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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. The finalists were paired up with technologists to develop a platform that could be worked on in a series of code sprints. From Serbia. The goal of OBJEKTIVno bolje is to stop hateful graffiti in Serbia.

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5 Ways to Gain The Upper Hand in Facebook’s Newsfeed

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So they test and tweak. Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. Facebook says they have no current plans to test this feature in other countries. Facebook says they have no current plans to test this feature in other countries.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

The Digital Public Library of America held a hackathon to test the prototype DPLA platform and build apps for it. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). For example, Victoria Walker, an 11-year-old from California, designed Rode Dog , a clever app designed to stop texting and driving.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. CNN Money: 5 pay-by-phone apps tested.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. CNN Money: 5 pay-by-phone apps tested.

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