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Internet Governance

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I attended the Internet governance panel this morning (lest you think that Davos is all play and no work). Microsoft Vista illegal copies are already for sale in China, in spite of Microsoft's efforts. Just a few snapshots: John Markoff did an effective job of telling us how bad things are.

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10 Emerging Trends in Online Communications and Fundraising to Watch in 2018

Nonprofit Tech for Good

67% of internet users live in countries where criticism of the government, military, or ruling family are subject to censorship. 1 in 3 use WeChat Pay in China. At the same time, internet freedom is decreasing worldwide and there is a clamp down on the NGO sector. The Rise of Messaging Apps.

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-governed, nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with chapters at universities all over the world. The organization now boasts over 790 chapters worldwide.

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Seeing the United Arab Emirates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Summit pulled together experts on roughly seventy different topics to discuss the current and future state of major issue areas: areas as varied as water, mining, nanotechnology, governance, economic development, economic meltdown (kidding) and so on.

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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Together with our partners in the nonprofit, technology, government, academic and publishing sectors, we participate in new cultural and technological movements, deriving new knowledge that we apply for social gain. These relationships generate countless ideas for using technology for social good.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Social change depends on people, and the best thing about the WEF is getting to connect with people who have greatly above average ability to influence social change, through their corporations, governments, NGOs (non-governmental organizations, the global term for nonprofits), churches/mosques/synagogues/religious institution and unions.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

Have Fun - Do Good

According to their site: "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Beijing the 2008 Olympic Games in 2001, disregarding international criticism of China's human rights record. Both the IOC and the Chinese have argued that the Games will "improve human rights in China" and therefore Tibet.

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