Tech group drags non-profits into IT Age
Opendream's successes include launch of 'medical Google'.
- Published: 8 Aug 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
The advent of information technology (IT), particularly the internet, has brought millions of companies online, each vying to capitalise on and empower themselves through the new medium.
While the capital-rich private sector has been adept at harnessing the benefits of IT, non-profit and civil society groups have been left behind in this race.
"One of the biggest hindrances to the success of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or civil society groups is their lack of access to the communication channels made possible by IT," said Patipat Susumpow, a 31-year-old computer science graduate and the founder of Opendream Co.
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