Social Innovation Summit 2012 comes to an end
<p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="View">View</span>, <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span>. <span word="Landmark">Landmark</span> <span word="Ventures">Ventures</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span>-<span word="only">only</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="Problems">Problems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jams">jams</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bruggemann">Bruggemann</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Graphmasters">Graphmasters</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span> <span word="of">of</span> $100,000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> “<span word="nunav">nunav</span>” <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="servers">servers</span> <span word="every">every</span> 30 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reroute">reroute</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="route">route</span>.”</p><p><span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bruggemann">Bruggemann</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="promising">promising</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="simulations">simulations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>.”</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span>. <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Cypher">Cypher</span>256 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Tushabe">Tushabe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p>
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