Armenia’s New Media Landscape

Posted by Mark Belinsky on December 19, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Last week I was in Armenia looking at the current media landscape. It was a pleasure to be back again after I was there for Barcamp Yerevan back in April. It was fun to be back and exploring the media sector in more detail, applying what I learned from the civil society tech brainstorm sessions … Continue reading →

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Open My City Project Retrospective

Posted by Mark Belinsky on November 27, 2009 · 3 Comments 

This project started as the brainchild of the Pioneers, a group of “innovative thinkers at the frontier of active citizenship.” Brought together by the great people at Humanity in Action and Felix Meritas, and supported by the Dutch government as part of the NY400, 20 Amsterdam and 20 New York City “P!oneers” set out to … Continue reading →

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Participation Camp

Posted by Mark Belinsky on July 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Tish Shute has a fantastic overview of Participation Camp. It was fantastic to be a part of it and brainstorm about the Open My City project and ideas with such a smart group of people at the cutting edge of government 2.0. Read all about it on her blog.

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Barcamp Yerevan

Posted by Mark Belinsky on June 15, 2009 · 1 Comment 

I’m always excited to go back to Armenia, my old stomping grounds. Not only did I get the chance to explore new bars with old friends, this time I was coming for Barcamp Yerevan. Many years back, I worked with a documentary film company, Bars Media, producing films and multimedia packages on a variety of subjects, including … Continue reading →

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