Entrepreneurs showcase their dreams during the exhibition

Inspirational innovations at "Expo" .. From Britain to Peru

• The participants reviewed the ways in which their innovations in the field of communication and the digital field contribute to changing the reality of individuals.

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• Mariana Costa: "Technology designers today are the ones who will shape the future of humanity, as technology is entering every aspect of society."

• "Jangala" and "Laboratoria" are among 50 projects supported by the Global Best Practices Program at Expo 2020

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From strengthening communication in refugee camps, to empowering women in Latin America, entrepreneurs supported by Expo 2020 Dubai were keen to use the opening day of the Travel and Communication Week, the day before yesterday, to showcase the ways in which their innovations in the field of communication and the digital field contribute to, Changing the reality of individuals.

Among these innovations is the "Big Box" provided by "Jangala", a charity, based in the United Kingdom, and the innovation, a lightweight device the size of a handbag, turns any type of Internet connection into a wireless connection (Wi-Fi), easy Manage and scale to serve thousands instead of dozens of users.

It is easy to develop this idea, which arose from the experiences of refugees residing in the “jungle” camp in the French city of Calais, and allows communities to connect to the Internet, which is a necessary tool for providing health, education and other basic services, and thus achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

For his part, Jangala co-founder and managing director Richard Thanke said: “We firmly believe that Internet access is an essential infrastructure that supports our attempt to achieve each of the Sustainable Development Goals.”

He added, "Our goal is to deploy thousands of devices annually until 2024, and we aspire to provide Internet access to five million people by the end of 2025."

40 prototype Big Boxes were used to bring online access to 30,000 marginalized individuals in Europe, Asia and Africa, in partnership with schools, healthcare clinics, emergency response teams and refugee support organizations.

Thanki's comments came during the "Bridging the Digital Divide" sessions, a series of sessions held at the Human Planet Forum to launch the Travel and Communication Week, the sixth week of the topics at Expo 2020.

From Peru, another project, called Laboratoria, reviewed its efforts to break barriers and stereotypes to inspire Latin American women to enter the tech industry, through a six-month training camp, that helps women from low-income backgrounds unleash their potential and overcome structural and societal obstacles. .

The founder of the Laboratoria project, Mariana Costa, said in a video message: "At Laboratoria, we say that technology designers and makers today are the ones who will design and create our future...the future of humanity, given that technology is entering into every aspect of society."

She added: "In this sense, if we want women to be a part of designing the future of our world, we need women's participation in designing technology today."

The "Jangala" and "Laboratoria" projects are among 50 projects supported by the Global Best Practices Program at Expo 2020.

Richard Thanke:

• “We firmly believe that Internet access is an essential infrastructure that supports our attempt to achieve each of the sustainable development goals."