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This past Fall, I was fortunate enough to participate in an online course offered by TechChange; Mobiles for International Development - TC105. If you're unfamiliar with TechChange, their mission is as follows: "TechChange trains leaders to leverage relevant technologies for...

TechChange Year In Review We've posted the video slideshow of our year in review, but we need your help to pick the accompanying music! Tweet your suggestions @TechChange using #TCParty or just use the comments section below. Suggestions from our...

On November 9, TechChange President Nick Martin and the TechChange team were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion co-hosted by the International Peace Institute and the UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery on crowdsourcing for conflict prevention. The...

In the fall of 2011, TechChange facilitated its first series of online courses.  The courses were each three weeks long and covered the following topics (we will also be running these courses again in the Spring): Technology Tools and Skills...

Cross-posted from The Amani Institute Blog   The first thing Anya Kamenetz said when she took the stage at a talk at the Center for American Progress to promote her new book was: “The book is up online so feel free to surf to...

This post is contributed by a guest author and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of TechChange or the TechChange staff The development of a robust state is almost always tied to education. The mode of education that has been...

Cross-posted from The Amani Institute Blog.   If you’ve been reading the news much in America this past year (or talking to me at all), you’ve likely heard about the current crisis in higher education. And the doomsayers are no...

Editor's note: Dr. Matthew Levinger is a guest author and as such his views do not necessarily reflect the institutional or personal views of TechChange or its staff. His course is not directly associated with TechChange in any way and...

[caption id="attachment_3028" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Image Source: Ushahidi"][/caption] Mini Biography Adam Papendieck has an MPH from Tulane University and a technical background in GIS, Statistics and Information Systems.  He is currently the Sr. Program Manager for Technology at the Payson Center...

After 40 years of rule, Colonel Gaddafi is gone.  Reports say he was killed today in a military offensive in Sirte, Libya after a protracted insurgency that was backed by NATO forces.  While there is room for a conversation about...