About PTAPeaceTech AcceleratorPTA_34e4b77a-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d9The PeaceTech Accelerator provides the mentorship and training needed to scale both for- and not-for-profit peacetech initiatives rapidly, securely, and cost-effectively.PTA SupportersThe Accelerator is supported by C5 Capital Limited, Amazon Web Services, SAP National Security Services, and PeaceTech Lab. C5 Capital LimitedAmazon Web ServicesSAP National Security ServicesPeaceTech LabStart-UpsThe PeaceTech Accelerator is the first major international peacetech program powered by cloud innovation and dedicated to scaling start-ups around the world.THE PEACETECH LAB WILL BE A MODEL OF RADICAL COLLABORATION -- ACROSS DISCIPLINES, ACROSS TECHNOLOGIES, AND ACROSS GENERATIONS. _34e4b888-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d9To provide the mentorship and training needed to scale peacetech initiatives rapidly._34e4b93c-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d9PeaceTechologyDataCollaborationInspirationConnectionCollaborationHarness the power of cross-discipline and cross-generational collaboration._34e4ba68-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d91Conflict Management ProfessionalsTech SectorAcademiaGovernmentCONVENE - FOR RADICAL COLLABORATION -- Conflict is about complex human dynamics -- which are often culturally specific. This means that effective technology solutions require deep local knowledge -- of the conflict, the geography and the technology environment. PeaceTech Lab will harness the power of cross-discipline and cross-generational collaboration among conflict management professionals, the tech sector, academia, and government. THE PEACETECH LAB WILL BE A MODEL OF RADICAL COLLABORATION – ACROSS DISCIPLINES, ACROSS TECHNOLOGIES, AND ACROSS GENERATIONS. _34e4bb12-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d9SolutionsBuild solutions for environments where violent conflicts occur._34e4bbb2-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92Dangerous PlacesBUILD - FOR LOCAL ADOPTION -- Unlike many tech developers, PeaceTech Lab is focused on building solutions for environments where violent conflicts occur, which are often low-bandwidth, power-deprived, and dangerous.ToolsDevelop tools for early warning, decision-making, collaboration, and evaluation._34e4bc5c-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.1Dangerous PlacesUnlike many tech developers, PeaceTech Lab is focused on building solutions for environments where violent conflicts occur, which are often low-bandwidth, power-deprived, and dangerous. Right now, too much peacetech gets build without intimate knowledge of local constraints.The PeaceTech Lab will be a place where thinkers and doers can envision, prototype, and produce new technology concepts to be used in the field, such as mobile applications, mapping software, and new communication tools.Adaptation & CombinationFill gaps by adapting and combining off-the-shelf technology._34e4bcfc-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.2PEACETECH LAB WILL LOOK FOR GAPS THAT CAN BE FILLED BY ADAPTING AND MASHING UP OFF-THE-SHELF CONSUMER TECH FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION.Corporate BenefitsProvide benefits to corporate members._34e4bda6-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.3CorporationsCORPORATE MEMBERSHIP -- Corporate members will receive a number of benefits for their membership in the PeaceTech Lab:DataAccess to hard-to-acquire data on markets and conflicts_34e4be64-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.3.1TalentLook at exciting young engineering talent, especially from emerging markets_34e4bf18-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.3.2Young EngineersLab AssignmentsTake advantage of the chance to reward high-performing employees with short-term stints at the Lab_34e4bfc2-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.3.3EmployeesInnovationObtain the opportunity to look at innovative technology being created in the lab and in use abroad_34e4c080-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.3.4USIP AccessObtain access to 300,000-500,000 visitors coming to USIP each year_34e4c13e-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.3.5Halo EffectTake advantage of the halo effect of participation in peacebuilding_34e4c1f2-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d92.3.6ConnectionServe as a data hub._34e4c2ba-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d93Social MediaBig Data CompaniesThinkersDoersCONNECT - FOR SPEED AND AGILITY -- The Lab will be a data hub, having partnerships with social media and big data companies to develop tools for early warning, decision-making, collaboration, and evaluation... Speed matters in preventing and managing conflicts, and the probability of reaching nonviolent solutions instead of military ones are highest in what's called the "early gestation phase" of a conflict.ToolsDevelop tools for early warning, decision-making, collaboration, and evaluation._34e4c378-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d93.1OSRx CommunityTHE PEACETECH LAB WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR WORK BY CONNECTING THEM TO CONFLICT ZONES VIA INNOVATIVE AND IMMERSIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES. OSRX OSRx uses new methods of data collection, analysis, and visualization to improve peacebuilders' decision-making and collaboration capabilities. We are looking for partners and data contributors. So, the Lab will be a data hub, having partnerships with social media and big data companies to develop tools for early warning, decision-making, collaboration, and evaluation.InspirationInspire an industry of peacetech entrepreneurs._34e4c42c-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d94Peacetech EntrepreneursINSPIRE - A GLOBAL INDUSTRY -- PeaceTech Lab will inspire an industry of peacetech entrepreneurs who innovate and build products that both save lives and invite private sector investment... How do we realize the potential impact of peacetech? Our belief is that we need to scale this work to have a real impact. We need to go beyond pilot projects, and inspire a global peacetech industry. Creating such an industry begins, like any other: identifying critical needs and buyers willing to pay for the products and services that meet these needs. NeedsIdentify critical needs._34e4c508-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d94.1BuyersIdentify buyers willing to pay for the products and services that meet critical needs._34e4c5da-bd8b-11e7-bf9f-67fb9542c8d94.2Buyers2017-10-30http://www.peacetechlab.org/peacetech-accelerator/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net