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In all, this "Occupy Central (2011 - 2012) " provided good context about this specific Occupy movement based in Hong Kong's Central District. The article maintained a fairly neutral tone throughout, avoiding taking positions in the issue at hand and presenting seemingly factual evidence. However, many external links to the citations listed in the article are broken or lead to different websites (Citation underneath the header, "Deadline" and many others beneath the Reference portion). On the other hand, the main headers of the article could be more explicit to make for an easier read and skim. For instance, the header, "Deadline" could include something in relation to the Court Order at hand to evacuate the premises (this could be changed to "Court Order to Evacuate" perhaps?). Additionally, there were some minor grammatical and typing errors which I corrected. Some of the sentences could have been more concise, but overall was not a huge issue.

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Phandeeyar [Rough Draft]
Phandeeyar (standing for "creation place") is a technology seed accelerator based in Yangon, Myanmar. Formally beginning in 2015, Phandeeyar allocates resources such as funding and training for emerging startups.

Background


In 2014, Phandeeyar emerged from a hackathon named "Code for Change Myanmar" where its founder and current CEO, David Madden, wanted to promote the growth of Myanmar's digital sector. Through this hackathon, subject matters such as politics and elections were addressed.

Madden states the need for better financial support for emerging start-ups in Myanmar which also led to the creation of the accelerator.

Funding
Phandeeyar's sponsors and investors include the Omidyar Network which has donated 2 million US dollars to the company, the United States Institute of Peace, the Open Society Foundation, and the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Mission
Phandeeyar manages various events from trainings, workshops, and to competitions for startups and individuals involved in the digital field. Madden states that these events help maintain Phandeeyar's objective to connect those in the tech field with those who are actively working in the social sector.

Events and Initiatives
In 2015, Phandeeyar hosted an event called "MaePaySoe" (translating to "let's vote") where more than one hundred web developers gathered to assist the general public to be better informed about potential political candidates in Myanmar.

Seed Funding
In 2016, around fifteen to twenty startups were projected to be accepted into the accelerator in a three year span. Phandeeyar also plans to invest around $2 million into startups in the near future. From the startups accepted, Phandeeyar would claim a 12 percent ownership of the companies. Those selected for Phandeeyar's 6 month training program would receive a funding of $25,000 to launch their ventures in addition to business partnerships to help with the early stages of their startups. These partnerships include leaders from nearby, regional companies such as the Myanmar Information Technology, CarsDB, Muru-D. and Golden Gate Ventures. Towards the end of the program, companies have the opportunity to pitch their startup ideas to venture capitalists and angel investors.

Notable startups from Phandeeyar
Chate Sat is a digital platform to connect freelance workers with employers to find jobs. After its launch from Phandeeyar, Chate Sat recruited around 800 businesses looking to contract work and 5,000 freelancers. Chate Sat also received funding from some investors such as Vulpes Investment Management Ltd.

GoP is an online, tourism-based website that compiles different traveling information into one platform. Nyunt Win Aung, one of the company's co-founders, states that its increased website traffic will increase their bookings, directly as a result of more funding.

White Merak is a phone application used to read comics made by local artists and the company's team. Additionally, this platform shows animated comics, as well as a bilingual setting where users can switch comic text from Burmese to English and vice versa.

EZ Stay is an online hotel booking platform co-founded by Aung Phyo Lwi focused on informing those traveling to Myanmar about different hotel and motel availabilities. According to Aung Phyo Lwi, this website can better market local Myanmar businesses.

News
In April 2018, Myanmar civil rights groups and Myanmar-based technology companies accused Facebook of failing to effectively detect hate speech online in Myanmar, which many have claimed to have contributed to an anti-Rohingya sentiment in the country. Phandeeyar, along with other companies, released an open letter to the social media platform, posing questions about Facebook's transparency in accordance with these issues and the possible implications of social media with current events in Myanmar.

=ADDITIONS= https://sipa.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/22-Thompson_CivicTechEmergingMarkets.pdf

https://www.economist.com/news/business/21647318-startup-culture-germinates-unlikely-place-land-temples-and-tech

https://www.mmtimes.com/business/technology/16485-hackers-in-programming-meet-to-prepare-for-the-vote.html