When I started at DataDyne.org last April, we were just starting to test the MIP. We spent several afternoons sending and logging text messages. Imagine a room full of people talking to our developer via speakerphone and staring deliberately at their cell phones waiting for a
text message to come through.

Last week the COOPEUMO cooperative in Chile celebrated their 41^st anniversary. For a student of history that is familiar with Chile’s political turmoil over the past 30+ years will understand the accomplishment that the cooperative’s 41 years represents.

Con la presencia de Meghan Cagley, la Jefa de Proyectos de DataDyne.org, Alain Hermosilla, Consultor Nacional de FIA (la Fundación de Innovación Agraria) y Adolfo Cerón, el alcalde de la comuna de Pichidegua, el pasado martes 29 de septiembre culminó el periodo de marcha blanca de DatAgro.

The DatAgro Project celebrated the completion of its beta phase in an event that took place this past Tuesday the 29th of September in Pataguas Cerro. Also present were Meghan Cagley, Project Officer with DataDyne.org, Alain Hermosilla, National Consultant for FIA (the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation) and Adolfo Cerón, the mayor of the Pichidegua region.

It's time for another round of the annual Knight News Challenge, a competition for the best ideas regarding news, journalism, and the digital distribution of information. We know the great people at the Knight Foundation well, having received a previous Knight grant for our Mobile Information Project (MIP) which is currently in operation in Chile. In addition to the funding, the News Challenge has played a great role in connecting us with other innovators and potential funders.