State Dept offers $2.5 million for hackers to wire the Mid-East and Africa

• State Dept offers $2.5 million for hackers to wire the Mid-East and Africa
  Posted by SlimPickens on 09 Oct, 2009 08:32
• Anyone wanna go nation building?
  
  The US Department of State wants hackers to help build civil society in the Middle East and Africa. They\'re offering up to $2.5 million in grants for pilot projects that use wikis, blogs and social networking platforms to connect and educate young people and improve civic participation.
  
  You can read the details of this funding opportunity here.
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Bret on 09 Oct, 2009 09:56
• Nah... I make way too much money hacking to give it up for a measly 2.5 mil!
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by FrankZappa on 09 Oct, 2009 11:32
• why would they need hackers for this?
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