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Martín Burt’s Best Kept Secret

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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! It was a daring venture: Paraguay was then still under a military dictatorship and it was extremely difficult to advance social work.

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Reimagining the Power of One Billion Dollars

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Moreover, since the nature of technology is such that it comes instrumented for measurement, this approach also supports the development of best practices in the delivery of social outcomes, which is essential in order to create meaningful, lasting change.

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Meet the Nonprofit Hero Behind the Hardware: Charles Brennick

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Charles got interested in this type of charitable work while he served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay in the early 1990s. This work involves navigating complex trade regulations, tariffs, customs duties, and import/export practices in different countries, all of which are very different. and other wealthy countries.

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Posts from the Skoll World Forum

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I learned that my buddy Martin Burt was on the front line of a revolution in Paraguay when mayor of the capital city, by calling in garbage trucks and bulldozers to surround the congress building while the army was busy shooting people. And six of the new SASEs are people I have never met before, and it's cool learning about what they do.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

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Of course, very few authors will have the power in practice to negotiate these terms, but it's a long way off before TTS can touch human narration from a market standpoint. The hot topic was the proposal made by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, for a global treaty (a treaty for which I was part of the expert drafting team).

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Breaking News on the Global Treaty from Kareem Dale

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There are many issues affecting accessibility including available resources, technical considerations, practices and market considerations. We are committed to furthering international efforts to enhance the access to copyrighted materials.

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