Rules of (Tech) Engagement
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If nothing else, technology provides us with a great platform for discussion. Ever since the first phone call, technology has connected us with one another, though the quality of discussion varies (and sometimes suffers) greatly. According to a new report by the Knight Foundation, technology can also help communities "shape their own futures" by improving the ways we engage with each other and with leaders in government. Today's Monday Round Up features other examples of technology and engagement:
- Competing for a Bloomberg competition, one Lexington, Kentucky found a new way to engage citizens and politicians in dealing with city problems.
- Touching on a number of topics including citizen engagement, the UN and the Intern Parlimentary Union recently released the World e-parliament Report for 2012.
- In Cairo, there will be a convention beginning tomorrow to discuss a platform to engage politicans and citizens to increase the use of science, technology and innovation.
- Next week features a conference put on by Stanford's Forum for African Studies will feature the topic of Mobile Africa, including South-South Engagement and Mobility and State Formation.
- For an extensive exploration of citizen engagement mobile apps, check out this presentation full of interesting examples
- Within the preferred platform for political engagement is shifting more and more towards new technology, "according to a recent poll."
- Similar findings in Sierra Leone suggests the importance of technology for youth political engagement in rural areas.
- Google has released a Civic Information API, allowing developers to build applications that include "polling place, early vote location, candidate data, and election official information to users.
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