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Weekly Roundup 11/1/17

By Priyal Bhatt | Nov 01, 2017

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Welcome back to our weekly roundup! As the global discourse on misinformation continues to swell, Italy has adopted a fresh approach in the fight against false news. Indeed, the proliferation of false news has been an…

Hello World!

By Priyal Bhatt | Oct 25, 2017

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Hi everyone! My name is Priyal Bhatt, and I am delighted to join the NDItech team as its newest Project Assistant.

Growing up in the Silicon Valley, I have always been surrounded by technology that shapes the human experience and connects…

Liveblogging the Liberian Elections

By Sarah Moulton | Oct 10, 2017

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ECC data clerks beginning to process data received from observers

I'll be sending along updates throughout the day from the ECC datacenter as Liberians go to the polls today to vote in the Presidential and House of Representatives elections. Most recent updates are…

Experimenting with Weeknotes

By Sarah Moulton | Sep 26, 2017

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I first became acquainted with the concept of weeknotes after a meeting with Dan Barrett of the UK Parliament's Digital Service when he passed through DC this summer. We followed him on Twitter (…

Weekly Roundup 9/13/17

By Ben Lynch | Sep 13, 2017

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Last week saw an internet shutdown across Togo in response to widespread protests. In addition to blocking mobile internet, the government also…

Weekly Roundup 9/6/17

By Ben Lynch | Sep 06, 2017

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has great potential to bring about social good, but recently experts have…

Semi-live Blogging “TechCivica Guatemala”

By Sarah Moulton | Aug 29, 2017

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Background:
Since 2016, NDItech has been jointly implementing the “TechCivica” initiative together with our Latin America team. Funded by the National Endowment for Democracy, the program seeks to bring together…

2017 RFP for CiviCRM Development and Support

By Ben Lynch | Aug 29, 2017

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We're Hiring! Product Manager!

By Chris Doten | Aug 28, 2017

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Developing prototype tools for citizen security at TechCivica Mexico

We’ve got a new job opening on the team - NDI’s first-ever product manager. NDI needs someone committed to the vision of adapting or creating tools that can scale to serve thousands of organizations that…

NDI, Software Development, and the Long Haul

By Chris Doten | Aug 23, 2017

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Hard at work at a computer in Zambia

I was recently discussing with a colleague what software development means to a non-profit like NDI. My thinking on this has evolved quite a bit over the seven (!?) years I’ve been working in international development, drawing on our team’s…