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The best-laid IT modernization plans o' mice an' men...
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The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft agley
Someone will have to get back to me on what an agley is, but I'm pretty sure the basic idea holds true for development.
I've returned to Monrovia to pick up the threads…
Read MoreFrom Bieber to Dylan: Mapping the (Crowd)Maps
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Internews' Crowdglobe Project recently published a report on Ushahidi and Crowdmap. Crowdglobe surveyed the (at the time) 12,795 publicly hosted users of Crowdmap, the hosted Ushahidi platform, to get a…
Read MoreTechnology in Political Campaigns, Anno 2012
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Now that both of the US political conventions and their associated weather systems have passed, the campaigns will be running on high gear through the US Presidential elections in November. Technology, of course, plays a key role in providing…
Read MoreNDItech at the Democratic National Convention International Leaders Forum
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NDItech is on the ground in Charlotte, North Caroline for our International Leaders Forum at the Democratic National Convention, the quadrennial political…
Read MoreDemocracy Spotlight: Ginny Hunt on the Internet and Democracy
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Cross-posted from NDI's ILF live updates.
We know the Internet has been a tremendous tool for growing economies, but how can it strengthen civil society and democratic governance?…
Read MoreGolos, Intrepid and Tech-Savvy Russian NDI Partner, Wins Sakharov Prize of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee
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Golos, a long-time partner of NDI in Russia, was awarded the prestigious Sakharov Prize of the Norwegian Helsinki Commission today. The Commission especially lauded Golos for its innovative work during the…
Read MoreMarietje Schaake on the new "Internet Public" - from the DNC International Leaders Forum
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Cross-posted from the…
Read MoreHiring Friday! #tech4dem Jobs Galore!
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It's Hiring Friday in the #tech4dem field! Here is a line-up of jobs and internships of interest to those working on tech-for-democracy projects.
- Making democracy work and working for democracy with tech - here at…
So Long, Farewell
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It’s an exciting time to be involved in the ICT4D space, as any technologically-inclined activist can tell you. People around the world are using tech to educate their…
Read MoreUnique Opportunity to Focus International Leaders on Tech4Dem
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Every four years NDI hosts hundreds of political and civil society leaders along with diplomats from more than 100 countries to observe the US nominating process at the Democratic National Convention -…
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