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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In a recent blog post , Ed explains why growth markets are key to this proposed merger of two of the publishing world’s biggest players. Random House Mondadori is one of Spain’s top three publishers and also has significant market share in Mexico and across South and Central America.

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Interview: Ricard Espelt on Copons 2.0

Amy Sample Ward

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Ricard Espelt to learn more about the various projects he’s working on in Spain leveraging new technologies for public engagement, government transparency and community building. We proposed a new path to take decisions. Learn more in the interview below. What’s the idea?

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Delhi University

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Lord Mountbatten proposed to his wife in that building and was later the Chancellor of the University as the UK's last Viceroy to India. Dinesh has programmed for Freedom Scientific and now works for the Codefactory in Spain, and Madhu works for IBM.

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Through negotiations, four competing proposals have been merged into a single document supported in June by the Latin Americans (led by Brazil), the U.S., In addition, the two national organizations of blind people both just passed formal resolutions in favor of the treaty proposal. the European Union and others.

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UCLA Launches New Latino Data Hub

Non Profit Quarterly

A recent proposal by the Biden administration would change the 2030 Census to include an option for respondents to identify as “Latino or Hispanic” under race—but that change is still years off. “There’s really been this lack of data to help community organizers, philanthropists, policymaker.” So, there’s a lot of discussions in that.”

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