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To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add info@devex.com to your address book. Jan. 3, 2017 WHAT TO KNOW NOW How to engage Silicon Valley in global development By Catherine Cheney @catherinecheney Silicon Valley representatives of U.S. government agencies have been meeting regularly since a daylong retreat at the home of Todd Park, the former U.S. chief technology officer. "Even though we have vastly different portfolios, people in Silicon Valley see us all as 'the government,' so we need to have some level of coordination amongst ourselves," Zvika Krieger, the State Department representative to Silicon Valley, told Devex.     Photo by: Christopher Yardin / CC BY-NC   Last month, President-elect Donald Trump gathered tech leaders for an intimate summit in New York City, but it remains to be seen what his presidency will mean for U.S. government engagement with Silicon Valley, which has been a priority for U.S. President Barack Obama. In the meantime, beyond the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, both of which have invested in Silicon Valley engagement, other nongovernmental organizations working on international development, global health, and humanitarian response are increasingly sending representatives to the West Coast. Devex recently caught up with a number of Silicon Valley liaisons to gather advice for organizations looking to direct the attention of leaders in this tech and innovation hub toward global problems that could benefit from their dollars and ideas.   + Read more QUOTABLE "If you focus on the big picture, it's clear that this community — made up of over 1 million professionals that we have the pleasure to serve at Devex — is on the right side of history."   By Raj Kumar, president and editor-in-chief at Devex   Be the first to see and share each week's Quotable by liking Devex on Facebook.   SPOTLIGHT ON These 4 hashtags kept you informed on global development in 2016   By Jenny Lei Ravelo @JennyLeiRavelo       Photo by: Lance Cheung / USDA / CC BY There are around 200 billion tweets a year, but in 2016, the aid community followed — and used — several specific hashtags to discuss global topics with the potential to impact the way development is done. + Read more @WORK Mercy Corps on using research to counter violent extremism   By Jennifer Ehidiamen @disgeneration       Photo by: Jennifer Ehidiamen / Devex Mercy Corps has done a considerable amount of research into the causes of violent extremism in order to better inform and change the way it implements programs. Devex sat down with Rebecca Wolfe, the director of peace and conflict at Mercy Corps to learn about their strategy and what they've learned about what works. + Read more THE YEAR AHEAD Events preview: 2017 in development cooperation   By Devex Editor   The first United Nations World Data Forum and the World Economic Forum annual meeting usher in the new year. We give you a sneak peek of noteworthy events that will take place the first half of 2017.     Photo by: Jeff Mauritzen   + Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker Jan. 11, 2017. Online Considering a humanitarian career? Join us for a special Devex webinar with the authors of the recently published book, "Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker," by Chen Reis and Tania Bernath. + First United Nations World Data Forum Jan. 15-18. Cape Town, South Africa + World Economic Forum Jan. 17-20. Davos-Klosters, Switzerland + World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings April 21-23. Washington, D.C., United States + Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting May 4-7. Yokohama, Japan + OECD Forum 2017 June 6-7. Paris, France Know of an upcoming event that might be of interest to the international development community? Leave a comment below or email us at news@devex.com. Doing Good - Development community buzz, innovation & lifestyle. Copyright 2016 Unauthorized commercial reapplication, reproduction or retransmission, in whole or in part, is prohibited. Manage your newsletter subscriptions |  Read the latest Devex News |  RSS Feed Connect with us Devex is the media platform for the global development community. Corporate Headquarters: 1341 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA Main +1.202.249.9222  |  Fax +1.202.318.2456   www.devex.com

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