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Everything but the Monday Round-Up: Catch-All Edition
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May 21 is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day created by the UN following the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US. Check out the list of…
Read MoreThe Monday Round-Up: ICT in Africa and the Silicon Savanna
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Africa is quickly becoming an I(C)T hub, with Kenya in particular in the news lately. For this week's roundup, we're focusing on technology in Africa, so…
Read MoreThe Monday Round-Up: Think of Security as a Snuggie, not a Blanket
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National Cyber Security Awareness Month is a good five months away, but now is always the right time to refresh basic security practices, especially for travelers…
Read MoreMixing it Up: the Tuesday Round-up
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Happy Labor Day! Well, except if you live in the United States, you’ll have to wait until September to celebrate. With that, here is your Monday, err, Tuesday roundup.
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Crowdsourcing is Hard Part III: Next Steps, or So Now What?
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Everything in your crowdsourcing project has worked beautifully. People had the…
Read MorePodcast: Using Technology to Empower Citizens
The recent Nicaraguan election marked victory for incumbent President Daniel Ortega with 62% of the votes. In this inaugural podcast, the NDI ICT team explores how technology was used in this electoral process to empower citizens. …
Read Morestreets > social platforms : the Monday Round-Up
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Happy International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day! Today also happens to be Canada Book Day, which is less awesomely named but probably more exciting.…
Read MoreA SOPA by any other name? the Monday Round-Up
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It's Emancipation Day in D.C., which, in addition to providing a few extra days to file your taxes, is a great opportunity to celebrate freedom. This week we're highlighting news related to Internet freedom and censorship, with a particular…
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