Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 31, 2008
One of the most exciting literacy social enterprises that I've run into is PlanetRead. They have also done extensive measurements of their impact and see real progress on advancing literacy. I also watched them use licensed characters from top Asian media properties to create a fresh set of content.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
The ABC would wrap together efforts such as TIGAR as a sharing portal, capacity building efforts for countries trying to create accessible book services and looking at issues like licensing. So, in the meanwhile, we will need to rely on licenses: permissions agreements. So, the publishers weren’t against all licensing.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.
NTEN
JULY 3, 2014
Free Geek keeps costs low and in line with its values by sending computers out with the free and open source Ubuntu operating system (rather than purchasing Windows licenses, for example). Since 2000, Free Geek has given away over 16,000 computers to community members, nonprofits, social good groups, and schools. Lego Robotics!)
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 3, 2010
The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Eligible organizations can receive a donation of Box Starter Edition that includes 10 user licenses and 100 GB of storage space. These licenses are perpetual, meaning they never expire. Operation Hope : This financial literacy nonprofit uses Box as its primary content management system for all employees. What's Available?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 20, 2010
What about literacy and education? Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology. Series of TV or print articles on these social applications, or an award for the tech transfer office that made the best socially responsible licensing deal.
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