Halcyon Identifies

 

A new fund claims to be a global source of funding for local initiatives that improve the lives of people and the planet and to be built by voluntary contributions from businesses and people worldwide.

 
 
A new collaborative intelligence project lets people connect and share ideas for building smarter cities.

Bringing cutting-edge scientific research to doctors and researchers in poor countries who can't afford expensive medical journals helps reduce the scientific knowledge gap between industrialised countries and the developing world.

Seeking to present global issues through the eyes of the world's women, a new journal and interactive community newswire help women connect to address global problems together.

A growing number of people are trying to improve their local communities by setting out purposefully to meet their neighbours, share skills and tools, grow vegetables and cook for one another, save energy and make their local environment cleaner.

The global recession has prompted some to ask whether wealthy countries can afford to continue sending money, food, medicine, building supplies, and aid workers abroad to help people in other nations.

75 nations have jointly launched the world's first multinational organisation dedicated solely to promoting renewable energy worldwide.

Historians, economists, psychologists and computer scientists are to jointly examine the nature of wisdom, to see whether it can be understood and measured.

• Collaboration - can a "we-think" approach help persuade people to get excited about social renewal - fixing their neighbourhoods, schools etc?

• Collaboration/Technology - new online communities connect users with non-profit organisations and others looking to make a positive difference, allowing users to choose causes and promote them by creating their own dedicated web pages for each.