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Posted on September 28, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Media Development
Blog tags: citizen media, e-governance, Internet freedom, transparency, Twitter
Blog tags: citizen media, e-governance, Internet freedom, transparency, Twitter
Building on the momentum from the first day of IREX and IWPR's “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies” conference in Erbil, Dr. Dr Adil Matloob, Advisor to Minister of...
Posted on September 28, 2010 in Civil Society Strengthening, Media Development
Blog tags: community development, global development policy
Blog tags: community development, global development policy
Last week, the White House announced the United States’ new Global Development Policy, officially elevating development as “a core pillar of American power...
Posted on September 27, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Media Development
Blog tags: government accountability, information access, internet laws, libel, mobile devices, new media, online advocacy
Blog tags: government accountability, information access, internet laws, libel, mobile devices, new media, online advocacy
More than 150 journalists and civil society leaders gathered in Erbil, Iraq for a ground-breaking two-day media conference, entitled “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies,”...
Posted on September 24, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Conflict Resolution, Youth
Blog tags: culture sharing, curiosity, international travel
Blog tags: culture sharing, curiosity, international travel
I'm writing onboard a train from Washington to New York, where I'm headed to attend a conference on theater and peacebuilding (more on that in my next post).
Posted on September 22, 2010 in Civil Society Strengthening
Blog tags: NGOs
Blog tags: NGOs
“NGOs are critical because they perform services no business, government or armed force can provide. First and foremost, they are the quintessential people-to-people connection between...
Posted on September 20, 2010 in Conflict Resolution, Youth
Blog tags: conflict prevention, democratic transition, violence
Blog tags: conflict prevention, democratic transition, violence
I’m in Indonesia this week, and through conversations with representatives of NGOs, multilateral institutions, and random taxi drivers, I have been thinking a lot about the line between...
Posted on September 17, 2010 in Basic Education Development, International Education, Education, Youth
Blog tags: hunger, school nutrition
Blog tags: hunger, school nutrition
The message of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign is particularly suited to the current American obesity crisis. Yet she is also following in the footsteps of other...
Posted on September 15, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening
Blog tags: internet access, libraries
Blog tags: internet access, libraries
When schoolteacher Tetyana Nishkur was laid off in 2005 after 33 years of service, she had difficulty finding a new job. With the help of the local public library, she learned to write a...
Posted on September 15, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening
Blog tags: libraries, local partners, stakeholders
Blog tags: libraries, local partners, stakeholders
When the White House released its New Approach to Advancing Development earlier this summer, I was struck by two of its key points, tailoring development strategies and...
Posted on September 10, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media Development, Youth
Blog tags: engagement, NGOs
Blog tags: engagement, NGOs
Whether we currently work together, our paths crossed years ago, or we have yet to form a partnership, we hope this website will be valuable to you and provide better understanding about the...
