Jonny Bottomley, co-founder and CEO of Edyn.Care, on how we can leverage technology to provide better care services.
In 2018 we saw the worst of what technology can bring into our lives. We’ve learned how our data can be harvested to influence democratic elections, how devices can cause addiction and how an online existence can have a detrimental effect on the way we relate to each other in real life. While it is difficult to ignore the societal ills that technology can cause, the power of tech to transform our lives for the better is still enormous and will reach higher levels of greatness in the new year that approaches.
If you are not familiar with the expression “tech for good” by now, you should start getting used to it. The phrase was first popularised in the UK by Paul Miller, CEO at Bethnal Green Ventures, and has special meaning when applied to the care sector. Tech for good startups can do a lot when it comes to providing care to communities across the country, especially to those growing older....