Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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Benetech, Bookshare and Google Summer of Code

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I feel fortunate to work with a set of employees who are technically competent yet very friendly and helpful. As for this project, with the limited time frame, I have limited the social network integration to Facebook and Twitter. I have realized that Benetech is indeed “technology serving humanity.”

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My Latest President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Each one of these terrific people has committed to spending anywhere from a month to a year helping Benetech with his or her skills and passion. When he was 22, Craig launched a company to help partially sighted children. He followed up by launching another company helping startups find funding, write business plans, etc.

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Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The event helped create an extended dialog between participants of the Arab Spring and the developers of technology tools that activists have used to circumvent government censorship. We talk about values-based approaches to helping activists. Thanks to Ann Harrison for help with this post!