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Good repairability can significantly extend the lifespan of a smartphone.

Technology

Why “fair” smartphones should become the new standard

The manufacture of smartphones causes severe ecological damage and social injustices. Therefore, they should be produced in a more resource-efficient way, used longer and be recycled. There are already inspiring examples of how this can be done.

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The coaching staff of the Tanzanian men’s national team.

International football

“The first thought is: We need a man for this.”

The German football coach Carolin Braun was most likely the first woman ever on the coaching staff of a men’s national team – in Botswana. We spoke with her about diversity in football, inequality in international tournaments and a rebooked return ticket.

A view of Singapore’s Central Business District, which supplies large parts of Southeast Asia with capital.

Start-up funding

“Capital is not neutral”

Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies – and to large communities that are underserved in terms of healthcare, banking or digital services. For Integra Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital fund, this is an o

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 7/2026

Innovative businesses as drivers of change

A view of Singapore’s Central Business District, which supplies large parts of Southeast Asia with capital.
Start-up funding

“Capital is not neutral”

Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies – and to large communities that are underserved in terms of healthcare, banking or digital services. For Integra Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital fund, this is an o

Romita Ghosh, founder of MAAP  (Malnutrition Assessment and Action Plan).
India

Romita Ghosh uses AI to fight malnutrition

The Indian tech entrepreneur has founded a health start-up that makes it easy to screen children for growth deficiencies. One of the biggest challenges was gaining the trust of those in charge, as she explains in a short interview.

The Quizat office in Damascus.
Post-conflict societies

Syria’s start-ups: building innovation from the rubble

In post-war Syria, start-ups have learned to work around power outages, low bandwidth and fuel shortages rather than wait for normality to return. That makes them not just businesses but part of the country’s reconstruction.

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