Pro Bono Econos

Pro Bono Econos Volunteer economists making an impact! Pro Bono Econos consists largely of economists and mathematicians.

It exists to
- encourage economic voluntarism,
- equip third sector leaders,
- eliminate financial illiteracy, and
- enhance the STEM skill sets of young people, with a special vision to empowering disadvantaged teens to excel.

21/09/2018

With its potential, Indonesia should play a key role in developing ecofriendly-plastics from seaweed to avert a global plastic crisis. When water bottles or shopping bags from seaweed-based plastics become waste, we will have nothing to worry about as the waste will just go back to where it came fro

04/09/2018

Supporting refugees and people doing it tough through the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services

Silicon Valley's cautionary tale shows what can go wrong when charities get obsessed with growth
14/07/2018

Silicon Valley's cautionary tale shows what can go wrong when charities get obsessed with growth

Financial growth is only a means to a more lofty end for the  charitable sector . But if the growth-above-all mentality continues to spread, it will surely erode the public’s confidence in foundations and nonprofits.

25/11/2017

Welcome to the new executive team for QUT Pro Bono Econos! Successful first meeting today after a great AGM! Getting excited for an action packed 2018!

How digital technology can help reinvent basic education in Africa
14/11/2017

How digital technology can help reinvent basic education in Africa

ICT will not resolve all of Africa’s education problems. But it can help to fundamentally change the current paradigm of skills development systems.

Academic journal publishing is headed for a day of reckoning
14/11/2017

Academic journal publishing is headed for a day of reckoning

The state of academic publishing is in such crisis that a variety of strategies may need to be adopted.

Why a commonly held idea of what aid workers are like fails to tell the full story
14/11/2017

Why a commonly held idea of what aid workers are like fails to tell the full story

Commitment and sacrifice, words so often associated with aid work, have different meanings in the context of nationals who are struggling to support their families as well as fulfil personal ideals and values.

Volunteer tourism: what's wrong with it and how it can be changed
14/11/2017

Volunteer tourism: what's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Voluntourists’ ability to change systems, alleviate poverty or provide support for vulnerable children is limited.

Sharing economy sounds caring, but let's put it to the ethical city test
14/11/2017

Sharing economy sounds caring, but let's put it to the ethical city test

We need to look behind the sharing economy’s apparently informal, casual intent to consider the impacts on people’s lives.

Jobs and robots: bracing for technological disruptions to come
14/11/2017

Jobs and robots: bracing for technological disruptions to come

Robots are advancing exponentially while human learning occurs at a much slower pace.

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