

Mercury News: Tech Museum Awards Honor Low-Tech Solutions to Big Problems
By John Boudreau
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10968397?source=rss

Mercury News: Tech Awards Celebration Shows True Value of Technology
By Mike Cassidy
http://www.mercurynews.com/portal/business/ci_10975258?source=rss&_loopback=1

Silicon Valley Watcher: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammad Yunus Challenge to Silicon Valley and beyond: Let’s Put Poverty Into A Museum
By Tom Foremski
http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2008/11/nobel_peace_pri.php

Think Change India: Tech Winners Starting Small, Scaling Up
By Shital (no last name posted)
http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/tech-winners-starting-small-scaling-up/