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Security 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…

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How to Become an NDItech Intern in 4 Easy Steps

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Meme. Baby looking at the camera incredulously. "You're telling me that at this internship...I don't have to get you coffee?"

  1. Read this post in its entirety
  2. Go to ndi.org/current_openings, click on Internships, and read the JD entitled "Intern/Project Assistant: ICT Programs"
  3. Apply to the ICT…
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Ceci 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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Retreat!

Our team is on retreat today, so in lieu of a Monday Round-Up we have a few news items to share from the weekend and, of course, the necessary bit of random trivium. Enjoy your Monday and we'll be back with the…

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Stay Safe Online...Through Pictures?

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The need for civil society organizations and…

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Make it Easy to "Do the Right Thing" with TAILS

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Tails

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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Monday Round-Up: Forecasting the Future of Digital Publication

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In the ongoing debate of potential business models for media publications, the…

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Lessons Learned: A Shift in ICT Programs

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Winding road through the mist

Just like any other industry, the ICT for Development (ICT4D) field has experienced significant shifts. As major international development stakeholders have begun focusing on funding ICT projects, these shifts have widespread implications for how…

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Are you listening? Consultation in Policy Development

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Costumes at a party, organized into quadrants. Back of someone's head with pattern in hair. Orange cap "Piraten". Black/white tie with binary 01010 code. Colorful parrot on a shoulder.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to work with Social Democratic party members from around Southern and Eastern Europe (Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia) as part of a…

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Monday Round-Up: The fastest net in the West

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Google, in its onward march towards making everything, now offers internet service boasting speeds 100 times faster than what you currently have. Don't get…
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