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Hello, World!
Hello! I’m Madeleine Nicoloff and I am thrilled to be joining the NDI DemTech team as a Program Assistant.
My interest in technology for democracy has grown throughout my time supporting program implementation in community-based human… Read More
Hello, World!
Hello, World! My name is Elizabeth Sutterlin, and I am so excited to be joining NDI’s DemTech team as a Program Assistant.
I have always been fascinated by the internet. This immense, global network could instantly direct anyone to… Read More
The State of Democracy and Technology
(cross-posted from NDI's main DemWorks blog)
It is hard to overstate the impact of digital transformation on democracies and the daily lives of citizens around… Read More
Cybersecurity in Political Campaigns
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a panel on cybersecurity in the context of upcoming Bolivian elections. (Check out the video if interested!) One thing I took away from… Read More
Improving the Digital Landscape in Georgia
(Originally posted on NDI.org)
As Georgia approaches its parliamentary elections on October 31, 2020, NDI partners are hard at work… Read More
What We Learned During RightsCon 2020
Every year, NDI joins thought leaders, practitioners, and activists from civil society, governments, media, academia, and business for a week of global discussions on safeguarding human rights in our digital age at… Read More
Sorting Truth from Truthiness in the Digital Age
“Who you gonna believe” – as the comics say – “me, or your lyin’ eyes?” When it comes to politics, cognitive bias has always given citizens a strong push to believe “their side,” whatever the evidence to the contrary suggests.
As… Read More