Emerging markets face unique challenges when it comes to technology innovation and adoption: poverty, cultural obstacles, lack of supporting infrastructure. But in some cases, these so-called third world markets are using technology in incredibly resourceful ways – to improve access to education, protect civil liberties, promote women's rights – and are catching up to first-world innovation.

We'll discuss a few case studies covering innovations such as textbooks delivered via low-end feature-phone SIM cards for students in the Philippines who can't afford laptops and tablets; and initiatives designed to give women more access and ownership of technology, such as Oxfam's Pink Phone project in Cambodia.

These examples can point toward innovative solutions for emerging markets that are truly scalable and can work to overcome local barriers and enrich the lives of people all over the world.