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Golos, 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 -…
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 -…
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…
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