Leer blogpost en español By Stefaan G. Verhulst and Andrew Young from The GovLab [message_box title="" color="blue"] This is part two of a two-part series on the impacts of open data in developing economies, including Latin American and Caribbean nations. Part one is available here. [/message_box] As we mentioned on the previous post, The GovLab report … [Read more...] about Open Data in Developing Economies: How Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are Embracing a New Asset for Development
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Creating safe cities for women through technology and crowdsourcing
By: Elsa Marie D’Silva from Safecity According to the UN, one in three women, or 35% of women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence. However, some country data shows numbers as high as 70%. The UN also reports that less than 40% of women who are victims of violence seek help. Most women and girls do not talk about this abuse for a multiple of reasons - fear of … [Read more...] about Creating safe cities for women through technology and crowdsourcing