DemTech: Our Blog

Smart Phones are Taking Over the World

By Cynthia Medina |

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“By the end of this decade virtually every phone sold will be what we now call a smart phone: a mobile communications device that goes beyond voice calls and has the capacity to run computer applications, send and receive e-mail, pinpoint locations… Read More

NDI Democracy Dinner Highlights

By Lindsay Beck |

The NDI Tech team watched Secretary Clinton's keynote at last night's Democracy Dinner with great interest and not a little institutional pride. Among other highlights, we're still blushing to hear that "freedom knows no better champion" than NDI…

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Secretary Clinton's Leadership on Tech & Democracy

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Hilary Clinton

Tonight Secretary of State Clinton will keynote our annual democracy…

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Adapt and Evolve

By Jared Ford |

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"See a Vote, Win a Vote" advertisement, in Spanish.

How do civil society organizations, especially those used to years of relative political space, respond when a government restricts their…

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Seeing the Ripples

By Anna Shaw |

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Earlier this year, my fellow intern wrote about Social Network Analysis and how it can be used to study the connections that make up the social fabric of networks.… Read More

Social Pseudonymity

By Lindsay Beck |

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Silicon Valley Meets Net Freedom

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The Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference in San Francisco this week sought to connect tech companies that build tools and services that are used in challenging political environments with the activists…

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High Stakes Testing

By Chris Doten |

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Another story from our efforts around the Zambia election.

We brought through a group of University of Zambia students together to select our team of data clerks for the…

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Do Know Harm

By Chris Doten |

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The NDItech team recently wrapped up a meeting of private sector security professionals advising on some of our work in difficult countries. It was a fascinating experience; while our team has got a pretty good grasp of the fundamentals, these…

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Upgrading the Airwaves

By Anna Shaw |

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Radio often seems like a lost art. Enthusiasm for mobile technologies and online resources overshadows more traditional, low-tech broadcasting methods. But by no means has radio been left behind. Community radio stations around the world are using… Read More