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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. Panelists include: Susan Pointer, Google’s Director of Public Policy & Government Relations. The access to information drives knowledge. Today, a China official said the internet is a new battlefield without gun powder.

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Grave Work

Non Profit Quarterly

Whether the tasks power autonomous weapons systems raining disaster down on slum districts or else power geographic data for humanitarian agencies that provide aid to such disaster zones is knowledge not available to the workers. Google’s use of microwork for a US Department of Defense initiative, Project Maven, is a case in point.

Work 68
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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

And the podcasts became an extension of that, because I realized I wanted to do interviews, and it was a great way to do the interviews and have them in an audio form for people who are interested in audio, and then also I get them transcribed and put them on the blog. It's best to pick a topic that's sort of a niche topic, or.

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