Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Connected Civil Society: Applying machine learning and computer vision to document human rights violations and promote accountability in Syria in collaboration with the UN. Data for Inclusion: Enabling people with disabilities to provide firsthand reports on the issues they face to inform policy at the local, national, and global level.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 20, 2013
Even back then, we included information about his service in the box of each Arkenstone Reader because we knew people would rather not have to scan a book before reading it! First, one of last year’s Migel Award winners, George Kerscher. And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
We develop free and open source software to help groups capture the stories of human rights abuse, and store and back them up securely in another country. Unfortunately, safeguarding human rights information can’t be distinguished from piracy, if the contents are encrypted. Endangering Human Rights Activists. Wonderful stuff.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 8, 2011
We develop free and open source software to help groups capture the stories of human rights abuse, and store and back them up securely in another country. Unfortunately, safeguarding human rights information can’t be distinguished from piracy, if the contents are encrypted. Endangering Human Rights Activists. Wonderful stuff.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 30, 2011
In the closing session, El-Fatah noted that he had just gotten an email saying that two of his friends had just been killed in Syria. This has significant implications for database developers who must create tools that do not distort the information being captured or mislead decision makers with flawed analytics.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 19, 2009
Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi As a Program Associate for the Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP), I train and support human rights advocates who use Benetech’s free and open source Martus program to securely document human rights violations. Past partners have included NGOs and nine truth commissions.
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