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Discussion on Inequality and Social Media in China
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This blogpost is written by Ting Xu, Senior Project Manager at the Bertelsmann Foundation North America. Recently I joined a discussion on the Al Jazeera English network’s live broadcast of The Stream. The show, which taps the capabilities of social media to present global perspectives from under-represented individuals and groups, […]
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A Decade On from 9/11: A Slovakian Perspective
Written by Tibor Blažko
I remember that day when I came home earlier and saw the burning twin towers on TV. My thoughts at the moment were – someone crazy had his ‘dream’ come true but he’s taking many innocent people with him. I waited for the news updates hoping they would bring a […]
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In Search of Open Data for fc_org
Written by Ole Wintermann
The Venue. Source: OKFN, CC-BY-2.0 When arriving at the venue for the Open Government Data Camp 2011 in Warsaw early in the morning, I wondered about the huge collection of old factories that are now used as an office center for smaller startups. The Camp itself was held in an […]
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Listening to the quietest voices
Written by Dominika Ricardi
On the 19th of October 2011 I attended a symposium hosted by the University of Queensland (Centre for Communication and Social Change), titled “Listening to the quietest voices.” Any debate about the Greater ‘We’ (or greater common good) requires the creation of a space for genuine dialogue to occur, including with […]
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Peak Water – when are we actually drinking Ethanol?
Written by thomas ludwig
Perhaps only a ban on the use of ethanol as a bio-fuel will prove to be a decisive weapon against climate change Are we finally destroying our environment for the purpose of mobility? Are we finally allowing 1.5 billion people, who are already pretty much starving, to die? Are we […]
