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Data Digest: African Students Using Open Data, Social Impact Bonds, Digital Smoke Signals, and the Data Dilemma

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This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief. There is also some interesting insight into the link between open development and social impact bonds, while the data dilemma is brought to the fore. It was originally published on NetSquared.

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Stick To Our Knitting? What Is TechSoup?

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In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c) Images: Image : mirtmirt / Shutterstock.

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Creating a Movement, Addressing Inequality

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She spent half of her senior year traveling the world again, backpacking through places like Indonesia, Thailand, and Southeast Asia. From her perspective, whether you are in Asia or Africa, the issues there affect her as much as the issues in Detroit, where she lives. World Clothes Line.

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