The SIGHT blog inspires the cross-pollination of ideas, solutions, and partnerships amongst its greater community by sharing insightful news and stories on SIGHT projects and events around the globe, submitted by SIGHT members and volunteer.
On the first day of the International Conference on Cybernetics, Cognition and Machine Learning Applications (ICCCMLA) 2019, Prof. Dr. Shaikh Fattah, HAC Education Chair conducted a humanitarian technology project design workshop focusing on sustainable development and Social Return on Investment (SROI). Approximately 40 participants, both professionals and students, attended the workshop and were very much…
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HAC Chair Kartik Kulkarni and SIGHT Chair Sampath Veeraraghavan attended the PowerAfrica Conference from 20 – 23 August in Abuja, Nigeria. Mr. Kulkarni organized a panel on “Impact Assessment: Design and Diagnostic” in which Mr. Veeraraghavan participated, along with HAC & SIGHT Project Leader Mr. Lwanga Herbert and Founder & Executive Director of Africa Development…
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An IEEE NJ Coast Section SIGHT Group Project Pictured above with an IEEE NJ Coast Section SIGHT Group founding Member and IEEE Senior Member, Margaret J Lyons, PE, an IEEE Life Fellow in the New Jersey Coast Section, Don Heirman, has had a career with extensive experience studying Electromagnetic Compatibility of hearing aids and telephone…
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An IEEE NJ Coast Section SIGHT Group Project One third of people over age 65 have hearing loss; five percent of the population of the world or 360 million people have disabling hearing loss while the majority live in developing countries. In 2020 FDA opens the market to non-prescription solutions for hearing assistance devices. We…
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An IEEE NJ Coast Section SIGHT Group Project Globally, people with Hearing Loss and Deafness experience disparate treatment and a limited ability to participate in many settings including Courts, Healthcare, Schools, Workplaces, etc. Accommodation technology solutions are expensive, developed in silos, complicated with proprietary interfaces, not interoperable with mainstream communication technologies, and often do not…
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A solar system changes lives in an off-grid community in Peru In May 2019, 12 technical volunteers from the University of Calgary travelled to Peru with Light Up The World and IEEE SIGHT to install a solar system in Hanchipacha, an off-grid community. The system has had a positive educational, economic, environmental, and social impact…
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Dear IEEE SIGHT volunteers, The months continue passing quickly and once again I am writing to share new developments from the past month with all of you. I am happy to report that July provided key opportunities to strengthen the program’s partnerships with IEEE Societies. SIGHT Committee members had a very fruitful conversation with Microwave…
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One of the priorities of the Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) this year is to establish a formal approach to assessing the impact created by funded projects and events. Social Return on Investment (SROI) is one of the methods currently being explored as a possible option to adapt to IEEE and HAC’s context. This methodology focuses…
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The current refugee crises in Europe and South America are among the biggest migrant crises in the 21st century. Since 2015, rising numbers of migrants have arrived in the EU from across the Mediterranean Sea or overland through southeast Europe from other continents. Within the last 10 years, European countries have received more than five…
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The Mukujju Health Center IV in Uganda takes care of a community where most mothers receive maternity services in an underserved and risky environment. This environment exposes both mother and infant to risks such as persistent sicknesses, avoidable disabilities and injuries, or even death. Patients in the health center suffering from other diseases are also…
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