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A CivicTechFest Retrospective

By Sarah Moulton | Nov 09, 2017

When I was nine, a local mall revealed plans to replace its ice skating rink with a carousel. This was quite an unpopular proposal among my peer group, and in an effort to give us a practical lesson in civic engagement, my teacher allowed some of…

New International Standards Needed to Protect the Open Internet

By Sarah Moulton | Nov 07, 2017

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Looking for Feedback on Open Internet Principles

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Looking for Feedback on Open Internet Principles

Note: the following post first appeared on NDI's DemWorks blog.

October 29 is commemorated as …

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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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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