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Don’t Be Fooled by Abstract Jargon: Internet Governance and ICT Policy

Tech Soup

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. The 6th Internet Governance Forum will soon bring multiple stakeholders to Kenya to discuss key policy and governance issues. Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile.

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Reflections on the Science Center World Congress

Museum 2.0

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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Data Digest: Global Open Data Initiative, OpenData Latinoamérica, Big Data for Disaster Response

Tech Soup

It aims to share principles and resources for governments and societies on how to best maximize open government data opportunities. Through identifying successes, it will provide a roadmap of policies and institutions that governments can use to create meaningful new open data initiatives.