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State-building
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of State-building.
Video playlists about State-building
Talks about State-building
6:04
Matt Cutts
What happens when a Silicon Valley technologist works for the government
Posted
Mar 2020
13:53
Anna Piperal
What a digital government looks like
Posted
Jan 2020
13:34
Wael Ghonim
Let's design social media that drives real change
Posted
Jan 2016
13:41
Rory Stewart
Why democracy matters
Posted
Oct 2012
20:38
Carne Ross
An independent diplomat
Posted
Sep 2010
18:53
Parag Khanna
Mapping the future of countries
Posted
Sep 2009
16:34
Paul Collier
New rules for rebuilding a broken nation
Posted
Jun 2009