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News & Events

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

PBS Awarded Markle Foundation Grant to Develop Digital Strategy for Kids and Families

April 10, 2001
ALEXANDRIA, VA—In this age of digital convergence, where investments are being made in next-generation content and many institutions are ...
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Markle Foundation Announces Independent Study Of ICANN Elections

February 21, 2001
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation today announced that it will commit $432,000 toward an independent, international effort to study ...
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Thousands of Questions Posed by Voters in First Days of Web White & Blue 2000's Rolling Cyber Debate

October 11, 2000
WASHINGTON, DC—Since the first ever online presidential debate launched on Sunday, October 1st, netizens are eagerly taking advantage of ...
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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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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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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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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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