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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. Group Photo with Certificates. Advanced preparation is important.

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We Have a Treaty…and It’s Great!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! We could serve many more with a comparable international model. Diplomatic leaders leaders gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” The conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society. The program accomplished the following: 220 organizations participated.

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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The program is managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE), and implemented with a coalition of leading new media experts and local and international partners from the public and private sectors. E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen. Rami Al-Karmi, N2V Lab.

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Egypt’s Mylerz raises $9.6M for its e-commerce fulfillment service, eyes Africa-wide growth

TechCrunch

As Mylerz expands to Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, Fawry, its payments partner, will come along to provide electronic payment and cash collection services. Our immediate plan is expanding across Egypt, opening new markets and facilitating cross-border trade for our customers.

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African tech took center stage in 2021

TechCrunch

But two months into 2020, the pandemic did an excellent job of lowering expectations as investment activities from local and international investors slowed down. International investors participated from pre-seed to Series E stages. It wasn’t a bad year, though. African startups nearly raised $1.5