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		<title>Atif Mumtaz (&#8217;06, &#8216;07) short-listed for DHL&#8217;s YES Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	 Atif Mumtaz&#8217;s Tele-healthcare project, Jaroka, was short-listed for DHL&#8217;s YES Awards.
	He is among the five finalists in the social sector in Pakistan and the only with a medicine related project. You can learn more about the award by visiting Atif&#8217;s blog
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		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/06/19/atif-mumtaz-06-07-short-listed-for-dhls-yes-awards/</link>
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		<title>Prof. V. K Samaranayake (&#8217;05) passes away in Sweden</title>
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	With sadness we announce the passing of Prof. V.K. Samaranayake. Dr. Sam, as he liked to call himself, was an illustrious figure in the world of ICT for developement in Sri Lanka. In the brief time he was at Stanford Dr. Sam was an inspiration to his fellow fellows. He was a vissionary, a teacher, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/06/07/prof-v-k-samaranayake-05-passes-away-in-sweden/</link>
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		<title>Ken Banks awarded significant MacArthur grant for FrontlineSMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Ken Banks’ organisation, kiwanja.net, in collaboration with Stanford University, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to build on its work with FrontlineSMS. The MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. Through the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/06/07/ken-banks-awarded-significant-macarthur-grant-for-frontlinesms/</link>
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		<title>Ken Banks at mobile activism workshop in Nairobi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Ken Banks has just returned from a &#8216;Mobile Activism in Africa&#8217; workshop organised by Fahamu and Tactical Tech, held in Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose of the meeting was to enable activists to exchange experiences and plan strategies to support their work. There are also plans to establish an African regional network of social justice advocates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/06/07/ken-banks-at-mobile-activism-workshop-in-nairobi/</link>
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		<title>Ken Banks interviewed by Nokia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Following a successful presentation at the W3C Workshop in Bangalore last December, Ken Banks was interviewed about his work with kiwanja.net in Africa for Nokia&#8217;s &#8220;Emerging Horizons&#8221; magazine. &#8220;Emerging Horizons&#8221; is a quarterly newsletter targeted at anyone interested in new growth markets and reaching the next billion subscriber milestone. It also provides industry insights from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/06/07/ken-banks-interviewed-by-nokia/</link>
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		<title>June 2007: FrontlineSMS shortlisted for 2007 Mobile Messaging Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	FrontlineSMS has been shortlisted in the &#8220;Messaging Application/ Service: Public Sector/Not-for-profit&#8221; section of the 2007 Mobile Messaging Awards. The winners will be announced at a Gala Awards Dinner in Monte Carlo on the 5th June 2007, immediately after the first day of the Global Messaging Congress.

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		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/05/31/june-2007-frontlinesms-shortlisted-for-2007-mobile-messaging-award/</link>
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		<title>Prof V.K. Samaranayake Book Launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	A special get together is planned to launch the felicitation volume of Prof. V. K. Samaranayake and to revive the IT Chapter of the Alumni association of the University of Colombo. The  function will be held on the 4th of June 2007 from 4.30 - 7.00pm at the Prof. V.K. Samaranayake Auditorium of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/05/31/prof-vk-samaranayake-book-launch/</link>
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		<title>Margarita Quihuis &#8216;05 on 100 Most Influential Latinos in Silicon Valley List</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Mexican American Community Services Agency has released its 100 Most Influential Latinos in Silicon Valley list with the top 10 people in 10 different categories.  Margarita has been listed in the Business category.  You can vote for your top 10 here.

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		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/05/29/margarita-quihuis-05-on-100-most-influential-latinos-in-silicon-valley-list/</link>
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		<title>Ken Banks featured on Wall Street Journal blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	“The Loose Wire Blog”, written by Wall Street Journal columnist Jeremy Wagstaff, has reported on the use of Ken Banks’ FrontlineSMS system in last months Nigerian elections. NMEM, the group who used the software, have just released a report (available by clicking here) detailing the monitoring process and their findings. FrontlineSMS and NMEM’s report was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/05/17/ken-banks-featured-on-wall-street-journal-blog/</link>
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		<title>RDVP program to inaugurate Keio University&#8217;s e-lounge program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Tomorrow night, through a videoconference, the Digital Vision program will meet online with students from Tokyo&#8217;s Keio University Research Center for Foreign Language Education. This will open their English language teleconferencing program (called the E-Lounge).
	Their announcement is here.

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		<link>http://rdvp.org/archives/2007/05/15/rdvp-program-to-inaugurate-keio-universitys-e-lounge-program/</link>
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