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We're Hiring! Product Manager!
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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…
Read MoreNDI, Software Development, and the Long Haul
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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…
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 8/22/17
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As tech companies are increasingly being held responsible for hate speech on their platforms, they are also facing opposing concerns about…
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 8/15/17
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Recently, there has been a series of crackdowns on VPNs around the world. Apple made headlines when it agreed to remove a number of VPNs from its App Store…
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 8/7/17
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There was big news in the blockchain field last week as Bitcoin experienced a “hard fork” and split into two currencies. More people using Bitcoin has led to slower transaction…
Read MoreHow Smart Automation Can Be Used In International Development
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Yes, that’s a cat in giant cat-foot slippers. Read the story to learn why it’s (vaguely) relevant to AI.
Artificial Intelligence is one of those buzzwords in tech that everyone’s heard, but few people actually understand how it can be used in practice. If you’re to believe Hollywood or Stephen Hawking, AI either means…
Read MoreNDItech @ Drupal GovCon 2017
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Drupal Govcon 2017 Keynote Audience
Hundreds of Drupal aficionados and implementers gathered yesterday at the NIH campus in Bethesda Maryland for Day One of Drupal GovCon…
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Weekly Roundup 6/22/17
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In preparation for DisInformation Week, NDI hosted Philip Howard and Samuel Woolley from the Computational Propaganda Lab at the Oxford Internet Institute to talk about their new report on the effects of online disinformation. NDI…
Read MoreWeekly Roundup 6/15/17
The ongoing diplomatic rift involving Qatar continues to grab headlines, but less discussion has focused on the…
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