Gates Foundation http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/3608/all xx Gates gives $33 million for TB in China http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/65572/gates-gives-33-million-tuberculosis-china Bill Gates announced a $33 million grant from his charity foundation to help fight TB in China. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/65572/gates-gives-33-million-tuberculosis-china#comments Tech & society News Bill Gates Gates Foundation Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:55:22 -0400 ITworld staff 65572 at http://www.itworld.com Time for the Gates Foundation to Embrace Linux http://www.itworld.com/open-source/61542/time-gates-foundation-embrace-linux This is a great time for the Gates Foundation to embrace Linux, bringing the value of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) to people who might otherwise not hear its value. For the past 10 years the Gates Foundation has expanded access to technology by delivering Windows computers to public libraries. Wouldn't it be cool for the next 10 years for the Gates Foundation to deliver new Ubuntu systems for public access use at these same libraries? http://www.itworld.com/open-source/61542/time-gates-foundation-embrace-linux#comments Open Source Software Opinion Gates Foundation Linux Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:06:48 -0500 ITworld staff 61542 at http://www.itworld.com Gates commits $255 million to help eradicate polio http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/61368/gates-commits-255-million-help-eradicate-polio Bill Gates' foundation has committed $255 million to Rotary International to help eradicate polio. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/61368/gates-commits-255-million-help-eradicate-polio#comments Tech & society News Bill Gates Gates Foundation Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:26:06 -0500 ITworld staff 61368 at http://www.itworld.com Gates Foundation awards library Internet grants http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/59508/gates-foundation-awards-library-internet-grants The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded nearly $7 million to fund a pilot program aimed at helping public libraries in seven states get faster Internet connections, the foundation announced Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/59508/gates-foundation-awards-library-internet-grants#comments Tech & society News Gates Foundation Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:52:04 -0500 ITworld staff 59508 at http://www.itworld.com