Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2008

It was easier to say yes than usual: I'd never been to Dubai or the region, and the government of Dubai and Emirates airline offered to fly me there business class! I was surprised a little later to realize that we were flying over Iraq. I had slept through the night and into the late afternoon in the Middle East.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Memphis, Tennessee-based firm was started in 2020 by Ben Walker, Ryan Clinton and Andrew McMahon — three individuals who each know a thing or two about complicated entities that need better tech solutions from their time working in government orgs. “It’s always a responsible approach to that market,” he said.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2009

Our government's public servants have been released to their jobs better. White House blogs, open government initiatives. A: For me specifically, government and social media (and not just Washington), social media, the Sunlight Foundation ( on government accountability and transparency, data.gov, etc.) A: Nerds can help.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

government also has its own problems with networked activists. After massive leaks of documents on the Iraq and Afghan wars and diplomatic cables from around the world, Wikileaks has demonstrated that it is a formidable threat to American legitimacy and power.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2010

We are also engaging with the Government of Iraq through the development of new web portals that will assist with project management and connecting with citizens of the country. government, members of the diplomatic corps, successful business and civil society leaders, philanthropists, media professionals, academics, artists etc.

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The Verge

APRIL 12, 2021

Governments and politicians around the world are using a loophole in how Facebook polices inauthentic activity to fake popular support and harass opponents. The loophole identified by Zhang concerns the use of Pages to create fake supporters used by governments to appear popular and criticize opponents. 4/8) — Sophie Zhang?????

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The Verge

JULY 23, 2021

Some of the stories have been shocking, with allegations that fully updated smartphones can be hacked with a single text message , and reports that two women close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi were among those targeted by a government agency using the spy tool. In short, NSO Group makes products that let governments spy on citizens.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

I love listening to Barack Obama's podcasts because he gives me hope that there is at least one person in the US government who is reasonable, sane, intelligent and truly cares about people as humans, not just as voters who can keep him in or out of office. Click on one of the podcast links above and try listening to it on your computer.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 29, 2022

Don't freak out, but your gut is right: Your internet service provider (ISP) is tracking your every click to compile anonymous browsing logs they can potentially sell to advertising companies , or even cough up to government agencies in the interest of censorship. And yes, that includes the clicks that brought you to this article.)

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

It is being used and analyzed by the media, the private sector, governments, and civil society organizations to inform their decisions. And so are the ways in which governments, civil society. technology geek, statistician, and government official though civil. As Internet and mobile access grows, more data is made open online.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JANUARY 19, 2007

Yesterday, in Iraq, Andrea Parhamovich and our security personnel were enshrined on that list. They were not the enemies of anyone in Iraq; they were there to help. They did not see themselves as heroes, only people doing a job on behalf of a cause they believed in. NDI has been a client of ours for many years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2007

According to UNIFEM's, "Gender Profile-Iraq-Women, War & Peace," : "[M]ore than 90 women become widows each day due to continuing violence countrywide. March 20th is the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War. March 20th is the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War. Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day. What is CODEPINK?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Although some local governments are experimenting with Wi-Fi clouds -- free Internet for citizens -- the technology still remains out of reach many. One grandmother, a diehard among people avoiding the Internet, became an avid online user when her grandson was stationed in Iraq. But there is still the issue of income.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

And like overly enthusiastic Convion I am, I stood proudly as the Project on Government Oversight 's name was called as the 2011 Innovator Award Winner for best Overall Use of Convio. BR for POGO: If I'm not fighting government corruption, I'm probably making music or roving around the country with my band Bombadil.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Serving as a geographical and cultural bridge between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey is a country that shares borders with both Syria and Iraq (not to mention another six * countries). In addition to Syria and Iraq, these are Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, and the Azerbaijani exclave: Nakhchivan. (If

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

T he program works in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sudan. Survivors can also participate in rights awareness and leadership education training, job skills training, and business development support. Women are simply not at the negotiating table.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The government called 29 witnesses in an attempt to show Holmes knowingly deceived investors and patients. It had started paperwork for other military studies — but didn’t deploy in Iraq, Afghanistan, or on military helicopters. (Closing arguments will take place next week.) The trial showcased her employees.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Here are three things I’m excited about (revealing my inner political dork yet again): The opening plenary--Pervasive Politics: How Ubiquitous Technology Will Change Politics & Government. First of all, anytime I hear “pervasive” matched with “politics”, I’m happy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. She once took a microphone in a big celebration on Women's Day that we had at our office there, and she addressed a group of men who are the governor, and the mayor, and different government officials. That's the story of Women for Women.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

I see a future where there will be small independent interactors, corporate interactors, government interactors, advocacy group interactors, and many other kinds. Yes, a lot of blogs offer their opinion on the Iraq war, but there are also a lot of blogs finding and reporting original information. The term is INTERACTOR.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

I see a future where there will be small independent interactors, corporate interactors, government interactors, advocacy group interactors, and many other kinds. Yes, a lot of blogs offer their opinion on the Iraq war, but there are also a lot of blogs finding and reporting original information. The term is INTERACTOR.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 24, 2007

For a long time, in my family, we had discussed importing a dry desert line called "Numi", in Arabic, that we drank as kids in our native Iraq. Another garden, also in India, has put money into either retirement funds, because the government doesn't give that to them, and funds for parents with disabled children. He still is.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

A disproportionate amount of women veterans are women of color, and many of them have just recently returned from Iraq or Afghanistan and are looking to get involved with the peace moment, and with their own political development, but also with their own healing, and what it means to heal after going through the incredible trauma of war.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

That means that 70% of almost all the money given in this country other than government money is coming from people sitting down and asking face-to-face, or on Zoom calls in some kind of face-to-face setting. So more than 80% of all this money that’s donated to charities comes from people, comes from people.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

million-member political action committee who works on issues from universal health care to climate change, and energy independence to restoring democracy through getting rid of the torture clause that the Bush administration has written into the government charter, and trying to get public funding for elections. We are a 3.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

As of 2018, Egypt’s doctor to citizen ratio stood at 1:2,000; you can paint a picture when you walk into any government hospital and see long queues. Doss said Esaal services are available in 7 other countries across MENA and the GCC: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Palestine and Iraq.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This blogger writes with a personal flair, highlighting photos, statistics, government documents to comment on social and economic conditions there. Lawrence of Cyberia frequently reveals "hidden" stories of Palestinian and Israeli history that counters misinformation and myths in US major media and government policy.

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The AI Alignment Forum

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This means their infosecurity must be red-teamed by NSA's top keyboard mashers, and government employees have to be onboarded onto training-run baby-sitting squads. With the increasing involvement of the government, many of the big AI companies now have a trident-like structure. government allows. Caption: The CIA steals a lie.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

As you may know, the government has been tightening regulations associated with deep synthesis technologies (DST) and generative AI services, including ChatGPT.

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2022

A retired army officer turned government contractor named Rob saw the article and joined the group the next day. “I After a long military career, Rob took his talents to the private sector, managing logistics in Sudan, Colombia, and Iraq. A joint venture the two men put together might soon be able to bid on choice government contracts.

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 15, 2025

The SARS outbreak didnt get much attention in the US because the country only had a small number of cases, andthe worst of it overlapped with the invasion of Iraq. And while advances in science were the first necessary steps, the US government, for all its flaws, acted with impressive urgency and ambition.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

He was born two months before Katrina, which sort of crystallized for a lot of people fears about global warming, and also fears about the inadequacies of our government and our systems to respond to needs. I think that sort of started a wave of panic about the future, and of feeling like, really thinking about him not making it.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Very dangerous things (health and safety) Adult camp-in “Partner Swap Among the Dinosaurs” An exhibition on techniques, tips, and tools for covert eco-terrorism aimed at affecting government policy. and displayed in the museum.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

I covered the war between Iraq and Iran. government for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on international conflict resolution, I have learned that compassion is a key ingredient of peacemaking. I witnessed ethnic strife in South Africa and the toll poverty takes in Mexico. And having worked in senior levels of the U.S.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Elon Musk called on Thursday for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of his push under President Donald Trump to radically cut spending and restructure its priorities. has fought wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The US government has now successfully appealed this decision by offering a number of assurances to British judges. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 175 years in prison, though the US government claims the actual sentence will be between four and six years.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Elon Musk’s work for President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has turned Tesla dealerships and showrooms into protest zones , and the recent wave of demonstrations has inspired the beginnings of a new visual language of protests in Trump’s second term. ” New York, New York.

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