The Naples Free-Net (NFN) is a volunteer based Florida not-for-profit corporation which provides free access to the Internet, Education to the community in how to use the World-Wide-Web, and Content resourcing. The Naples Free Net also provides services to the Non-Profit community through Naples Free Net for Good (NFN4Good). READ MORE
This week check out the launch of the new Global Open Data Initiative, the pursuit for the release and use of open data in Latin America and thoughts on open data and democracy in Africa. A list of wrong assumptions about the use of big data for humanitarian relief is pointed out and you can have a look at some of the big data presentations at the recent Personal Democracy Forum held in New York. READ MORE
Thank you to all our participants and the people that contributed via e-mail and Web. This was a very important event for us and here are our conclusions for the meeting:
How can innovation stimulate your local economy? READ MORE
This week data privacy fears abound, some Big Data myths are discussed and a Global Philanthropy Data Charter progresses. Students in San Francisco put big data to great use by mapping crime in San Francisco and a call for more empirical analysis of OGD initiatives goes out. READ MORE
Welcome to the Google Grants program! In this introductory session we covered program details, requirements, limitations, best practices, as well as how to maximize performance through optimization techniques. READ MORE