The combination of an abundance of pressing problems, open technologies, and individuals, communities and organizations with an entrepreneurial mindset focused on discovering innovative solutions through collaboration has the very real potential to drive transformational, life-changing, lifesaving changes. A superb example of this is the Mojaloop payment platform, spun out of the Gates Foundation, which allows payment infrastructure to be created in emerging markets whilst the local communities engage in learning how to contribute.

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