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Posted on November 10, 2010 - in Center for Collaborative Technology, Media Development
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E-governance Iraq

IREX and IWPR hosted a conference, Emerging Technologies/Emerging Democracies, that brought together government, media, and civil society to discuss issues of technology, media, advocacy, and...

(L) Richard Graves, Fired Up Media & Deborah Amos, NPR Foreign Correspondent

In a world where —according to tech-guru Richard Graves— “mobile phones are king,” how do practitioners engage youth in the social, economic, and political development...

Radio Talk Shows Promote Education Reform in Indonesia

In Sulawesi, Indonesia, one devoted English teacher recorded and broadcast a series of radio talk shows to promote new teaching methods among his peers.

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A Student from Erbil Technical Institute Asks About Ethics in Social Media

IREX, working in collaboration with other Arab media, UNDP, and Temple University, has developed a series of webinars to bring together Iraqi media professionals with their Arab and...

Can free speech be regulated? Photo by Jennifer Moo

How free is regulated speech? Do blasphemy laws protect groups or do they curtail freedoms?

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Principal Liu Xinsheng (R) presents gifts to IREX President, Bob Pearson (L)

Recently, we hosted a delegation of educators from northwestern China. The High School attached to Northwest Normal University is one of the high schools in which IREX is implementing a...

What Does Internet Freedom Mean to You? http://www.flickr.com/photos/transkamp/

IREX and IWPR hosted a conference that brought together government, media, and civil society to discuss the issues of technology, media, advocacy, and governance in Iraq. IREX asked the...

Attendees at the Emerging Technologies/Emerging Democracies conference

I recently returned from a brief and productive trip to the Middle East looking at the existing portfolio of programs IREX implements in the region and exploring possibilities for new...

Does the Internet know too much about you? Photo illustration by Mikey G. Ottawa

Is the new computer language, HTML5, invading our privacy? Or providing Internet surfers with a better user experience?

Posted on October 9, 2010 - in Conflict Resolution, Media Development, Youth
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A participant practices interview skills after IREX Somalia training

Fifteen youth from around Somalia to take part in an IREX-led six-day training on “Media Tools for Peace Advocacy” between September 25-30, 2010 in Hargeisa, Somaliland.