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I am currently a fellow at the Open Society Institute in New York (the term of my fellowship is Sept 2008-Aug 2009). As part of the fellowship, I am working on a book about the Internet's role in authoritarian societies. I am also  a technology and new media  consultant. Previously, I was Director of New Media at the Prague-based NGO  Transitions Online (TOL) and a columnist for the Russian newspaper Akzia (2003-2008). My writings have appeared in The Economist, International Herald Tribune, Le Monde,  Foreign Policy, Slate, San Fransisco Chronicle, openDemocracy,  Real Clear Politics, Business Week Online and other media (you can check some of my writings here). I'm also on the sub-board of the Information Program of the Open Society Institute.