News and Notes Roundup - August 17, 2015
Happy Monday, folks, and welcome back to the News and Notes Roundup! We have some exciting updates from around NDI and around the world!
#YouthParty
This past Wednesday, August 12, was International Youth Day. In observation of #IYD2015, NDI Parties team and the NDI Citizen Participation team hosted #YouthParty, a Tweet Talk with party practitioners, elected officials, academics, youth activists and experts on the role of political parties in supporting youth political participation.
In case you missed it, check out some of the highlights from the conversation, and feel free to tweet us your thoughts @NDItech as the conversation continues!
NDI at Work!
NDItech’s Project Manager formally introduces himself - check out @djrosenthal’s Hello World post, up now!
What does a #tech4dem assessment trip look like? Check out @CDoten’s notes and thoughts on assessment strategies from his recent trip to Uganda!
Tech News:
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Tianjin Explosions: Disasters In China Prompt Wave Of Media Censorship
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GitHub tutorials and resources for journalists: Quick tutorials to get started with programming
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How a Simple Browser Add-On is Changing the Way Visually Impaired People Use the Web
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Havana’s hottest spot is a crowded ramp to WiFi bliss
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Cuban Internet Usage: Public Wi-Fi Spots Are a Big Draw
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Why Google's Recent Alphabet Announcement Is Pure Genius
ICT4D:
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Can you stop a rumor?: In Nepal, a band of local volunteers are trying — with SMS, radio, the Internet, and old fashioned door-to-door reporting.
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Tech-Loving Girls From North Africa and the Middle East Descend on the U.S.: The exchange program aims to empower teen girls to break down cultural barriers and study subjects they love.
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A girl without education is like a bird without wings: How radio is helping more girls stay in school in South Sudan
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Making Remote Voting in India a Reality
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Deploying Last Mile Connectivity to Remote Villages in India
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How Apps Are Helping Kids with Autism Learn to Communicate
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Data and discrimination: representing marginalised communities in data: The right to be counted, or the right to be left alone?
Mobile:
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Afghanistan Calling - Can progress in Afghanistan can be measured by the successes of its telecom industry?
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HNI Madagascar: Information via mobile to tackle gender-based violence
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Android security on the ropes with one-two punch from researchers: Faulty Stagefright patch and newly reported sandbox bypass leave users exposed.
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How do you reach a rural woman via a mobile phone if she doesn't own one?
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'We want to turn poo into gold': how SMS is transforming Senegal's sanitation: In Dakar, an Uber-like SMS service has reduced the cost of emptying pit latrines by nearly half – and now customers can sell their waste to be turned into energy