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Experimenting with Weeknotes

By Sarah Moulton | Sep 26, 2017

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I first became acquainted with the concept of weeknotes after a meeting with Dan Barrett of the UK Parliament's Digital Service when he passed through DC this summer. We followed him on Twitter (…

Semi-live Blogging “TechCivica Guatemala”

By Sarah Moulton | Aug 29, 2017

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Since 2016, NDItech has been jointly implementing the “TechCivica” initiative together with our Latin America team. Funded by the National Endowment for Democracy, the program seeks to bring together…

2017 RFP for CiviCRM Development and Support

By Ben Lynch | Aug 29, 2017

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NDItech is currently searching for vendors to help us with CiviCRM-related development and support over the next 12 months. The process is open to any organization, so please feel free to share this with anyone that might be…

We're Hiring! Product Manager!

By Chris Doten | Aug 28, 2017

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Developing prototype tools for citizen security at TechCivica Mexico

We’ve got a new job opening on the team - NDI’s first-ever product manager. NDI needs someone committed to the vision of adapting or creating tools that can scale to serve thousands of organizations that…

NDI, Software Development, and the Long Haul

By Chris Doten | Aug 23, 2017

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Hard at work at a computer in Zambia

I was recently discussing with a colleague what software development means to a non-profit like NDI. My thinking on this has evolved quite a bit over the seven (!?) years I’ve been working in international development, drawing on our team’s…

Weekly Roundup 8/15/17

By Ben Lynch | Aug 15, 2017

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Recently, there has been a series of crackdowns on VPNs around the world. Apple made headlines when it agreed to remove a number of VPNs from its App Store…

Weekly Roundup 8/7/17

By Ben Lynch | Aug 07, 2017

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There was big news in the blockchain field last week as Bitcoin experienced a “hard fork” and split into two currencies. More people using Bitcoin has led to slower transaction…

How Smart Automation Can Be Used In International Development

By Jesper Frant | Aug 07, 2017

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Yes, that’s a cat in giant cat-foot slippers. Read the story to learn why it’s (vaguely) relevant to AI.

Artificial Intelligence is one of those buzzwords in tech that everyone’s heard, but few people actually understand how it can be used in practice. If you’re to believe Hollywood or Stephen Hawking, AI either means…