Fundación Chile chose Alfredo Zolezzi as part of the first generation of ‘Chileans without Borders’. This nomination distinguishes people who have innovated from their own disciplines, motivated by the construction of a better country.
Alfredo was invited to talk about Innovation with Purpose, which has achieved that advanced technology and social problems work together. He introduces analyzing the current context, in which he reveals the contradictions between technological development and the expansion of poverty. Given this scenario, he proposes a route to address humanitarian problems in a different way: effective collaboration.
Access to safe and potable water is a fundamental factor for health and human development at all national and local levels. Investments for adequate supply of potable water can provide a net economic benefit by reducing negative impact in the public health, which can cost many times more than the investment in safe water supply.
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