Tag Archives: Middle East and North Africa

World Bank Spring Briefings: 1) Bending Arc of Poverty, 2) Millennial Development Goals, Civil Society Organizations

Millennial Development Goals Live blogging: Maria Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, Uganda Millennial Development Goals were being developed in silos…maternal health goal wasn’t considering education goals Disagrees a bit w/Seema Aziz, Founder of CARE, largest NGO in … Continue reading

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Part 2: Is There Anyone Talking About Technology in the Middle East?

On October 9th, Contributor Technology Consultant, Ramy Ghaly, provided an overview of the technology system in the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA). In his second part, he will elaborate on the prevalent uses with key statistics. PITAPOLICY invites … Continue reading

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Technology Series Part 1: Is There Anyone Talking about Technology in the Middle East?

Investigating the evolution of ‘technology ecosystem’ in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) By: Ramy Ghaly Edited by: Mehrunisa Qayyum The ongoing debate on the extent to which social media catalyzed the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, … Continue reading

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