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Stronger Privacy Rules in California Can Benefit Everyone
Last week Californians for Consumer Privacy proposed a new initiative for the state’s November 2020 ballot. Learn how the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act can strengthen the California Consumer Privacy Act in several critical ways.
READ ONThe GM Score: $25 Billion for Stockholders vs. $0 for UAW Members
Fifty thousand General Motors employees bravely used their power to go on strike this week. Omidyar Network stands in solidarity with these UAW members as we believe working men and women should have a fair share of our nation’s economic success.
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Why We Invested: Zebras Unite
As Big Tech faces increasing customer distrust, regulatory attention, and worker activism, a community of consciously scaling founders is emerging that define themselves against the dominant players. At Omidyar Network, we believe that we need to change the culture and norms that define the tech industry today.
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Increasing the Transparency and Accountability of ID Systems Through Continuous Public Engagement: Why We Invested in IDEO.org Nairobi
Learn why we’ve chosen to invest in IDEO.org Nairobi to help answer the question – what does good public engagement look like in the design, management, and governance of an ID system?
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Welcome, but Long Overdue
Mike Kubzansky shares insights on the recent statement from the US Business Roundtable urging businesses to move away from pure profit maximization and consider their broader impact.
READ ONReporting 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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Director, Marketing Strategy & CommunicationsThree Ways Kenya’s ID System Can Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Thea Anderson, Franklyn Odhiambo, and Abiah Weaver discuss Kenya's ID system and three options for improvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
READ ONWhy We’re Investing in Curbing the Power of Tech Platforms
Anamitra Deb and Gus Rossi share why we invested in three organizations helping to advance education, dialogue, and action in promoting the beneficial use of technology.
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Techfestival Questions The Ethics, Sustainability, and Future of Tech Behemoths
Sarah Drinkwater sat down with Forbes at Techfestival to discuss work underway to change tech culture and norms, including our recent investment in Zebras Unite.
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How Good ID Forms the Foundation of Beneficial Tech: A Q&A; With Omidyar Network Investment Partner CV Madhukar
CV Madhukar sat down with the Chronicle of Philanthropy to discuss the opportunities ahead as Omidyar Network builds upon its legacy of stewarding technology to support positive social outcomes.
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Picterra Lands $3.3 Million in New Funding to Help Further Democratize Geospatial Mapping
Picterra, a geospatial software organization that enables users to extract satellite and drone imaging insights through a combination of artificial intelligence and human expertise, has announced $3.3 million in new funding from Space Capital, Omidyar Network, and Atlantic Labs, to further democratize geospatial mapping data.
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