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The slow and steady battle to close Wikipedia's dangerous gender gap

Aysha Khan

December 15, 2016 |

ThinkProgress |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

New initiatives have been implemented to address Wikipedia’s gender gap: both the discrepancy of who is editing the site and the discrepancy of who is covered by the site. Activities include classes to teach girls how to edit and “wiki-thons” where editors develop articles on Wikipedia about women.

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Can this Texas county fix America's electronic voting problem?

Sarah Lai Stirland

September 16, 2016 |

Splinter |

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Response Location: United States, Travis County, Texas

Making sure that voting systems are fair and accurate has become a major concern in the wake of rigging allegations in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Homomorphic encryption, now beginning to be used in the financial and healthcare industries, can anonymize voter data while creating a publicly available record that anyone can use to verify election results. The idea is being piloted in Travis County, Texas, the latest move in a push for more trustworthy voting systems.

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What is driving Uber's global impact?

Catherine Cheney

August 05, 2016 |

Devex |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

At the San Francisco headquarters of Uber, three televisions greet visitors and employees just past the check in desk. The central screen plays a video on repeat: “Moving riders, moving partners, moving newlyweds, moving ice cream, moving Kenya, moving China, moving Australia, moving anywhere.” On the opposite wall, bright green dots are plotted on a black world map, demonstrating the spread of this ride hailing company that just completed its 2 billionth ride.

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Unleashing the power of positive deviance

Catherine Cheney

July 20, 2016 |

Devex |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

The growing emphasis on data driven development presents an opportunity for global development professionals to learn from and perhaps even replicate the successes of the best performers within a data set. But that can only happen once they learn how to take a positive deviance approach, identifying the people or policies that defy the norm and achieve better outcomes as result, as a starting point to determine what is working.

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Project ECHO Expands Reach Of Medical Specialists In Rural New Mexico

Ellen Berkovitch

July 05, 2016 |

Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

In many rural communities, access to specialty care represents the biggest health challenge. Since 2003, a groundbreaking initiative called Project Echo at the University of New Mexico has confronted that gap — with promising results in small towns across New Mexico and, now, around the world.

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In Alameda County, A Big Data Effort To Prevent Frequent ER Visits

Jenny Gold

June 22, 2016 |

Kaiser Health News |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

ER staff often have no idea they are sharing patients with other hospitals just a mile away. So they treat those patients completely independently, often repeating tests unnecessarily, assigning them multiple case managers when only one is needed and offering contradictory advice. In Alameda County, hospitals are now sharing patient records of “super-users” to save money and avoid duplicating medical treatment.

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The 'internet of things' is narrowing the gap between data and action

Catherine Cheney

June 13, 2016 |

Devex |

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Response Location: United States

Expected to reach 25 billion connected devices by 2020, the emerging class of "internet of things" companies are starting to realize its potential to address global poverty by helping the international development community narrow the gap between data and action.

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The Internet Mapmakers Helping Nepal

Robinson Meyer

May 02, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

Whenever there’s a natural catastrophe, a team of “crisis mappers” activate around the world. These volunteers use crowdsourcing tools to turn satellite data into digital maps, which are then used to make decisions on the ground, enabling rescuers to deliver food, shelter, and supplies to areas that need them most.

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Jennifer Pahlka helps improve how government works

John Wildermuth

March 11, 2016 |

SFGate |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Jennifer Pahlka founded Code for America, an organization that provides human-centered design tech solutions to government services. Now they have a growing list of requests from cities all over the US, a network of 44,000 volunteers nationwide who create "civic-hacking" solutions, and an over $10 million yearly budget.

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Reducing blight is possible, experts say

Lex Talamo

November 29, 2015 |

The Shreveport Times |

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Response Location: United States, Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport, Louisiana, faces blight. New Orleans decreased blight by 30 percent by creating an authority for the task, using technology to collect data, and providing residents with information and help.

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