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Checking the Online Pulse: Sentiment Analysis for Politics and Participation

By Evan Smallberg | Mar 06, 2013

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Online sentiment analysis -- measuring the pulse of what is being said about a brand, an idea, a position, or a person online -- provides an interesting and quick (albeit non-scientific) pulse of the 'vox populis' in so far as that voice uses…

Building a Better Digital Security Training

By Chris Doten | Mar 05, 2013

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I'm holed up with a bunch of geeks for a week talking about the art of digital security training. Since I've been with NDI, keeping people safe on the intertubes has gone from an afterthought in the international development space to something…

Kenya Decides - The Kenya Election, Mobiles, and Interactive Media

By Katrin Verclas | Mar 04, 2013

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The polling stations are slowly closing in Kenya in a so-far largely peaceful day. This is a critical election in one of the most technically-advanced countries in sub-Saharan Africa with …

New on iTunes: NDI's Survey of Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations

By Evan Smallberg | Feb 27, 2013

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Check out the new publication NDI has on iTunes. "Strengthening Parliamentary Accountability, Citizen Engagement and Access to…

Is Facebook the New Street for Protests in Closed Societies? Azerbaijan's Democracy Movement

By Katrin Verclas | Feb 27, 2013

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In Azerbaijan elections are looming and the country's citizens are engaged. Facebook is becoming fast one of the major vehicles through which political movements in the country are communicating…

Mali Speaks...and Listens

By Katrin Verclas | Feb 26, 2013

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There are two projects in Mali that caught our eyes - or should we say, our ears? Al Jazeera, in partnership with mobile vendor Souktel, conducted a mobile…

Traversing Planet Blue Coat

By Lindsay Beck | Feb 01, 2013

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Our trusted friends, the researchers at Citizen Lab recently published …

Come see Tech4Dem Innovations (and #fails)

By NDI Tech | Jan 30, 2013

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NDI is excited to host a series of events during Social Media Week DC: 

• Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 4 pm - 5:30 pm: …

Calling All Tech4Dem Workers: We Want to Hear From You (for a Salary Survey)

By Evan Smallberg | Jan 28, 2013

Do you work in the Tech4Dem space? Ever wonder what our field is worth? We are conducting an informal salary survey of this field to better understand the going rates for people at varying levels of job levels, experience, and education. If you…

Tech4Dem in Myanmar

By Lindsay Beck | Jan 25, 2013

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Times are changing in Burma. The by-elections in April resulted in the NLD winning 43 out of 44 contested seats,…