Activate 2014
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How the power of a personal story is helping change lives in AfricaInspired as a child to help Aids orphans, Kendall Ciesemier tells us how she battled her own serious illness while trying to make a difference
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MTV is using a teen drama and tech to tackle HIVGeorgia Arnold, SVP for social responsibility at VIMN, talks about how media organisations can change the lives of their audience
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The roots of storytelling and mediaAhead of the Transformational Media Summit in Washington later this month, co-founder Jeremy Wickremer discusses the relationship between media and storytelling
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We can solve the water sanitation crisis, but we need your helpThe CEOs of the Ikea Foundation and Water.org call for a partnership to help those that lack access to safe water
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Net neutrality: why Fight for the Future is hosting Internet SlowdownReddit, Netflix, Mozilla and thousands of others are taking part in a public outcry over US cable companies’ attempted power-grab
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Can co-design help wearable technology take off?Wearables would be improved if prospective users were included in the design process
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Filming local town hall meetings: a new dawn for transparency?While publishers are taking advantage of the new rights, some fear they could reduce openness
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Technology promotes behaviour among children that can be self-revealing
Parents must be informed of and involved in their children's tech habits, says Jim Steyer
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Activate London 2014: galleryThe Guardian’s Activate London Summit took place on 17 July at LSO St Luke’s to discuss the future of money
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How to open up citizen journalism in Africa beyond the smartphone minority
To have open journalism across Africa we need to be able to reach people even if they have little or no internet access
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How collaborative credit can heal – rather than just disrupt – capitalism
Collaborative credit systems such as time banks can help bring about positive transformation within the economy
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The role of Africa's fourth generation
Africans today have an obligation to build large-scale prosperity for the first time, but success is not inevitable
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FundersClub's Alex Mittal: the web will make venture capital more transparent
Increased efficiency and transparency in the venture capital industry will result in greater accountability
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The art of getting a VC to say yes
Entrepreneurs must consider geography, company scale and team qualities before pitching a potentially winning idea
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Bitcoin: how to win over consumers
Mainstream adoption of bitcoin will occur once the currency evolves from being a store of value into a medium of exchange, says Jan Hammer
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Crowdtilt is helping facilitate bite-size crowdfunding campaigns
From holiday homes to sending the Jamaican Bobsled team to the Olympics, James Beshara explains how Crowdtilt enables people to group fund anything
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How Girl Meets Dress is capitalising on the demise of ownership
Anna Bance of Girl Meets Dress explains how her service taps into a growing preference for experience over ownership
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Four ways the NSA revelations are changing businesses
Survey reveals that global corporations are still feeling the aftershocks of revelations about NSA's Prism programme. Len Padilla explains how
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Critics of the sharing economy are missing the point altogether
Rather than law-breaking, businesses such as Airbnb and Uber are responding to a changing landscape
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Bozza is providing a marketplace for the next generation of African talent
The CEO of the digital distribution platform tells Adam Davidi and Michael Berlinerhow it is connecting artists with fans who want locally-relevant content
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HouseTrip focuses on private holiday home rental for the 21st century
Arnaud Bertrand, CEO and co-founder of HouseTrip, tells Adam Davidi technology innovation is at the heart of his five-year-old business
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GoCardless: marrying card innovation with the fundamentals of direct debit
Matt Robinson, co-founder, GoCardless discusses innovation in the fintech sector and what the future of payments may look like
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Activate London 2014: speakersFind out who will be taking to the stage at this year's Activate London summit
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The web at 25: what impact has it had across Africa?
Bitange Ndemo, chair of the Alliance for Affordable Internet, discusses the impact of the web on Africa in its first 25 years
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Five minutes with: Playground Energy
Winner of the Activate tech talent day, Hristo Alexiev talks about 'reinventing the first gaming platform – the playground'
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Amazon's Werner Vogels: cloud services must empower the customer
The CTO of Amazon explains the conditions needed to continue to drive adoption of cloud computing across Europe
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Crowdfunding: the journey to IPO
Crowdfunding gives startups valuable experience that may enable a smoother transition to a market listing in the long-term
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Activate London 2014: supporters and partnersIncluding information on who to contact about becoming an Activate London partner
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Activate London 2014: essential informationAll you need to know about Activate London 2014, including prices and contact details
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Media network blog New technology is fuelling the growth of gaming with social purpose