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Where There's Organizational Will There's a Way: Liberian Legislative Tech Modernization II
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Like any large organizations, the Liberian Legislature is a complex minefield of relationships. I'm lucky that I have my coworkers here; I may be a dilettante that pops in and out of countries, but my colleagues have spent years working with…
Read MoreGather 'round, see the latest and greatest in election technology!
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Elections remain an integral part of a good democracy, as well as an opportunity for transitioning countries to demonstrate their openness and ability to manage the process. Civil society organizations use tech for domestic monitoring and citizen…
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Open Parliaments, the World Over
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The Open Government movement that has been groundbreaking in getting governments to open up their vast data sets on the delivery of services, is seeing a new frontier: Parliaments. Opening…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreTech for Elections: Grounded Processes and Smart Tools
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Often discussions of technology for (fill in the blank here) get confused about tools, techniques and processes. This is especially true when the discussion turns to …
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?…
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