Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 4, 2011

A government could suppress a group using "piracy" as a reason, rather than criticism of the government. We've seen this happen in places like Russia. That's why it's heartening to read an article like this in the Christian Science Monitor, Russia rights groups get help from unlikely champion: Microsoft.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The legacy of this situation "poisoned the whole notion of volunteering in Russia for many years.". During the Putin years, charities faced many hardships and crackdowns by government authorities, but the past decade has also seen the growth of a middle class as well as the birth of an ultra-rich class and the foundation sector.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 26, 2015

So far, Metro4All has apps for 14 cities in Russia and other countries in Europe. It is now a diverse international group with team members in Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, and the U.S. So far, their attempts to work with government transportation authorities have failed. There are no apps yet for U.S.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. In technology for good and social media, it’s Sina Weibo or ????.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

It caused a social media furor, and the Iranian government released Tavakoli for a time. It aims to connect dissidents in closed societies with legal, media, PR, and technology experts in open societies. Keyes' vision is, "If you want to overthrow your dictator and advance human rights, you go to Movements.org."

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