Playing the honest broker: Kelvin Taketa helped the Omidyars jumpstart the Hawaiian government’s technology revamp

11/27/2013 |
donor collaboration | giving more than money | Kelvin Taketa | leveraging technology | navigating the role of philanthropy in society | working with government

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Kelvin Taketa engaged the Omidyars to provide the seed capital for a government-technology modernization project. To Taketa, the program serves as a prime example of the unique role that philanthropy can play in brokering public-private partnerships.
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