Just launched today, The Progress Project is a partnership between Nokia and Lonely Planet, that is dedicated to promoting projects across the world that demonstrate how technology can make a positive difference in people’s lives.
There are a couple examples on the Website itself. Even PEIR which we’ve talked on numerous occasions is listed. There’s also Nokia Lifetools and Nokia Tej.
Here is a video showing how Nokia LifeTools helps Improving fortunes in rural areas in India :
And a video showing how Nokia Data Gathering helps Fight Disease and Save Lives in Brazil :
Get involved y’all, over at TheProgressProject.com.
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