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5 takeaways on trust in NGOs to manage new innovations and technologies 

Candid

For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Respondents in Nigeria were least likely to say innovation was poorly managed (24%), and those in Saudi Arabia were most likely to say it was well managed (37%).

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Taking Social Media to Saudi

Amy Sample Ward

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia to teach a course at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as part of the Winter Enrichment Program. But the kind of building we’re interested in or the interests of the users may change. Social media platforms (tools!) Single Acces Point, to Facebook.

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SWVL plans to lay off 32% of its team two months after going public

TechCrunch

SWVL is present in 13 markets globally: the UAE, Egypt, Kenya, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan. We have arranged for one-to-one communications with all of the impacted teammates. — announced during its SPAC merger — is uncertain.

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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He founded Shabakat Al Ordon , the first networked nonprofit that I discovered in the Middle East and that provides youth ICT training 300 communities in Jordan. ” He was invited to attend Davos in January and had an opportunity to meet Microsoft founder, Bill Gates and demo their project.

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Formula E lost $11.6 million during its fifth season

The Verge

Formula E is backed by a consortium of big investors (including Liberty Media and Discovery Communications), and it signed a 10-year deal with Saudi Arabia to perform races there. But it’s not something that arrived out of the blue.

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MobileActive Strategy Guide Now Available for Download

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

communicate and are far more pervasive than the Internet. election monitoring Macedonia and Kenya; among women voters in Saudi Arabia, and. said Katrin Verclas, founder of. MobileActive. ???With With close to 2.5 Mobile phones offer an. Mobile phones offer an. Internationally, mobile phones have been used for systematic.

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Electric vehicle startups hit speed bumps after raising tons of cash

The Verge

billion to the sizable war chest it started building when Saudi Arabia pledged some $1.3 Lucid Motors again delayed the release of its luxury electric sedan, the Air, in order to address quality assurance issues raised by its investors. When it does go public, the California startup is looking to add $4.4

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