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News & Events

Recent news items, media releases and events related to Markle's activities are included on the list below.

Markle Connecting For Health Applauds President Bush's Stance On Information Standards For Healthcare

March 21, 2003
WASHINGTON, DC—Markle Connecting for Health, a collaborative of more than 90 private and public health care organizations, today ...
Categories: Health    Tags: health IT, standards

Markle Connecting for Health Applauds HHS Secretary Thompson's Endorsement of Clinical Data Standards

March 21, 2003
WASHINGTON, DC—Markle Connecting for Health, a collaborative of more than 90 private and public health care organizations supported by ...
Categories: Health    Tags: health IT, standards

Lewis B. Kaden named to Markle Foundation Board of Directors

December 10, 2002
NEW YORK, NY—Zoë Baird, president of the Markle Foundation, announced today that Lewis B. Kaden, a partner at the New York-based law ...
Categories: General Markle   

Markle Foundation Task Force Says FBI Should Not Be Lead Agency For Domestic Information to Prevent Terrorism

October 7, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC—A new report released today by the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security recommends that a new Department of ...

Markle Foundation Launches Initiative to Promote Adoption of Key Clinical Health Information Standards

June 21, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC—The Markle Foundation today launched an ambitious public-private initiative designed to improve patient care by promoting ...
Categories: Health   

New Website Provides Resources For Empowering Poor Communities-50 Million Americans Face Online Content Gap

June 5, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC—Citing original research indicating a persistent digital divide in content for low-income communities, The Children's ...
Categories: General Markle, Past Initiatives   

Joanna McIntosh joins the Markle Foundation Policy for a Networked Society Program

April 1, 2002
NEW YORK, NY—Zoë Baird, President of the Markle Foundation today named Joanna McIntosh as a director of Markle's Policy for a ...
Categories: General Markle   

New Task Force Aims to Protect Nation with Better Information and Technology

March 6, 2002
NEW YORK, NY/WASHINGTON, DC—An independent, multi-sector task force to determine how information and technology can enhance national ...

Markle Foundation Names Joel L. Fleishman Chairman of the Board of Directors

March 5, 2002
NEW YORK, NY—Joel L. Fleishman, professor of Law and Public Policy Studies and director of the Sam and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics, ...
Categories: General Markle   

Global Public-Private Partnership Launches to Deliver Digital Opportunity for All

February 5, 2002
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today kicked off the Global Digital Opportunity ...
Categories: General Markle