Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The Summit pulled together experts on roughly seventy different topics to discuss the current and future state of major issue areas: areas as varied as water, mining, nanotechnology, governance, economic development, economic meltdown (kidding) and so on.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2008

It was easier to say yes than usual: I'd never been to Dubai or the region, and the government of Dubai and Emirates airline offered to fly me there business class! My full set of pictures are on Flickr: Dubai, UAE, Oman and Airbus 380 - a set on Flickr Flying down the Persian Gulf, alongside Iran's coast, we arrived in Dubai.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

UAE residents also have one of the largest ecological footprints on our planet. Government policy: Rewarding citizens for their behavioral changes and better regulating toxic products. Where did the idea for Picky Polly come from? Using this behavior among residents as inspiration I felt compelled to do something about it.

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