The 2010 Right Livelihood Awards go to four recipients who will share the € 200.000 cash award:

NNIMMO BASSEY (Nigeria) receives an Award “for revealing the full ecological and human horrors of oil production and for his inspired work to strengthen the environmental movement in Nigeria and globally”.

Bishop ERWIN KRÄUTLER (Brazil) is honoured “for a lifetime of work for the human and environmental rights of indigenous peoples and for his tireless efforts to save the Amazon forest from destruction”.

SHRIKRISHNA UPADHYAY and the organisation SAPPROS (Nepal) are recognised “for demonstrating over many years the power of community mobilisation to address the multiple causes of poverty even when threatened by political violence and instability”.

The organisation PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS-ISRAEL (Israel) is awarded “for their indomitable spirit in working for the right to health for all people in Israel and Palestine”.

QuoteJakob von Uexkull, Founder and Co-Chair of the Right Livelihood Awards, noted after the jury decision:

“True change starts at the grassroots level: physicians who did not wait for politicians before acting to end unnecessary suffering in the Middle East; villagers who work themselves out of poverty; and environmental movements which unite the victims of ecological devastation. Combine this work on the ground with targeted advocacy, for example for the constitutional rights of indigenous people, and you understand why this year’s Right Livelihood Award Laureates yet again offer role models, whose work and commitment can be replicated throughout the world.”

2010/09/292010/09/29

Worth a Look: Old Guard Sums Up Strategic Situation

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‘Global Security Governance and the Emerging Distribution of Power’

The 8th Annual IISS Global Strategic Review (GSR) has successfully concluded in Geneva. The GSR ran from 10-12 September 2010.

Phi Beta Iota: These are the same people that brought us the Global Governance 2025 report in partnership with the CIA. All of the presentations are readily available at the conference website.

2010/09/29

Worth a Look: Arno Reuser OSINT Wizard

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We came across this while trolling for worthwhile new stuff on OSINT; finding none, we thought to post this as a reminder that the OSINT Wizard lives and works in The Netherlands, and is open for business.

Remember the two cardinal rules:

1. Governments are the beneficiaries of OSINT done by others, not the benefactors.

2. OSINT is the old new idea. It still needs development, but the new new idea is M4IS2.

Rumor has it that Reuser and Steele will be doing something together, very dangerous, very hush hush…..tell no one.

2010/09/292011/01/04

Reference: Robert Steele at Huffington Post

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Robert David Steele

Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence

Posted: September 28, 2010 10:25 AM

It's Official — Steele Won Virtual Presidency

I held a bi-partisan vote today, with me representing the Democratic Party while I represented the Republican Party. Strict ballot access controls ensured a unanimous outcome — the new Virtual President of the United States of America is Robert David Steele, or for Latinos, Roberto David de Steele y Vivas.

Over the next 45 days, on Tuesdays and Thursdays I will announce one critical policy decision, always in the context of a balanced budget and always with the public interest in mind — this is not going to be pretty, but 45 days from today, every American will be able to compare my virtual track record with the actual track record of those seeking re-election, or in the case of a tiny handful that overcame enormous obstacles, those seeking election for the first time.

Worth a Look: Live Language Lessons Online

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Phi Beta Iota: We like this–it is what we had in mind when we tried to spark interest in merging AllWorld Languages and Telelanguage. This is the future of education, leveraging the infinite wealth of humanity in the lower four fifths of the global population. Apart from the transfer of knowledge, there is the “grandmother corps” that can be used to lift children's hearts and minds up, for that see the first link below.

Review: The World Is Open–How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education

2010 INTELLIGENCE FOR EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity, & Sustainability

2010/09/28

Worth a Look: Blackberry Playbook (& AP on YouTube)

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PlayBook Tablet is BlackBerry's Revolution

PCMag.com By: Sascha Segan

BlackBerry makers Research in Motion just proved it can innovate with the PlayBook, a major new platform that vaults BlackBerry out of its doldrums and potentially back into the top rank of hot consumer technologies.

2010/09/252010/09/25

Worth a Look: SectorPublic, Other IT Blogs

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Right now, three entities contributing to the public good – citizens, the public sector, and private businesses – are incredibly dependent on each other. Citizens need support from government and the broader public sector, and jobs from businesses. The public sector needs the support of the private sector through products and services, and needs input, ideas, and other contributions from its citizens. And private sector organizations increasingly seek to stand for something more than merely selling products – they seek to help the public sector and contribute to citizens’ well-being.

SECTOR: PUBLIC lives where these three entities meet. If necessity is the mother of invention, there has been no period in our lifetimes during which technological innovation is able to have such a great impact on civic progress. Every day at SECTOR: PUBLIC, we will discuss cutting-edge technology, share public sector stories, and provide thought leadership about how American progress and public good are being both disrupted and benefited by the rapid innovation era we are living through.

NOTEWORTHY: What is the Vision for Open Government Entrepreneurship? by Mark Drapeau

Tip of the Hat to Bob Gourley at LinkedIn.

Phi Beta Iota: The intellectual philosophy on display here is HYBRID. Below are the other websites identified by Sector Public as being valuable.

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