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Big Data, Global Development, and Complex Social SystemsNathan Eagle, Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute, infers behavioral dynamics on a broad spectrum of scales using technology; from risky behavior in a group of MIT freshman, to cholera outbreaks in Rwanda and wealth in the UK, to disease transmission and slum formations in East Africa. ...
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The Sesame Street Complete Series: Google Celebrates In Style! | Penn OlsonGoogle’s Sesame Street doodle series, creatively done to celebrate Sesame Street 40th anniversary today!
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A Ghanaian Farmer and the Value of Information - World Wide Web FoundationMost people speak a very good English in Ghana, in addition to their local langage (e.g. Akan), but few people can read administrative or technical english for instance, with long sentences, acronyms, or lots of numbers mixed with text in long paragraphs. It is therefore very important that we ...
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Twitter To “CONQUER” Japan And More | Penn OlsonHaving launched Twitter in Japanese back in April 2008, the micro-blogging giant has accumulated more than 783,000 Japanese users in its portfolio. Out of which, 95% of them tweet via their mobile phone; a statistic that probably inspired Twitter to launch a Japanese mobile site just yesterday!
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UNESCO OER Toolkit - A guide for participating in the international open education commonsThe UNESCO OER Toolkit is an initiative of the Information Society Division of UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector. The drafting of this toolkit was facilitated by Philipp Schmidt of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. The work was inspired by, and builds on a 2006 ...
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Emerging tech Africa - open online courseIntroduction to Emerging Technologies is an open online course delivered in French and English, addressing the concerns and opportunities around the use of technologies for learning in Africa. In early 2009, the African Association of Universities partnered with University of Manitoba to ...
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MobileActive.org - A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact.MobileActive.org connects people, organizations, and resources using mobile technology for social change. We are committed to increasing the effectiveness of NGOs around the world who recognize that the 4.5 billion mobile phones provide unprecedented opportunities for organizing, ...
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People’s Agenda for Alternative RegionalismsThe initiative People’s Agenda for Alternative Regionalisms, involves regional alliances such as Hemispheric Social Alliance (Latin America), Southern African People’s Solidarity Network- SAPSN (Southern Africa), Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy – SAPA (South East Asia), People’s SAARC ...
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Center For Community Informatics Research, Development & TrainingThe Center undertakes research, development and training in support of the range of Community Informatics initiatives undertaken both in Canada, South Africa and elsewhere internationally. The Center works with communities, ICT practitioners, researchers, governments and agencies as a resource ...
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25 Incredible TED Talks for EducatorsA non-profit dedicated to bringing "Ideas Worth Sharing" to the world, TED offers some of the best and brightest sharing their perspectives on technology, entertainment, and design. Many of those who speak at TED discuss topics relevant to education. The following talks include thoughts on ...
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