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Wired – Booting Up Baghdad: Tech Execs Take a Tour in Iraq
Steven Levy, who was embedded with us during our State Department trip to Iraq this past April, has a feature story in this month’s issue of Wired: Share this: Email Facebook
New Hampshire Public Radio Interview on Iraq Trip
I had a great conversation with Virginia Prescott of NHPR’s Word of Mouth on the topic of “Rebuilding Iraq, Blog By Blog“: In an effort to encourage Iraq to use social media to rebuild itself, the State Department sent representatives … Continue reading
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Baghdad Reflections and What’s Next
Having had a chance to catchup and reflect a bit on our IraqTech trip last week, I wanted to share a few more thoughts and also address a few questions that have come in. On general security situation and every … Continue reading
Baghdad Day 4
( I wrote this late at night on Wednesday April 22nd, but was just able to publish this now due to travel back to the U.S. ) Pretty late and have to get up in about 1.5 hours, so I’ll … Continue reading
Baghdad Day 3
A few things that jumped out during our third day here in Baghdad: – Not surprised to see Windows XP on all machines being used at various government offices, but was surprised to see that they were all running in … Continue reading
Baghdad Day 2 And Photos
Very full day today meeting with government of Iraq officials and Embassy/US Military/State Department people. Getting a good sense as to the unique challenges that this country faces. A few things that jumped out re: mobile & connectivity: – Desperate … Continue reading
Baghdad
Just finished my first day of a really interesting trip to Baghdad, Iraq. I’m here as part of a delegation with the State Department, and will have lots more to say in a few days. The trip into Baghdad alone … Continue reading
