How can we use technology as a tool tackle the networks of drugs, guns and human traffickers?
How can technology enable authorities to localize, identify, unveil and block illicit supply chains?
How can technology help creating awareness within society to reduce demand as well as supply for illicit networks?
And it is Google who is putting these topics on the table!
“Violent illicit networks represent a trillion-dollar problem that affects every society in the world and claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year.”
”We believe that technology has the power to expose and dismantle global criminal networks, which depend on secrecy and discretion in order to function”
“We’ll be uploading videos from the summit to our YouTube channel. Keep up with the Summit via @googleideas and #infosummit2012, or take a look at the video below for a sneak peek.“
Source: http://googleblog.blogspot.nl/2012/07/google-ideas-joining-fight-against-drug.html
