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Guam and the Consortium

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Japan is the biggest source of tourists for Guam, with growing numbers from other Asian nations like South Korea. The FSM, which is made up of four distinct island states (Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap) sent teams from each of their states as well as the national government. The presence is growing: the U.S.

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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

The FCC should review policies governing competition and pricing. Consumers in South Korea and Japan can get broadband speeds reaching 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) for less than the monthly price a U.S. The same is true for the nation's top cable companies. Bad policy decisions should be reversed. We should look to other models.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. World Snapshot. It has been developing since 2002.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

New computer and internet technologies would facilitate direct connections between individual users anywhere in the world, using web- based platforms provided by companies like Craigslist, eBay, Airbnb, Uber, and Grubhub. It was the early stirrings of what we now call the “platform economy.”. What’s not to like? Not So Rosy After All.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Consulted with some peer social entrepreneurs about whether we could help them with specific technology for their nonprofits. Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. Met with a big NYC disability services provider about a possible Bookshare partnership.

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