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Principles for Digital Development - What's Next?
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Zambian data clerks compiling election monitoring reports.
Last week, NDItech participated in another Working Group meeting for the Principles for Digital Development. Starting in early 2014, the Working Group has convened over 10 times to hold detailed discussions about the Principles for Digital…
Read MoreBatten Down the e-Hatches
The internet is a titanic beast, endlessly growing and fed by the information we give it, from our expense reports to our engagement photos. As we entered the digital age, our societies more and more trusted and relied on servers in…
Read MorePope Francis on Tech for Democracy. Wait, what?
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Pope Francis addresses Congress
I had the opportunity to see Pope Francis when he addressed Congress in Washington recently. It was a beautiful early autumn day and a pleasure to be out on the Mall. It’s an inspiring speech -…
News and Notes Roundup - 10/5/2015
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Happy Monday, valued readers! We’re relaunching our website tomorrow, so please enjoy the brand new NDItech.org and the old one while it lasts!
Amazon Web Services is…
Read MoreGames for Good: Video Games, Education, and International Development
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Video games in the classroom | Photo source: screwattack.com
We all remember sitting in the classroom, teacher in the front and class clowns in the back. Traditional education and training have followed the same format for centuries, but now technology is changing the game.
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Read MoreNews and Notes Roundup - 9/28/2015
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Happy Monday, dear readers! We hope that everyone enjoyed seeing the super blood moon eclipse last night. If you missed it, we have you covered.
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Happy Monday, dear readers! DC is all abuzz with the impending papal visit this week, but you can bet the NDItech team is still…
Read MoreNews and Notes Roundup - 9/14/2015
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Happy International Day of Democracy! Tomorrow, Sept. 15th, is one of NDI’s favorites days of the year. This year’s theme is Space for Civil Society, which is meant to remind…
Read MoreElection Monitoring with Enketo
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Tablets used with Enketo, Formhub and ODK Collect for the Tunisia Elections
NDI has been using Enketo to help collect data overseas, as part of tablet-based observation efforts. Enketo is a great example of an extremely useful, open-source tool, supported by a great community of users and developers. We…
Read MoreThe Next Big Step for Campaigns: Taking Mobile Canvassing Technology on the Road
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written by Kate Cyr
“Data is what makes or breaks campaigns,” says Chris Doten, NDI’s senior manager for technology and innovation. “Knowing the voting population, what they like, don’t…
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