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Leveraging Impact through Technology (LIT)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The theme of IDPD 2011 is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.” Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program. One of these sub-themes is “Accessibility: removing barriers and promoting disability-inclusive development.”

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! Our team has been thinking hard about scaling positive social impact of technology work. Conclusion With strong values and a commitment to making revolutionary social change through technology, Benetech is just getting started!

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Tableau partners with the government of India to build students’ data skills

Tableau

Our mission is to lower the barrier of entry to learning analytics and build data literacy skills in future generations. . Working with a group of visionary educators, we’ve been able to achieve amazing milestones, such as introducing Tableau to all first year students at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in 2018.

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Are you ‘AI literate’? Schools and jobs are insisting on it—and now it’s EU law

Fast Company Tech

Many of these applications push the technology beyond its current capabilities, creating risks that aren’t always obvious to users. Just as digital literacy became essential for participating in modern democracy, AI literacy is becoming fundamental to understanding and shaping our future.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In September 2011, the Authors Guild sued the HathiTrust, alleging massive copyright violations. This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program.

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The Story in the Numbers

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Those who envision what could be possible by having Benetech apply innovative technology to the areas of Literacy, Human Rights, and the Environment, and who enable us to explore new opportunities for creating social good. Footnote 6 of our 2011 audited financials (“Intangible Assets”) explains this matter. and Catherine T.

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