World Pulse: SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Speak out now on digital access One Week Left! SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY With over 200 submissions, our WWW: Women Weave the Web Campaign is generating a huge buzz in our community and around the world! We have received powerful recommendations on Digital Literacy, but there is one …

SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

One Week Left! SPEAK OUT NOW ON DIGITAL LITERACY With over 200 submissions, our WWW: Women Weave the Web Campaign is generating a huge buzz in our community and around the world! We have received powerful recommendations on Digital Literacy, but there is one voice still missing: YOURS! Haven’t made …

CrowdSource Set to Acquire Serv.io by Month’s End

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

CrowdSource Set to Acquire Serv.io by Month’s End — CrowdSource, a company that helps online retailers and other companies create content via the crowd, announced late last week that it’s set to acquire Serv.io, a competitor. We spoke with co-founder and CEO Stephanie Leffler to find out what motivated her team …

Ban Stresses Power of Information Technology to Facilitate Sustainable Development

Ethical MarketsWealth of Networks

New York, May 17 2012  2:05PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need to optimize the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to support sustainable development. “By gathering, disseminating and analyzing information, we can accelerate action to protect natural resources, combat climate change and help vulnerable people, including women and girls,” Mr. Ban …

Information Technology Plays Critical Role in Achieving An Objective, Says Ban

Ethical MarketsWealth of Networks

New York, Sep 19 2011  2:05PM The United Nations must leverage the power of information and communications technology (ICT) to the fullest in its response to political, economic and environmental challenges and to improve the delivery of its services, says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Addressing a meeting at UN Headquarters on …