Gary Shapiro, president and CEO at the Consumer Technology Association, announces the launch of the Global Tech Challenge. Screengrab from: CES
Health

Why the World Bank is partnering with the Consumer Technology Association

SAN FRANCISCO — The World Bank Group launched the Global Tech Challenge this week at CES, the annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association that is bringing 180,000 attendees together in Las Vegas, Nevada. By partnering with the Consumer Technology Association, the World Bank Group aims to mobilize the tech community to work on key development challenges. The program will match health tech innovators with health care providers in East Africa.

> Link to the Devex article by Catherine Cheney

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO at the Consumer Technology Association, announces the launch of the Global Tech Challenge. Screengrab from: CES

Our focus sectors

medicine

Health

Strengthening patient outcomes and service delivery at multi-specialty hospitals, primary care clinics, laboratory chains, pharmaceutical retailers, health insurers, and more.

  • East Africa
  • Brazil
  • India
resilience

Resilience

Addressing the twin challenges of making disaster risk management smarter, more efficient, affordable, and accurate in the time of COVID-19, while building long-term disaster and climate resilience.

  • India
sustainable cooling

Sustainable Cooling

Improving energy-efficiency, affordability, and access to climate-smart solutions in space cooling, transport, industrial and commercial applications, and cooling ecosystems.

  • Latin America
  • Nigeria
  • South Asia
  • Harnessing Waste Cold