Stanford - Reuters Digital Vision Program

The Digital Vision (DV) Program at Stanford University provides social entrepreneurs with a creative environment and platform to design and  to implement innovative and scalable technology-based solutions for untapped markets around the world. DV entrepreneurs spend nine months in residence at Stanford to developing information technology (IT) based solutions in the areas of health, education, and financial services for emerging markets. 

We are an independent center located at Stanford University, in the heart of Silicon Valley, itself the epicenter of innovation and entrepreneurship. This location uniquely positions us to provide social entrepreneurs with a creative environment to incubate their ideas, platforms to prototype their innovative solutions, and opportunities to cultivate and leverage a rich set of relationships spanning academia, industry, and the public and non-profit sectors. 

Since 2001 DV Fellows have probed the boundaries of information technology services. Of the 80 Digital Vision Fellowships awarded since 2002, some 58 IT projects have been prototyped, 37 were pilot-tested or implemented, 18 were handed off, 11 were incorporated, and more than $12 million has been invested for their development. DV solutions have created jobs, educated children and improved health outcomes in 22 countries including India, Brazil, South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, Kenya, and Bangladesh. 

Stanford Reuters Digital Vision Program:  http://rdvp.org