In 2006, the center established the non-profit organization StopBadware, aiming to stop viruses, spyware, and other threats to the open Internet, in partnership with the Oxford Internet Institute, Google, Lenovo and Sun Microsystems. The team, led by Project Director Bruce Etling, will draw on communities from around the world, with a focus on the Middle East. The project will include original research and the identification and development of innovative web-based tools that support the goals of the project.
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These subjects will be examined through a series of case studies in which new technologies and online resources have influenced democracy and civic engagement. The goal of this work is to support the rights of citizens to access, develop and share independent sources of information, to advocate responsibly, to strengthen online networks, and to debate ideas freely with both civil society and government. As with all its projects, the Berkman Center retains complete independence in its research and other efforts under this grant. Through a grant of $1.5 million from the US Department of State's Middle East Partnership Initiative, the Berkman Center will undertake the study over the next two years in collaboration with its extended community and institutional partners. Initiative that will examine how the Internet influences democratic norms and modes, including its impact on civil society, citizen media, government transparency, and the rule of law, with a focus on the Middle East. The Berkman Klein Center operated the now-completed Internet and Democracy Project, which describes itself as an: In 2014, Berkman Klein Center announced that it would "spin off its most effective initiatives and cease operation as a stand-alone project within the Berkman Klein Center." Internet and Democracy Project