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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. Global Literacy Sixth Grader and Bookshare member Kevin Leong with Jim Fruchterman at Benetech''s offices. But what about everybody else? The time has never been better to think 10X bigger!

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

The community itself plays a role in building a peaceful community. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent. Indonesia has the world’s second highest level of biodiversity (after Brazil). All people deserve equal access to opportunities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Paolo Coelho (Brazilian author, The Alchemist ) talked about what we aren't willing to talk about: the role of love in what we do. Sounded like she needs something I've seen in Brazil, and so I hope to make the connection. He pointed out three kinds of love: eros, agape and philos.