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Filmmaker Mike Paterson in Pune with Project

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

British filmmaker Mike Paterson spent a week in Pune filming the two latest Question Box inaugurations. Being an exceptionally good sport, he braved hours on motorbike to film the installation and use of the Loni village and Pune Slum Question Boxes.

Mike with Open Mind India team at the Loni village Question Box inauguration

To see some of Mike's other work concerning the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, please visit his site Colliding Particles.

Francisco Noguera joins as advisor

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Francisco Noguera, long a friend of the Question Box project, has now joined Open Mind's advisory board! He is also Co-managing Editor of NextBillion at World Resources Institute, as well as a Research Analyst in the Institute's Markets and Enterprise Program. NextBillion.net is a widely-read website and blog about how business drives positive social and environmental change in low-income communities.

We are pleased that Francisco is lending us his expertise!

Jon Gosier joins at Chief Technology Officer!

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Jon Gosier of Appfrica.org has joined Open Mind as Chief Technology Officer. Based in Kampala, Uganda, Jon is already making waves in the social enterprise and technology space. He brings great experience in web development, marketing and graphic design. We are very excited to have him on board and look forward to major technological advances in the near future.

Researcher Danah Boyd joins as advisor

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Researcher and thought-leader Danah Boyd has joined Open Mind's Advisory Board. Danah is one of the world's leading experts on social networks and sociological trends online and in mobile spaces. She has recently joined Microsoft Research New England, the company's new research facility in Cambridge, Mass.

Question Box goes live!

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The very first Question Box went live today in Phoolpur village in Greater Noida, India.

Dr. Ritu Dangwal from implementing partner TNI/NIIT presided over an inauguration ceremony at a local temple. This placement follows nearly two months of field work with the community and local village leader, or Pradhan.