Category: geolocation
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Talk at Factory Berlin
How can software developers and startups manage location-based services in disputed territories or partially recognized state? Looking forward to present “Hey, where is my country? Software development and territorial disputes” at Factory Berlin. This event is for members only but if you are interested get in touch, I will discuss location-based services in disputed territories…
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The (accidental) developer at re:publica 18
Very happy I had the chance today to talk at re:publica on a topic I care about, how can software developers manage location-based services when dealing with disputed territories or partially recognized states: “the (accidental) developer in disputed territories“. Here are slides of my talk this afternoon, while still enjoying the party at STATION Berlin.…
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Talk at re:publica 2018
I am really excited (and a bit nervous already!) to attend next May re:publica, Europe’s most inspiring conference on internet and society, and talk about geolocation and disputed territories. You can read the abstract here. The (accidental) political developer is back, see you in Berlin!
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Alexa, what is the capital of Israel?
The status of Jerusalem has been in the news a lot in the last few weeks, since Donald Trump confirmed the US now recognize the city as capital of Israel. And the recent UN voting on rejecting the recognition. If maps and location-based services present unexpected challenges in a disputed territory to the developer who…
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From Macedonia to Codemotion
As the BBC recently reported, Matthew Nimetz has spent the last 23 years trying to find a name for the republic of Macedonia that can be accepted both in Skopje and Athens. But a solution for the Macedonia naming dispute has not been agreed yet. What name should a developer use today when working on…