Future of Engineering

"Technology is making more changes in our way of life than ever in human history," says Muhammad Yunus. "The way the Internet and the mobile phone are spreading, you cannot compare with any technology of the past." Yunus is known for his visionary leadership in microfinance and helping the poor. He and the Grameen Bank he founded won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Now he wants to see the tech industry work more explicitly to empower the poor. when he looks at the global IT industry, Yunus is deeply unsatisfied. "When we take tech that was designed for other people to the poor, it has impact," he concedes, "but another way is to design it for the poor to begin with." Yunus argues with passion for the invention of new tech tools, especially for poor women in the developing world


As for today's tech companies, he doubts they will bring about the changes he seeks. "Silicon Valley people are used to making crazy money, so non-crazy areas are left out," he opines.

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