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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

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Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. Video : TechSoup Romania. Making Everybody Part of the Process of Problem-Solving.

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TechSoup Global: Springing into Action

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That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. Find out what else NetSquared was up to this spring in this roundup. The ReStart Romania. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. TechSoup Digital Storytelling. Initiative. Initiative.

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Turning City Data into Apps with Apps4Warsaw

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What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? Because of TechSoup Europe's involvement in other app challenges, such as Restart Romania and Community Boost_r , the organization has experience in this work. Apps4Warsaw. A Contest Built on City Data. Image 1 : TechSoup Europe.

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