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News & Events

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

ICANN Elections: An Important Moment for Internet Governance

October 11, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—Balloting in the Internet's first worldwide online elections for five members of the Board of Directors of ICANN, the ...
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State-By-State Election Directory Debuts on Web White & Blue 2000

September 18, 2000
WASHINGTON, DC—Web White & Blue 2000, a non-profit, non-partisan project of the Markle Foundation designed to highlight the ways in ...
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opportunITy initiative

July 22, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—The challenge of bridging the global digital divide should not be underestimated. With the accelerating pace of innovation ...
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Global Network Readiness and Resource Initiative Launches at G-8 Summit in Japan

July 22, 2000
TOKYO, JAPAN—The Global Network Readiness and Resource Initiative, a public-private partnership of leading companies, foundations, ...
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UNDP and Andersen Consulting, in cooperation with Markle Foundation, Launch Project at G-8 Summit to Bridge the Global Digital Divide

July 22, 2000
OKINAWA, JAPAN—Responding to calls from leaders of the G-8 to bridge the global digital divide, a new initiative to be known as the ...
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Leading Journalist and Academician Named to Fellowship Program by the Markle Foundation

July 10, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—Brendan Koerner, Senior Editor of U.S. News & World Report, and Jonathan Koppell, a writer and Ph.D. Candidate in ...
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National Expert on Use of Information Technology to Measure and Improve Quality in Health Care Will Join Markle Foundation

July 7, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—Dr. Carol C. Diamond, a physician who has worked on the forefront of the convergence of health care and information ...
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American Mothers are Primary Influence on Women's Political Behavior and Attitudes,Oxygen/Markle Pulse Finds

June 13, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—American women's political behavior and attitudes are greatly influenced by their mothers' activities and behavior, ...
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National Security Expert Will Join New York-Based Markle Foundation as a Senior Advisor

June 9, 2000
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation today announced that James B. Steinberg, presently Deputy National Security Advisor to President ...
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Leading Internet Portals and Markle Foundation Unfurl Web White & Blue 2000

April 25, 2000
WASHINGTON, DC—Markle Foundation President Zoë Baird today announced a collaboration between leading Internet traffic centers and ...
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