Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile. Civil society organizations and users should assume a bigger role in ensuring that they inform and influence decisions being made nationally and internationally, and the Internet and related technology can be used to ensure that they do. Not convinced yet?

Government 44

Government Policy Internet Chile 44

NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. . Multiple organizations and systems were having trouble coordinating and sharing information. Crisis data = people .

Disaster 89

Disaster Haiti Los Angeles Social Media 89

Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. In India, 95 percent of obsolete electronics are recycled in the informal sector.

Costa Rica 64

Costa Rica Asia Africa China 64

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Last year, we had this fantastic experience of not only Michelle Bachelet winning the Presidential election in Chile, thanks to women's groups organizing and supporting her, but Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf winning the election for President in Liberia, again, also because women were hugely involved in mobilizing around her.

Global 44

Global Fund Interview United States 44