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Weekly Roundup 4/25//2016

By | Apr 25, 2016

Happy Monday readers! Over the past few days, we have been mourning the loss of the legendary Prince Rogers Nelson. Prince, was not only…

Weekly Roundup 4/18//2016

By | Apr 18, 2016

As Ban Ki-moon’s tenure is about to come to a close, the race for the new UN Secretary General has started and the selection process has been extremely rigorous. Many have voiced concern that threats to the future of our world have…

CEPPStech Science Fair

By | Apr 12, 2016

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NDI is part of the Consortium for Elections and Political Processes Strengthening (CEPPS) along with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and…

Weekly Roundup 4/11/16

By | Apr 11, 2016

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Happy Monday, readers! Yesterday was National Siblings Day, so we decided to dedicate this Roundup to “siblings” working on democracy development, citizen participation, and accountability within government. NDItech is one of the co-…

Weekly Roundup 4/4/16

By | Apr 05, 2016

Why hello, readers! This past week has been extremely eventful in the world of Tech4Dem. From Google being made available in China for two hours all the way to the FCC standing up for net neutrality for low-income Americans, we are…

Silicon Valley Style Innovation Is Catching Among DC’s D3

By Jaclyn Hawtin | Mar 29, 2016

Silicon Valley Style Innovation Is Catching Among DC’s D3

Over the last year an entrepreneurially oriented group of innovators from the Department of State, Department of Defense, and U.S. Agency for International…

Weekly Roundup 3/28/16

By | Mar 28, 2016

Happy Monday, readers! Spring is finally here! If you’re in Washington, DC this week, be sure to check out the beautiful cherry blossoms! 3,000 cherry blossom trees were planted in 1912 from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to honor the…

Counter Speech in the Age of the Islamic State

By | Mar 24, 2016

On February 26th, The Washington Institute hosted an event on Internet Security and Privacy in the Age of the Islamic State, featuring Monika Bickert he head of global policy management at Facebook. Social…

Weekly Roundup 3/21/16

By | Mar 21, 2016

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Happy Monday, readers! Not only was yesterday the first day of Spring, but it was also the International Day of Happiness! The International Day of Happiness is a United…

China’s “Internet Sovereignty” Initiative

By | Mar 18, 2016

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On Monday, February 29th 2016, The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a panel discussion on China’s internet sovereignty. The panel featured James Andrew…