Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

In 2012, we’ll be rolling out new branding, new media, and new stories all with the goal of getting better at what we do and raising our impact. Telling the Benetech story better is crucial to our future: crucial to making the social change at scale that we consider the essence of innovation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 18, 2011

As we look forward to 2012, it's easy for us to be optimistic when we see the quality of the work of our partners, and see other technical people working to see technology fully serve all of humanity!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

It turns out Martín was asked by Franco to join his administration when he took office in June 2012. So I was recently taken by surprise when I discovered by mere coincidence that he had become the Chief of Staff for the Interim President of Paraguay, Federico Franco!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Looking ahead to 2012, training NGOs in collection and effective use of data, and developing new technology tools to enable these efforts will be core components of our agenda. In 2012, we will also continue to carry out multiple, high-stakes projects in which we provide scientific assistance with statistical analysis of violence.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Interestingly enough, our 2013 budget projection for the Martus project is larger than the combined group was in 2012. Our goal is to empower human rights and social justice groups to leverage their information assets for maximum impact: For current and near-term advocacy and for larger scale truth telling when the time is right.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

By Patrick Ball On 14 February 2012, the New York Times reported that a Swiss team had found a weakness in a key algorithm used to make secure connections online. On 15 February 2012, another team (Heninger et al.) If this can be done, neither key is secure, and that's very bad news. released similar results.

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JUNE 12, 2014

A federal district court ruled against the Authors Guild in October 2012, finding that HathiTrust’s process was fair use under U.S. In September 2011, the Authors Guild sued the HathiTrust, alleging massive copyright violations.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Her campaign is seeking a 50% reduction in illegal fires or arson by this year and a 10% reduction in watershed sedimentation by 2012. To reach these goals, Elaina’s plan advocates planting at least 20,000 seedlings over 18 acres in the Piti and Asan watershed area and the creation of community watershed monitoring groups.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand. WBU is the global organization representing the estimated 285 million people worldwide with vision impairments. The organization’s priorities are decided upon at the WBU General Assembly, which is held every four years.

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JULY 3, 2013

Data from the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual registry of legally blind students shows that in 2012 only 8.8% What’s alarming is that for decades the number of braille users has been on the decline. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children.

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JANUARY 17, 2014

A federal court ruled against the Authors Guild in October 2012, finding that HathiTrust’s use of books scanned by Google was fair use under U.S.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Here is the letter I'm sending to the USPTO supporting their initial recommendation against granting this registered trademark in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Most importantly, we’ve matched dozens of volunteers to opportunities to contribute their technical talents toward solving some of the world’s most pressing problems.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

At the end of 2011, Benetech had over $14 million in funding commitments of this type, over $10 million of which is available for spending in 2012. The government makes cash available to cover our actual expenses within three days of when they are incurred.

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APRIL 7, 2013

For example, ND-Burma’s May 2012 report, “ Extreme Measures ,” sheds light on torture and ill treatment in Burma since the 2010 elections, demonstrating that the Burmese government continues to commit abuses despite its being bound to international human rights treaties and norms.

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MAY 13, 2011

Department of Education was to serve 100,000 students by the end of our five-year contract in late 2012. Based on hitting that number two years early, we’re now projecting that we could serve perhaps twice as many students, 200,000, by the 2012 milestone date. And the price to the Dept.

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