Call it the spirit of the people or just good ol’ American ingenuity, Grassroots Co-ops are connecting isolated farming communities to the Internet using the same method that brought electricity into rural areas when power companies claimed it wasn’t economical.  Read more here. ________________________ If you liked this article, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more Read More

Valuable coverage of significant current policy activities happening around the world in the sphere of Internet technology is provided courtesy of IEEE. 28 November 2018 summary – IEEE Global Internet Policy Monitor – is available here. Read more summaries here. ________________________ If you liked this article, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

Valuable coverage of significant current policy activities happening around the world in the sphere of Internet technology is provided courtesy of IEEE. 14 November 2018 summary – IEEE Global Internet Policy Monitor – is available here. Read more summaries here. ________________________ If you liked this article, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for Read More

Limbitless Solutions, a non-profit group founded by Albert Manero, uses 3-D printing to design and create unique artificial limbs for children born without arms and hands. With the help of sponsors, Manero hopes to build 5,000 custom-designed bionic arms and to donate to children in need by 2020. He believes it’s his responsibility to use Read More

Valuable coverage of significant current policy activities happening around the world in the sphere of Internet technology is provided courtesy of IEEE. 31 October 2018 summary – IEEE Global Internet Policy Monitor – is available here. Read more summaries here. ________________________ If you liked this article, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for Read More

World Data Lab, a mission-driven, for-profit company, creates visual representations of changes in global populations and economies by meshing satellite imagery with existing data. Their work shows how data maintained for public use and public benefit can help us better understand ourselves as members of humanity, an important step on the journey to making technology Read More

Valuable coverage of significant current policy activities happening around the world in the sphere of Internet technology is provided courtesy of IEEE. 17 October 2018 summary – IEEE Global Internet Policy Monitor – is available here. Read more summaries here. ________________________ If you liked this article, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for Read More

Valuable coverage of significant current policy activities happening around the world in the sphere of Internet technology is provided courtesy of IEEE. 3 October 2018 summary – IEEE Global Internet Policy Monitor – is available here. Read more summaries here. ________________________ If you liked this article, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for Read More

As we seek to inspire a People-Centered Digital Future, we must start to look seriously at the incentives for businesses, designers, architects, developers and entrepreneurs, in this arena. And these incentives can go far beyond the realms of monetary results. Nudge, the book by Nobel prize winner Richard Thaler, examines how we can improve decision Read More

Danna Boyd, Founder and President of Data and Society, shares a talk that she gave at the Online News Association in Austin, Texas, on September 13th, 2018. She addresses controversial issues in the media and the impacts of social media in helping to shape the wider news agenda. Read the article here.  ________________________ If you Read More