Why are we disenfranchising two thirds of children in the world today? Do we rely to heavily on technology and blame it for our failure to recognise our fellow man? It’s time to change the lenses and make the invisible people visible. Harpinder Collacott is the Executive Director of Development Initiatives, an independent organisation focusing on the role of data in efforts to eradicate global poverty. She joined in 2012 as Director of Engagement and Impact, setting up the organisation’s engagement and communications function and leading on open data programmes. She has worked on projects to improve data use in development and led the production and delivery of the Development Data Hub. She has been the lead for DI on the International Aid Transparency Initiative and participated regularly as DI’s representative on the IATI Member Assembly. Harpinder has a diverse background in development and conflict including working as a Political Advisor to the Prosecutor with the War Crimes Tribunal for Sierra Leone, Human Rights Programme Officer for the Oak Foundation, South Asia Researcher for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and as Director of Strategic Planning at Citizens for Global Solutions. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Making the Invisible Visible | Harpinder Collacott | TEDxBath