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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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or Code for Oakland ). Microsoft's International Women's Hackathon challenged female developers to combat issues like human trafficking through new mobile apps and web programs. The hackathons are themed around a certain issue, such as education or mHealth (mobile health). " More Hackathon Resources.

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10NTC: Are Nonprofits the New International Correspondents?

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We ate at Six Feet Under , a delightful seafood restaurant overlooking the famous Oakland Cemetery. TechSoup's Carlos Bergfeld was there too, as well as TechSoup forum host Robert Weiner. The discussion wandered from writing to advocacy to curating to poetry to copyright.