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The Importance of Catalytic Capital
Omidyar Network’s Mike Kubzansky joins Rockefeller’s Raj Shah and MacArthur’s Julia Stasch to highlight the important role philanthropy can play in making investments in impact-oriented entrepreneurs who might otherwise not have access to sufficient capital.
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From Apps On Your Phone To Satellites In The Sky, A New Program Looks Into The Ethics Of Mapping
A new program called EthicalGEO, sponsored by the American Geographical Society (AGS), encourages people to begin a dialogue on the ethical implications geospatial technologies present in our lives.
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Announcement
Knight Foundation Announce Commitment of Nearly $50 Million to Better Understand How Technology is Transforming our Democracy
Knight Foundation announce commitment of nearly $50 million in research to better understand how technology is transforming our democracy and the way we receive and engage with information.
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PayPal Expands Xoom, Launches Blockchain Startup in Europe
After receiving investments from PayPal, Flourish, and Omidyar Network earlier this year, Cambridge Blockchain has announced it will deliver the future of digital identity for Europe and beyond, shares CEO and co-founder Matthew Commons.
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Announcement
Announcing the Release of the MOSIP Codebase on Github
Omidyar Network investee IIIT-Bangalore announces the release of code for a Modular, Open-Source Identity Platform that government and private-sector developers can use and build upon to issue foundational IDs.
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Announcement
LuxTrust and Cambridge Blockchain Announce Private Beta for Privacy-Protecting Identity Platform
LuxTrust S.A. and Cambridge Blockchain Inc.,announced the private beta-testing phase for privacy-protecting European identity platform IDKEEP.
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Announcement
The American Geographical Society Selected to Lead Global Conversation on the Ethical Dimensions of New Geospatial Data and Technologies
The American Geographical Society (AGS) has been awarded a grant by Omidyar Network to launch a world-wide conversation on the ethics of geospatial technologies.
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Article
How Omidyar Network Aims to Reimagine Capitalism
Mike Kubzansky shares insights about our refreshed strategy in a recent interview with The Business of Giving.
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Multimedia
Creating Good Digital Identities in Africa
Omidyar Network’s Thea Anderson speaks with CNBC Africa about the need for and pathway to Good ID.
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Multimedia
Omidyar Network’s Magdi Amin on Creating Good Digital IDs to Drive Africa’s Growth
Omidyar Network’s Magdi Amin speaks with CNBC Africa about the need for and pathway to Good ID.
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Reporting on Digital Identity Issues with Nuance and Tenacity: Why We Invested in the Africa-China Reporting Project
We believe that media strengthens society. It plays an important role in creating public awareness of digital identity-related decisions and their rights. It acts as a watch dog to protect public interests and helps hold decision makers accountable to those interests.
READ ONPower in the Palm of Your Hand: How Asia Transforms Screen Time into Learning Opportunities
Eliza Erickson and Erin Simmons share insights from the “Scaling Access & Impact: Realizing the Power of EdTech” Country Reports for China and Indonesia.
READ ONEquitable EdTech: from the Top-Down How the US and Chile Power Equitable EdTech with Policy and the Purse
Eliza Erikson and Erin Simmons share key insights from the “Scaling Access & Impact: Realizing the Power of EdTech” Country Reports for Chile and the United States.
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