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Mark your Calendars, Folks: DemTools 2.0 Launch Dec 9th

By Chris Doten | Nov 17, 2015

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DemTools 2.0 Logo - Cultivating Democracy

On December 9, the NDItech team is launching a new and improved version of DemTools, democracy’s digital support toolkit. We’ve put a lot of sweat, tears, and code (no blood so far) into this adventure and are ready to…

News & Notes Roundup - 11/16/2015

By | Nov 16, 2015

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Happy Monday, readers! Here’s this week’s News & Notes Roundup to get things started right!

Today marks International Day of Tolerance and here’s a…

The Importance of Being Young

By | Nov 10, 2015

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Last month, I attended a briefing hosted by Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey centered around the Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism, a…

News and Notes Roundup - 11/9/2015

By | Nov 09, 2015

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Worker using augmented reality smartwatch

It’s another manic Monday, valued readers, and happy birthday to famed actress/inventor Hedy Lamarr!

Tomorrow night is NDI’s annual…

NDItech @ OGP Summit 2015

By Jared Ford | Nov 06, 2015

Diego Rivera Mural at Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City.

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Diego Rivera's "Man, Controller of the Universe" a meditation on technology and ideology, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City.

We’ve discussed the impressive Open Government Partnership a lot on this blog, among them here and…

Choose Your Adventure: Hackathon Helps Build Smart Games for Democratic Development

By | Nov 05, 2015

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Over 18 grueling hours, more than 200 developers at the ReInvent Conference in Las Vegas hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) worked to solve…

Hello, World!

By Alia Mokbel | Oct 27, 2015

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captured at Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate

Hello NDItech fans!

My name is Alia Mokbel and I am from lovely Cairo, Egypt. I have the good fortune to be placed at NDI during my three-week…

News and Notes Roundup - 10/26/2015

By | Oct 26, 2015

Another happy Monday to you, beloved readers, and happy 70th birthday to the United Nations! Here’s your weekly roundup, as prescribed by your doctor.

Yesterday, 10 -…