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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. Three project winners were chosen from each country: From Bosnia and Herzegovina: Centar 72 aims to solve community problems within 72 hours. This online reporting system is both a website and mobile app.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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meets LinkedIn for students. Microsoft's International Women's Hackathon challenged female developers to combat issues like human trafficking through new mobile apps and web programs. AT&T is very active in the hackthon space, holding weekend events for mobile app creation. The ReStart Challenges.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

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The reason why The Fog is emerging is because of the amount of data overwhelming our 3G and 4G mobile networks. The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Very sophisticated for a student team. Find out more on this new service here.

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