Per my note yesterday, this crossed my radar on Twitter:
http://bit.ly/netgainchallenge
Rather than submitting ideas to solve your already identified niche
solution, they are engaging the wider community on the agenda-setting
side.
They ask for example:
How can technology make democracies more participatory and responsive?
So stick stuff in!
Steve
>From the NetGain Challenge site: http://bit.ly/netgainchallenge
Working Together for a Stronger Digital Society
Participate in the
Netgain Challenge
The Internet has transformed how we connect and engage with the world
around us, creating challenges and opportunities in every area of
contemporary life. It can be used to foster enlightenment and
learning, and to promote justice. It can also be used to exert
control, stifle legitimate discourse, and concentrate power in the
hands of a few. The web’s ubiquitous nature and power demands that we
work together to ensure that it serves the common good.
The Knight, MacArthur, Open Society, Mozilla, and Ford Foundations
have come together with leaders from government, philanthropy,
business, and the tech world to launch an ambitious new partnership to
spark the next generation of innovation for social change and
progress.
Participate in the NetGain Challenge
We need your help to identify the biggest challenges that lay ahead of us.
How do we balance security and privacy? How will we connect the entire
world’s population? How will we archive all information and make this
knowledge accessible? How can technology make democracies more
participatory and responsive?
We want you to think big.
Submit your ideas using the form below and help us focus on the most
significant challenges at the intersection of the Internet and philanthropy.
Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy
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