Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 13, 2014
We now understand that corporate collection and government interception of sensitive information is the norm, not the exception. At Benetech —a nonprofit technology company that develops innovative and effective applications for unmet social needs—we embrace the notion of individual empowerment every day in our work.
Forum One
MAY 17, 2010
We are also engaging with the Government of Iraq through the development of new web portals that will assist with project management and connecting with citizens of the country. government, members of the diplomatic corps, successful business and civil society leaders, philanthropists, media professionals, academics, artists etc.
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Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. The French government extended the gift of the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876, in recognition of our first 100 years as a nation. Let me tell you about it.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. My 14-year-old son Jimmy had installed some new software, against my express wishes to not install random software from the Internet (still a good idea!).
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 23, 2016
According to the Women and the Web report, 200 million more men have access to the Internet than women. A host of cultural, economic, social and infrastructural barriers keep women locked out from the empowerment potential of Internet access. Today, she is using technology to help fellow trafficking victims.
Tech Soup
JULY 8, 2011
Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly. data and governance, profiting from social change projects, and access to data and tools. " Alec Ross, Senior Adviser to US Secretary of State, speaking on Open Governance. disaster).
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