Giving Compass' Take:

• Verizon is harnessing human connection and innovation to create technology that will help advance cities and create more efficiency. 

• How can philanthropists become more involved with "tech for good" solutions?

• Read about how nonprofits can maximize their impact with new technology. 

Technology is increasingly at the core of everything we do. From combating pollution to tackling food loss to improving access to health care, people are using technology to bridge gaps, bring people together, and facilitate collaboration to make systems more efficient.

It’s that human connection and innovation that Verizon aims to foster through an approach the technology company calls “humanability.” Putting this “humanability” principle first, Verizon is supporting several incredible change-makers with amazing ideas to make the world better.

For example, Verizon identified a gap in the pharmaceutical space between the need to track shipments in real-time to ensure quality and compliance with regulations and the technology most companies had to actually do this. This led the company to become involved in developing sensor and tracking technology.

Now that same technology is being used to empower people in various industries to create solutions that translate their ideas into reality, including fisherman and food distributors.

Verizon’s network and sensor technology have helped companies improve food safety and prevent spoilage, helping to reduce food loss, using cold chain sensors to ensure better transport and handling. These sensors and information systems measure everything from temperature changes to humidity to location in real-time using sensors the size of a nickel.

Through it’s “humanability” approach, Verizon is turning dreamers into doers and carrying out its mission of empowering businesses and individual innovators the ability to dream bigger and create radical change.

Read the full article about technology at Global Citizen