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- – Danny Buerkli, Center for Public Impact
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- – Edward Saperia, Dean, Newspeak House
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- – Basanta Thapa, University of Potsdam, Germany
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“I spend my days scanning for innovations across the political, civic and humanitarian sectors, and The Digest rarely disappoints – discover gems that you find nowhere else in a timely and compact format.”
– Edward Saperia, Dean, Newspeak House