Open data, a map and the Internet share the story of violence against journalists in Afghanistan
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| +Alex Howard | 8 August 2011
A new website shows incidents of violence against journalists in Afghanistan launched. Data.nai.org.afs charts attacks on the media onto an interactive map of country using open source mapping tools.
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Drupal and open source technology power the new Energy.gov.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| +Alex Howard | 4 August 2011
The new Energy.gov, using a combination of open source technology and cloud computing, will save an estimated $10 million annually.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora
| 30 July 2011
The big problems faced by contests and challenges in government apps are encouraging developers to turn their cool apps into sustainable products, and getting the public to use them.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora
| 29 July 2011
OSCon shows that open source health care, although it hasn't broken into the mainstream yet, already inspires a passionate and highly competent community.
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Brian Behlendorf and David Riley on open source health solutions and the Aurion project.
by Brian Ahier
| @ahier
| +Brian Ahier | 29 July 2011
In a series of short video interviews, Brian Behlendorf and David Riley discuss the intersection of open source and electronic health records, and they outline the mission of the Aurion project.
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By combining OpenStack with Facebook's OpenCompute project, Nebula could bring cloud computing to everyone.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| +Alex Howard | 27 July 2011
Newly launched Nebula will combine open source software with open source hardware developed into an appliance. If Nebula succeeds, its "cloud controller" could enable every company to implement cloud computing.
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