Ashoka and the Lemelson Foundation have joined together to create AshokaTech, a collaboration that speaks to our shared belief that invention and social entrepreneurship can align in powerful ways to improve the world and enable people to be changemakers and problem-solvers.

At the "Cell Phone Tech for Social Good" conference taking place in Nairobi, eight Ashoka Fellows from Kenya and beyond, as well as Ashoka staff and business leaders, will work together to share models, brainstorm around common challenges, uncover emerging trends, and kick-start potential future collaborations and partnerships.

Start: Jun 24 2009 - 1:00pm
End: Jun 26 2009 - 1:59pm
Timezone: Etc/GMT+3
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

To Lean More:

Join the discussion now on the new Changemakers site.

The next installment of the monthly Twitter-based #SocEntChat (short for Social Entrepreneurship Chat) conversations is happening on Wednesday, July 1, from 4-6pm US EDT (GMT-4), and is focusing on mobile innovation.

Taking place a week after a “Cell Phone Tech for Social Good” event in Nairobi the discussion will explore the opportunities and possibilities of mobile technologies to bring about change.

#SocEntChat takes place entirely within Twitter. You can follow the discussion without being a member of twitter by going to search.twitter.com and following the #SocEntChat tag. Enter the discussion anytime by just tagging one of your tweets with #SocEntChat.

#SocEntChat takes place on the first Wednesday of each month from 4-6pm US Eastern Time. To learn more click here.

To read more AshokaTech and Ashoka's partnership with the Lemelson Foundation, visit our new AshokaTech blog.