The Global Development Commons is delighted to hear reports coming in from far and wide that Maker Faire Africa went off without a hitch and ignited innovation in Accra, Ghana.

Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 14-16 at the AITI Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra.

The Sunlight Foundation along with Google, O'Reilly Media, and TechWeb celebrate the release of Data.gov by announcing the Apps for America 2 Contest.

Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 14-16 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra. This event is free to the general public.

After trekking to New York City for MobileActive’s last Mobile Technology for Social Change (M4Change) event, I was thrilled to take the metro down to Google’s DC offices for last week’s M4Change barcamp.

The Partnership for Public Service received nearly 400 nominations this year for their annual Service to America Medals and, of the 30 finalists named last week, USAID's Karen Turner and the Global Development Commons team and Amy Meyer of EGAT/Pakistan were among the finalists for the 2009 National Security and Interna

To respond to the desire to continue the conversation started at the Open Innovation for Government event at CSIS on April 14, 2009, the Global Development Commons asked the panelists to answer a few questions. Our goal is to encourage as much two-way communication as possible so please comment and share your responses. 

USAID’s new partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation has drawn in over 40 additional submissions for the Museum’s signature program, The Tech Awards. The nominations were submitted from 17 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East.

The Global Development Commons is hosting with the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at CSIS the event, Open Innovation for Government: Answering President Obama's Call for More Open, Effective Public Service.

Seize this opportunity to identify leading technology innovators for international development!