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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico). The concept of TIs uses U.S.

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Posts from the Skoll World Forum

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

They are definitely tackling market failure in the publishing industry: in Nepal they are now the second largest publisher of children's books in Nepali. Rodrigo Baggio (of CDI in Brazil) and I are trying to find more time together since we're both in the IT space: we know there's a joint project here somewhere. and more.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

You definitely need a phone. And sometimes, definitely not over-communicate with people on WhatsApp because until now, there are ways that people like organizations are using it for more professional purposes, but it’s still a very like personal use, right? And now WhatsApp is rolling out a payment feature in Brazil.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Sounded like she needs something I've seen in Brazil, and so I hope to make the connection. Later on, I had the chance to chat with Negroponte about getting a development unit to use to write software for this platform, and I was definitely encouraged.

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Little Penguins, Big Drama: Lessons on How to Go Viral from the National Aquarium of New Zealand

Connection Cafe

Felicity: We definitely achieved our initial goal. We received votes from all over the world including Iceland, Estonia, Israel, Germany, Poland, Chile, England, Brazil and Australia, with the most international votes coming from the United States. Helen: Did you achieve the goal? Did your goals change as the program matured?

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

Well, I was definitely afraid, and the thing was, was that I was so young as well. They came from the favelas of Brazil, from Alaska, from the Bronx, immigrant women from the Bronx. I definitely am shocked at how I maintained my energy and balance over the last six years. It's the only thing that keeps it going.

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. This is definitely worth checking out. Charities definitely do online social justice activist work. There are now 2.4 I'd just like to get a reality check from you on this.

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