# Chips, conflict and the Congo

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@Intel
- Speaker: Gary Niekerk
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gary_niekerk_chips_conflict_and_the_congo)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The complexities of global geopolitics and the fluid nature of the world's supply chains pose challenges for corporations who want to do the right thing. Gary Niekerk shares the story of how Intel approached the challenge of unraveling its supply chains from mines in the Congo that were funding human rights abuses.

## Lectures

1. [Chips, conflict and the Congo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gary_niekerk_chips_conflict_and_the_congo/daa511d742c7), 10 min (TED's player)