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Rust Foundation Taps Rebecca Rumbul as Executive Director & CEO

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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The Rust Foundation , an independent non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Rust Project , today announced the appointment of Rebecca Rumbul as the organizations Executive Director and CEO.

Key Points: 
  • The Rust Foundation , an independent non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Rust Project , today announced the appointment of Rebecca Rumbul as the organizations Executive Director and CEO.
  • Rebecca brings deep leadership experience in nonprofit and digital governance, said Bobby Holley, who chaired the Executive Director Search Committee, and who is also a member of the Rust Foundation Board of Directors and a Distinguished Engineer at Mozilla.
  • In addition to Holley, the Executive Director Search Committee consisted of Shane Miller, Josh Stone, Project Director and Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, Mark Rousskov, Project Director, Core Team and Rust Foundation Secretary, and Tyler Mandry, Project Director and Senior Software Engineer at Google.
  • The Rust Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization with a mission to support the Rust Project.

Committee to explore how technology can benefit democracy

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Articles, Politics and technology, Technology, E-democracy, Democracy, Civic technology, Types of democracy, Select committee, Hansard Society

The Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will hear from experts on how Government and Parliament can better use technology to achieve their aims, and how technology can enhance democracy.

Key Points: 
  • The Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will hear from experts on how Government and Parliament can better use technology to achieve their aims, and how technology can enhance democracy.
  • Tuesday10 March in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
    How effective have Parliament and government been at all levels been in using technology to facilitate democracy?
  • What international examples of technology being used to facilitate democracy should the UK be seeking to learn from?
  • To what extent is a lack of funding a limitation on the civic technology sector?

Committee to explore how technology can benefit democracy

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Articles, Politics and technology, Technology, E-democracy, Democracy, Civic technology, Types of democracy, Select committee, Hansard Society

The Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will hear from experts on how Government and Parliament can better use technology to achieve their aims, and how technology can enhance democracy.

Key Points: 
  • The Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will hear from experts on how Government and Parliament can better use technology to achieve their aims, and how technology can enhance democracy.
  • Tuesday10 March in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
    How effective have Parliament and government been at all levels been in using technology to facilitate democracy?
  • What international examples of technology being used to facilitate democracy should the UK be seeking to learn from?
  • To what extent is a lack of funding a limitation on the civic technology sector?

Electoral reform and role of the Speaker examined ahead of expected elections

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Friday, October 18, 2019
Westminster system, Legislatures, British MPs, Political systems, John Bercow, Hansard Society, Speaker of the House of Commons, Bercow, Hansard

The Committee is expected to seek the Governments view on the risks to the electoral process if consolidation is not undertaken, as well as the current prevalence of electoral fraud a matter raised in the recent Queens Speech.

Key Points: 
  • The Committee is expected to seek the Governments view on the risks to the electoral process if consolidation is not undertaken, as well as the current prevalence of electoral fraud a matter raised in the recent Queens Speech.
  • The Committee returns the following day with a special one-off session on the role of the Speaker, ahead of the election to replace John Bercow.
  • The hearing will examine how the office of the Speaker has evolved and developed alongside wider political and constitutional trends.
  • Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society

Electoral reform and role of the Speaker examined ahead of expected elections

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 18, 2019
Westminster system, Legislatures, British MPs, Political systems, John Bercow, Hansard Society, Speaker of the House of Commons, Bercow, Hansard

The Committee is expected to seek the Governments view on the risks to the electoral process if consolidation is not undertaken, as well as the current prevalence of electoral fraud a matter raised in the recent Queens Speech.

Key Points: 
  • The Committee is expected to seek the Governments view on the risks to the electoral process if consolidation is not undertaken, as well as the current prevalence of electoral fraud a matter raised in the recent Queens Speech.
  • The Committee returns the following day with a special one-off session on the role of the Speaker, ahead of the election to replace John Bercow.
  • The hearing will examine how the office of the Speaker has evolved and developed alongside wider political and constitutional trends.
  • Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society

Electoral reform and role of the Speaker examined ahead of expected elections

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 18, 2019
Westminster system, Legislatures, British MPs, Political systems, John Bercow, Hansard Society, Speaker of the House of Commons, Bercow, Hansard

The Committee is expected to seek the Governments view on the risks to the electoral process if consolidation is not undertaken, as well as the current prevalence of electoral fraud a matter raised in the recent Queens Speech.

Key Points: 
  • The Committee is expected to seek the Governments view on the risks to the electoral process if consolidation is not undertaken, as well as the current prevalence of electoral fraud a matter raised in the recent Queens Speech.
  • The Committee returns the following day with a special one-off session on the role of the Speaker, ahead of the election to replace John Bercow.
  • The hearing will examine how the office of the Speaker has evolved and developed alongside wider political and constitutional trends.
  • Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society