Lalitesh Katragadda
Engineer & Tech Innovator | Empowering Grassroots Development
Most recently at TED in 2009.
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Lalitesh Katragadda is an engineer, inventor, and social entrepreneur committed to improving lives through technology. As the founder of India's first community mapping platform, he has empowered grassroots development by giving remote villages the digital tools to chart their own infrastructure needs.
Katragadda previously served as the Head of India products at Google, where he spearheaded the digitization of India's roads, schools, and healthcare facilities. His keynotes inspire audiences to leverage emerging technologies for social good, demonstrating how data and connectivity can drive inclusive progress.
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Making maps to fight disaster, build economies
As of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped. This slows the delivery of aid after a disaster -- and hides the economic potential of unused lands and unknown roads. In this short talk, Google's Lalitesh Katragadda demos Map Maker, a group map-making tool that people around the globe are using to map their world.
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