Tuesday, March 24, 2009


The Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley just run a contest in how cell phones can help expose war crimes and violations of human rights. The idea is to use mobile cell technology as a tool to expose war crimes and other serious violations of human rights. Disseminating this information in real time throughout the world. Winners will receive cash awards of $15,000 (first place), $10,000 (second place), and $5,000 (third place) to implement their ideas. The top Ten Finalists will be announced on March 31, 2009 at 11:00am PDT. This is part of the events for the international conference at UC Berkeley “The Soul of the New Machine: Human Rights, Technology, and New Media" May 4 - 5, 2009

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