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What we learned at RightsCon 2023: Centering Best Practices, Defending the Information Space, and Tackling AI
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The spotlight at RightsCon 2023 was on the potential risks that emerging technologies pose to democracy, but we also want to reflect on the other takeaways and lessons learned. Discussions were particularly… Read More
Postcard from Tallinn: Digital Democracy and Open Governments
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DemTech Director Moira Whelan with Maria Ressa at OGP
After a beautiful sunset walk in an idyllic Old City, it’s easy to forget just how far Tallinn, Estonia has come since their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. As pioneers of the power of parliaments… Read More
Democracy Games for Democracy Gains: How DemTech uses games for good to support democracy programs
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A photo from the main page of the Digital Organizing SOS: Stories of Security game shows the leaders of civil society organizations that you, as a digital security trainer, are asked to help as part of the game.
NDI’s Democracy and Technology (DemTech) team has a long… Read More
How to develop accountability and transparency recommendations for under-scrutinized digital platforms
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Editor's Note: This blog post was authored by Farzaneh Badiei, founder of Digital Medusa.
The policies and products of major tech platforms such as… Read More
Using civic tech for environmental governance: Lessons learned through models of civic engagement
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Editor's Note: This post was authored by Alan Finlay.
How can we harness the power of technology to improve environmental governance? In this… Read More
How DemTech Supports Digital Organizing Around the World
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Digital organizing is a key component of any successful political campaign. It involves using technology to mobilize supporters, raise funds, communicate messages, and get out the vote. It can also be a powerful tool for governing. Digital tools… Read More
Defeating Zoom Fatigue with Open edX
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DALL-E generated photo.
Editor's Note: This post was co-authored with Caitlyn Ramsey and edited with Microsoft Bing Chat.
It’s September 28, 2020 and COVID deaths… Read More
Social Media Monitoring for Democracy (Part I): Getting Comfortable with the Concepts
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Photo by Pietro Jeng on Unsplash
Social media monitoring is an essential tactic for many pro-democracy initiatives. In order to find out what is being said on social media and by whom, find coordinated information campaigns, and identify and… Read More
Civi for Civil Society: Championing Reform in the DRC
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Having a Francophone instructor made learning to use Civi much easier.
What do you believe to be the most pressing political issues of our times? Political parties and civil society organizations need to know citizens’ perspectives on the most important issues and how to address… Read More