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Unique 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 -…
Read MoreTelecoms, Government, and Privacy, Oh My!
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Technology moves and grows at exponential rates; policy, on the other hand, does not. This combination leads to a potential conflict in the relationship between governments, private industry, and citizens. Huawei, the giant Chinese…
Read MoreTech Innovation for Democracy (and FTW!)
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I am excited to announce that I am joining NDI to work on tech innovations. NDI is a leader in using tech for building democratic people and institutions, and an organization that I have known of and worked with ever since I started…
Read MoreTech4Dem Tuesdays in DC - Join Us (and see TAILS, the Safety and Anonymity Tool)
If you are in Washington, DC, join us for the first-ever Tech4Dem Tuesday Happy Hour this coming Tuesday, August 28 at RFD. Think beer, open government, tech for parliamentary monitoring, elections, good governance - all things tech for democracy…
Read MoreOne Small Step for Burmese Journalists, One Giant Step for Burma?
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It's hard to overstate the relationship between a free, fair press and an open, democratic society. And in Myanmar, long known for having one of the most repressive and censorious regimes in the world when it comes to free expression, there's a…
Read MoreSecurity Starts With You: Kids Edition
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We're back with our regularly scheduled programming after a productive team retreat last week. We highlight recent security issues around the world in this week's news round-up, from Russia, to China, and on to…
Read MoreCeci N'est Pas Une Site
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Repeat after me: A web site is not a communications strategy.
Almost any program the NDItech team gets called in to help with calls for a web site. Whether it's a simple "brochureware" site with basic info on…
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Make it Easy to "Do the Right Thing" with TAILS
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Computer security is unpleasant. It's inconvenient. It's confusing. It makes your life harder, prevents you from accessing what you want when you need it, and requires being very thoughtful and careful at all times. All together, it's no wonder…
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