Re: [liberationtech] Stanford Liberationtech Needs Your Help

[Steven Clift]

Fyi - E-Democracy is also exploring how Discourse might be used YET still
fully function like a mailing list for all of our users. Let's trade notes.
We have the domain name opengroups.org.

Also in terms of fiscal agency, if someone out there would put up 100K
you'd have a lot more options. Or ideally, an existing org with resources
would see the virtue of adopting the list.

Steve

On Jun 15, 2018 2:39 PM, "Moritz Bartl"  wrote:

Hi Yosem,

On 14.06.2018 21:13, Yosem Companys wrote:
> Recently, the decision was made to spin off LT as an independent entity.

Have you considered fiscal sponsorship instead, meaning to partner with
an existing non-profit instead of creating your own?

I can for example see us at Renewable Freedom Foundation hosting this,
both legally and technically. We have our own servers at various data
centers, an endowment to ensure continued operation of the foundation,
and existing legal infrastructure (registration in Germany, charity
status for donations across Europe, readily set up accounting & audits
etc.).

It would save you from a lot of headaches and bureaucracy. There are
other foundations I can connect you to if you're interested in exploring
this route.

Legally, the primary consideration should be wether you expect grants or
donations, and where from. If you're dealing with US funders, it is the
easiest for them to give money to 501c3's in the US; if you're dealing
with donors from Europe, a European entity might be more useful.
"Iceland" and "Switzerland" are mentioned quite often with little actual
benefit (their privacy laws nowadays are similarly good or bad as
elsewhere), and I would rather base the decision on where you have
trusted contacts and someone who speaks the language.

The separation of concerns via fiscal sponsorship can give you more
flexibility, and more independence: I could see you partnering with a
number of different entities, and regardless of their governance
structures decide on your own governance model independently. If all you
plan for the near future is some structure to host the mailing lists
and/or forums, I suggest you reconsider creating yet another legal
entity for this (yet).

In terms of recommendations for hosters, you should base your decision
on where you "place" the legal entity: The best protection you get is
having the infrastructure in the same country as the legal entity, as it
will not create potentially complex legal issues crossing borders. If
you have narrowed down your choices, I can help pick hosting companies.

It sounds like you may be interested in managed services, where you
trust the hosting company to manage not only the connectivity but also
the services itself (mailman and/or discourse). If you're considering
the hosted Discourse at discourse.com, you will need to trust them with
the data. I have not looked at their policies but usually these managed
options do not take good care of reducing IP logging, for example. They
are probably also using cloud storage, so the data sharing is even more
extensive. By picking a US company you basically pin the jurisdiction,
and you do not really want to be a foreign entity using US services like
that, so that makes sense only if you're creating or partnering with a
US entity. You can, however, find other, privacy-aware companies that
offer managed mailman/discourse hosting in other jurisdictions without
the "clouded" bit.


Moritz

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[liberationtech] Correction: Re: Tech Tuesday Free Webinar: Digital Democracy and Participatory Budgeting Tools - Feb 13

[Steven Clift]

Sorry about that ... corrected date in subject line! This is Feb 13.

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:

> NCDD, one of the world's leading civic practitioners networks*, invites
> you to their next Tech Tuesday webinar on February 13.
>
> This is must attend for those interested in positive examples of tech in
> democracy, community, and government. The webinar will include open source
> tools for idea generation, participatory budgeting, and more.
>
> *Who:* Robert Bjarnason, Co-Founder Citizens Foundation, Iceland
>
> *What:* Digital Tools for Upgrading Democracy in Iceland and Beyond
>
> *When:* Tue Feb 13
>
> 2 pm Eastern
> 10 am Pacific
> 7 pm UK
> 8 pm CET
> 8 am NZ (Feb 14)
> 6 am Sydney, AU (Feb 14)
>
> *Where:* Webinar Details - http://po.st/digitaldemwebinar
>
> *RSVP Required:* http://po.st/registerdigitaldem
>
> *Cost:* Free Live, On-Demand Access for NCDD* Members-Only
>
> *Request the Bonus Case Study in Advance: *http://po.st/CFrequestinfo
>
> ** You should join the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation -
> NCDD:*
>
> Join their email newsletter with over 30,000 subscribers:
> http://po.st/ncddupdates
>
> The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is a network of
> innovators who bring people together across divides to discuss, decide, and
> take action together effectively on today’s toughest issues. NCDD serves as
> a gathering place, a resource center, a news source, and a facilitative
> leader for this vital community of practice.
> ​ ​
> The NCDD website is a clearinghouse for literally thousands of resources
> and best practices, and our highly participatory national and regional
> conferences have brought together more nearly 3,000 practitioners,
> community leaders, public administrators, researchers, activists, teachers
> and students since 2002.
> ​For more information, please visit http://www.ncdd.org.
>
>
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[liberationtech] Tech Tuesday Free Webinar: Digital Democracy and Participatory Budgeting Tools - Feb 16

[Steven Clift]

NCDD, one of the world's leading civic practitioners networks*, invites you
to their next Tech Tuesday webinar on February 13.

This is must attend for those interested in positive examples of tech in
democracy, community, and government. The webinar will include open source
tools for idea generation, participatory budgeting, and more.

*Who:* Robert Bjarnason, Co-Founder Citizens Foundation, Iceland

*What:* Digital Tools for Upgrading Democracy in Iceland and Beyond

*When:* Tue Feb 13

2 pm Eastern
10 am Pacific
7 pm UK
8 pm CET
8 am NZ (Feb 14)
6 am Sydney, AU (Feb 14)

*Where:* Webinar Details - http://po.st/digitaldemwebinar

*RSVP Required:* http://po.st/registerdigitaldem

*Cost:* Free Live, On-Demand Access for NCDD* Members-Only

*Request the Bonus Case Study in Advance: *http://po.st/CFrequestinfo

** You should join the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation -
NCDD:*

Join their email newsletter with over 30,000 subscribers:
http://po.st/ncddupdates

The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is a network of
innovators who bring people together across divides to discuss, decide, and
take action together effectively on today’s toughest issues. NCDD serves as
a gathering place, a resource center, a news source, and a facilitative
leader for this vital community of practice.
​ ​
The NCDD website is a clearinghouse for literally thousands of resources
and best practices, and our highly participatory national and regional
conferences have brought together more nearly 3,000 practitioners,
community leaders, public administrators, researchers, activists, teachers
and students since 2002.
​For more information, please visit http://www.ncdd.org.
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[liberationtech] Facebook Asks - Hard Questions: Social Media and Democracy

[Steven Clift]

See:

http://po.st/facebookhardquestionsdemocracy


Discuss:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2063068567258062/


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[liberationtech] Fwd: Internews: In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women Report Mixed Feelings

[Steven Clift]

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Date: Jan 9, 2018 6:12 PM
Subject: Internews: In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women Report
Mixed Feelings
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Cc:

See:
https://t.e2ma.net/click/wjva7/s0xgd1/wrpjkk


From: "Internews" <inme...@internews.org>
Date: Jan 9, 2018 12:06 PM
Subject: In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women Report Mixed
Feelings
To: <cl...@publicus.net>
Cc:

New report on digital engagement and expression in Afghanistan
[image: New report on digital engagement and expression in Afghanistan]
[image: Internews - Stories: In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women
Report Mixed Feelings] <https://t.e2ma.net/click/wjva7/s0xgd1/gzojkk>
A new report on digital engagement and expression details the issues of
rights and harassment online, particularly for women
Social media is still in its infancy in Afghanistan, with a small and
mostly homogenous user base of educated, relatively wealthy, predominately
male users. But while small, it holds opportunity for engagement and
expression.
For example, a group of young women, using the hashtag #*whereismyname*,
started a public debate on the custom of not using women's names on
invitations, in the market and even on burial tombs and only referring to
them as a wife or daughter of a man. This discussion could not have taken
place without the platform offered by social media.
Beyond gender dynamics, *Social Media in Afghanistan: Users and Engagement
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/wjva7/s0xgd1/wrpjkk>* examines the development
and influence of social media on open expression and social change in
Afghan society.

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Re: [liberationtech] Circumventing audio/podcast censorship?

[Steven Clift]

In one of my private replies, http://greatfire.org was mentioned to me as a
leader in this space.

I've noted that I can use their FreeBrowser app on Android and stream audio
from this page - https://www.voachinese.com/a/4154308.html - in the US ...

So who can help me test if FreeBrowser can play this audio stream from
within China or other firewalled countries?

Also, it was noted to me that a big issue with proxies/vpns is who pays for
the bandwidth costs. I wonder who is paying for FreeBrowser's cost? Or is
FreeBrowser using a different technique?

As I sharpen my *possible* Internet Freedom Fund proposal by Jan 1, I could
see leveraging FreeBrowser and coupling that with a focus on the
aggregation/directory/discovery side of often blocked audio content and
convert the daily/weekly podcasts into "best of" audio streams organized by
languages.

This is a model for podcasts to streams:

https://science360.gov/radio/
https://science360.gov/radio/player/

This is a example stream of aggregated audio in Russian streamed online and
via satellite:

http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2017/02/world-radio-network-russian-schedule.html

However, the audio file gathering and production side would need to be
fully automated and democratized so others can create their own mixes.

Because IFF requires open source, we'd build and share the code that does
the above with a web-based interface and add crucial low low bandwidth
streaming options to reach people at the fringes of connectivity and where
slowed by firewalls.

(Also anything transcoded into a lower bandwidth streaming versions may
need to seek copyright permissions. While podcasts played from their source
server via a web-player or app via a playlist from the source server BUT
bloated in file size wouldn't need permission as long as the open podcast
ecology system remains.)

As IFF asks for community approaches, I'd also support the convening if
those working on circumvention in audio/video formats.

Anyway, while the submission is not a sure thing, if you'd like to lend
your name and org as an adviser to the project, drop me a note at:
comme...@1radionews.com

Thanks,
Steven Clift

On Dec 18, 2017 10:43 AM, "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:

> I received a couple of private replies from LiberationTech. Others?
>
> I am plotting a quick and possible proposal to this fund:
> https://www.opentech.fund/requests/internet-freedom-fund
>
> I know a lot about:
>
> 1. Live radio streams with news
> 2. News podcasts on-demand
> 3. The difficulty people have finding fresh (this hour's or this day's)
> news in audio.
> 4. Low cost app marketing and dev
> 5. My existing 1 Radio News app user base - http://1radionews.com - in
> all types of countries including repressive regimes
> 6. The missed opportunity to reach people in lower bandwidth places/3G by
> compressing audio on the fly
>
> What I don't know a lot about ... yet:
>
> 1. What news audio is and is not being blocked and where? (According to
> one China firewall checker BBC and VOA RSS podcast feeds are blocked but
> not NPR and CBC for example.)
>
> 2. How you might build proxies and VPNs into an app if attempts to connect
> are blocked?
>
> 3. The best set of open source tools for transcoding audio streams from 48
> kbps and higher down to 16 kbps AAC+? And where to cost effectively host
> the transcoding server(s)? (Ideally we'd have an existing code base to
> contribute enhancements back toward.)
>
> 4. Whether this fund has any interest in audio, how competitive it is to
> receive funding, etc.? (Is the effort to required to submit a proposal a
> waste of time?)
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Possible project advisors?
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
> Radio app: comme...@1radionews.com
> NGO: cl...@e-democracy.org
>
>
> On Dec 9, 2017 7:04 PM, "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:
>
> I am considering and audio-related Internet freedom project.
>
> Some questions:
>
> 1. Does anyone know if the great firewalls of the world block lots of
> audio streams or podcasts? Who knows a lot about this?
>
> 2. Are there existing projects working to make censored audio more
> available to people under repressive regimes?
>
> 3. What are great examples of diaspora produced podcasts that are getting
> decent home country distribution?
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
>
> P.S. The proposal would extend my 1 Radio News app - http://1radionews.com
> - beyond the English news from 65+ countries to additional languages and
> efforts to build access and use in less free countries.
>
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Re: [liberationtech] Circumventing audio/podcast censorship?

[Steven Clift]

I received a couple of private replies from LiberationTech. Others?

I am plotting a quick and possible proposal to this fund:
https://www.opentech.fund/requests/internet-freedom-fund

I know a lot about:

1. Live radio streams with news
2. News podcasts on-demand
3. The difficulty people have finding fresh (this hour's or this day's)
news in audio.
4. Low cost app marketing and dev
5. My existing 1 Radio News app user base - http://1radionews.com - in all
types of countries including repressive regimes
6. The missed opportunity to reach people in lower bandwidth places/3G by
compressing audio on the fly

What I don't know a lot about ... yet:

1. What news audio is and is not being blocked and where? (According to one
China firewall checker BBC and VOA RSS podcast feeds are blocked but not
NPR and CBC for example.)

2. How you might build proxies and VPNs into an app if attempts to connect
are blocked?

3. The best set of open source tools for transcoding audio streams from 48
kbps and higher down to 16 kbps AAC+? And where to cost effectively host
the transcoding server(s)? (Ideally we'd have an existing code base to
contribute enhancements back toward.)

4. Whether this fund has any interest in audio, how competitive it is to
receive funding, etc.? (Is the effort to required to submit a proposal a
waste of time?)

Thoughts?

Suggestions?

Possible project advisors?

Thanks,
Steven Clift
Radio app: comme...@1radionews.com
NGO: cl...@e-democracy.org


On Dec 9, 2017 7:04 PM, "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:

I am considering and audio-related Internet freedom project.

Some questions:

1. Does anyone know if the great firewalls of the world block lots of audio
streams or podcasts? Who knows a lot about this?

2. Are there existing projects working to make censored audio more
available to people under repressive regimes?

3. What are great examples of diaspora produced podcasts that are getting
decent home country distribution?

Thanks,
Steven Clift

P.S. The proposal would extend my 1 Radio News app - http://1radionews.com
- beyond the English news from 65+ countries to additional languages and
efforts to build access and use in less free countries.
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[liberationtech] Circumventing audio/podcast censorship?

[Steven Clift]

I am considering and audio-related Internet freedom project.

Some questions:

1. Does anyone know if the great firewalls of the world block lots of audio
streams or podcasts? Who knows a lot about this?

2. Are there existing projects working to make censored audio more
available to people under repressive regimes?

3. What are great examples of diaspora produced podcasts that are getting
decent home country distribution?

Thanks,
Steven Clift

P.S. The proposal would extend my 1 Radio News app - http://1radionews.com
- beyond the English news from 65+ countries to additional languages and
efforts to build access and use in less free countries.
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[liberationtech] Public Good App House Festival - Free 3 Day Event in DC - Nov 13-15

[Steven Clift]

Please share *this awesome free festival event*
<http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> with Liberationtech folks
interested in #tech4good.


   - *Many Sessions* <http://po.st/pgahfsessionsvenues> - Over 45 global
   speakers <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> across 30 sessions
   <http://po.st/pgahfsessionsvenues> at multiple venues make DC the place
   to be Nov. 13-15.

   - *Register Now* <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> - Take the
   time to review and register for the individual sessions
   <http://po.st/pgahfsessionsvenues> that interest *you most*. Whether
   that is 1 session or 10 sessions and the fun evening events, this festival
   has something for you.

   - *Share* - In addition to forwarding this email, please share this
   Facebook post <http://po.st/pgahfsharefacebook> and re-Tweet this
   <http://po.st/pgahfsharetwitter1>.


To stay in the loop, join the Public Good App House email news list
<http://po.st/pgahupdates> and/or on Twitter follow Caravan Studios
<http://po.st/caravanstudiostwitter> and #PublicGoodAppHouse
<http://po.st/pgahhashtagtwitter>.

Thanks,
Steven Clift

Below is the one-pager on the event. Grab the PDF version
<http://po.st/pgahflyerpdf> if you'd like to print and post it up.

<http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE>

*WHAT IS IT?*

The Public Good App House Festival
<http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> will bring together over 300
participants to learn how public good technology projects are positively
impacting our communities and our world.

Held over three days and, in festival style, in eight locations, this
Washington, D.C. event will provide opportunities for technologists,
community activists, professionals from nonprofit organizations and
foundations, and interested community members to connect with one another.

They will engage in sessions on participatory development methodologies,
learn about active projects in the Americas, and discuss ways to measure
and describe collective impact across similar and related technologies that
originate across regions.

Attendees will have a chance to learn about innovative social good
technologies, how teams are using participatory methodologies, and how we
are all measuring impact and systemic change. This global festival will
highlight projects focused on the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals with a special focus on projects from the Americas.​

*WHO IS SPEAKING?*

We have recruited speakers from a range of countries and viewpoints.

Our 45+ presenters <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> include:

   - The executive director of a Colombian NGO who will discuss a project
   focusing on the collection and analysis of air quality data with the
   engagement of citizens.

   - Social workers from Brazil who will share a project using citizen
   researchers to validate published government data

   - The co-founder of the U.S.-based Climate Cost Project who will share
   its work in visualizing climate-related data.

*WHO IS ATTENDING?*

The festival will bring together 300 individuals committed to building
public good technology projects. People at the festival will include
nonprofit professionals, individuals representing government agencies,
foundation staff, application developers, and technology companies. Based
on our experience running the successful #Apps4Change demo series
<http://po.st/pgahdemos>, we expect half of the attendees to be from
nonprofit organizations and academic institutions.


*WHAT IS PUBLIC GOOD TECHNOLOGY?*

Public good technologies are designed to help solve problems related to
social good. They are issue-facing, citizen-owned, and impact-creating
projects. The technology may include mobile apps, browser-based tools, and
devices related to the internet of things. While public good technologies
can be built by anyone with interest and passion, they often rely on
nonprofit organizations for reach and use in a community.


/ <http://www.caravanstudios.org/> <http://www.caravanstudios.org/>
​
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[liberationtech] Submit Ideas to 4th US Gov National Action Plan for Open Government - By Oct 2

[Steven Clift]

From:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2008301526068100/

The U.S. Government has kicked off public participation in the development
of the fourth National Action Plan for Open Government. As part of the
National Day of Civic Hacking, an event in DC will help solicit ideas, but
the public can also submit ideas online until October 2nd. For more
information see:

https://open.usa.gov/national-action-plan/4/




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Re: [liberationtech] Hack for Change - Disrupt Inequity event in Saint Paul, Minnesota - National Day of Civic Hacking #hackforchange #ndoch

[Steven Clift]

We have a full house!

Tune into Tweets from this event at:
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets=%23disruptinginequity=typd

And nationally:

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets=%23hackforchange=typd

And follow http//:CodeSwitch.MN here:
http://twitter.com/CodeSwitchMN


On Sep 14, 2017 11:08 AM, "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:


Put the National Day of Civic Hacking
<https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017>
on September 23rd on your radar. Here is a list of events
<https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017>
around
the United States. Follow #hackforchange
<https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets=%23hackforchange=typd> and #ndoch
<https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets=default=%23ndoch=typd>
on Twitter.

As the issue of equity and civic tech, equity and tech in general is top of
many people's minds these days, I want to especially encourage you to check
out the second CodeSwitch event <http://codeswitch.mn> in Minnesota. If you
would like to be put in touch with organizers, drop me a note
<t...@e-democracy.org> and I will introduce you in case this inspires you
to organize something similar or to trade note on your similar activities.
- Steven Clift


Please share this far and wide. Follow @CodeSwitchMN on Twitter
<https://twitter.com/CodeSwitchMN>.

*Do you want to Disrupt Inequity?*

Join in on September 23-34 at Union Depot, in Downtown Saint Paul at
CodeSwitch:

*http://codeswitch.mn* <http://codeswitch.mn/>(Details
below)

[image: Inline image 1] <http://codeswitch.mn/>


*What is CodeSwitch?*

Code Switch is a free, two-day civic hackathon in which community members,
designers, project managers, programmers, and people who just want to
learn, collaborate intensively on projects that change our community. Great
solutions are born when innovators from the community lead the development
process—from ideation to launch.

*Is CodeSwitch for me?*

Yes. Code Switch is for everyone. Code Switch is for you. We are looking
for techies AND non-techies: from developers to entrepreneurs, artists,
educators, business professionals, everyday people and more! You will join
other people on a team to come up with an idea on a web or mobile app that
helps solve a pressing problem in your community.

*What is a Hackathon? *

A hackathon is an event in which community members, designers, project
managers, programmers, and people who just want to learn, collaborate
intensively on projects. There are no fixed rules for what Code Switch
project teams can work on. Projects can be technical or non-technical.
Projects can be proposed by anybody (yes, anybody). You don’t need a
detailed plan.

*Organizers *
Code Switch is organized by Blacks in Technology - Twin Cities
<https://www.meetup.com/Twin-Cities-Black-Software-Technology-Meetup>, Open
Twin Cities <http://www.opentwincities.org/>, and Software For Good
<https://softwareforgood.com/>. It is part of Hack for MN and the National
Day for Civic Hacking 2017
<https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017>.
We leverage inclusion, data, and technology for civic innovation and change.

P.S. E-Democracy.org <http://e-democracy.org/> is the 501c.3 non-profit
fiscal agent for OTC and the Code Switch event. Check out the growing list
of amazing CodeSwitch event sponsors <http://codeswitch.mn/sponsors/>. If
you would like to donate toward this event or related activities, you can
do so here <http://e-democracy.org/donate> online. Leave a memo about
CodeSwitch. Donations are tax deductible.


Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
   cl...@e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072 <(612)%20234-7072>
   http://twitter.com/democracy

Join in: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup
Digital engagement for your org via E-Democracy:
   http://po.st/engageclift


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[liberationtech] Hack for Change - Disrupt Inequity event in Saint Paul, Minnesota - National Day of Civic Hacking #hackforchange #ndoch

[Steven Clift]

Put the National Day of Civic Hacking
<https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017>
on September 23rd on your radar. Here is a list of events
<https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017>
around
the United States. Follow #hackforchange
<https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets=%23hackforchange=typd> and #ndoch
<https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets=default=%23ndoch=typd>
on Twitter.

As the issue of equity and civic tech, equity and tech in general is top of
many people's minds these days, I want to especially encourage you to check
out the second CodeSwitch event <http://codeswitch.mn> in Minnesota. If you
would like to be put in touch with organizers, drop me a note
<t...@e-democracy.org> and I will introduce you in case this inspires you
to organize something similar or to trade note on your similar activities.
- Steven Clift


Please share this far and wide. Follow @CodeSwitchMN on Twitter
<https://twitter.com/CodeSwitchMN>.

*Do you want to Disrupt Inequity?*

Join in on September 23-34 at Union Depot, in Downtown Saint Paul at
CodeSwitch:

*http://codeswitch.mn* <http://codeswitch.mn/>(Details
below)

[image: Inline image 1] <http://codeswitch.mn/>


*What is CodeSwitch?*

Code Switch is a free, two-day civic hackathon in which community members,
designers, project managers, programmers, and people who just want to
learn, collaborate intensively on projects that change our community. Great
solutions are born when innovators from the community lead the development
process—from ideation to launch.

*Is CodeSwitch for me?*

Yes. Code Switch is for everyone. Code Switch is for you. We are looking
for techies AND non-techies: from developers to entrepreneurs, artists,
educators, business professionals, everyday people and more! You will join
other people on a team to come up with an idea on a web or mobile app that
helps solve a pressing problem in your community.

*What is a Hackathon? *

A hackathon is an event in which community members, designers, project
managers, programmers, and people who just want to learn, collaborate
intensively on projects. There are no fixed rules for what Code Switch
project teams can work on. Projects can be technical or non-technical.
Projects can be proposed by anybody (yes, anybody). You don’t need a
detailed plan.

*Organizers *
Code Switch is organized by Blacks in Technology - Twin Cities
<https://www.meetup.com/Twin-Cities-Black-Software-Technology-Meetup>, Open
Twin Cities <http://www.opentwincities.org/>, and Software For Good
<https://softwareforgood.com/>. It is part of Hack for MN and the National
Day for Civic Hacking 2017
<https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017>.
We leverage inclusion, data, and technology for civic innovation and change.

P.S. E-Democracy.org <http://e-democracy.org/> is the 501c.3 non-profit
fiscal agent for OTC and the Code Switch event. Check out the growing list
of amazing CodeSwitch event sponsors <http://codeswitch.mn/sponsors/>. If
you would like to donate toward this event or related activities, you can
do so here <http://e-democracy.org/donate> online. Leave a memo about
CodeSwitch. Donations are tax deductible.


Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
   cl...@e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072
   http://twitter.com/democracy

Join in: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup
Digital engagement for your org via E-Democracy:
   http://po.st/engageclift
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[liberationtech] Important mySociety Update: Contributing to the Democratic Commons

[Steven Clift]

Source post:
http://po.st/mysocietydemcommons

Read mySociety's note to the end ... as a small .org (E-Democracy) squeezed
out by the big .org players grant funding wise as the pool has shrunk I
have views on this ... if the big dogs can't secure funding for democratic
services online that government's themselves remain unwilling to fund,
invest in adequately, continue to design poorly, etc. ... then Western
democracy as a whole in the digital age is over, dead, gone. China and
Russia won. Google and Facebook won. Division based advocacy and
campaigning for power online won. Democracy, that serves all and brings
together across our political and social divides, loses. It's dead, gone,
failed by our generation.

The hard truth is that we have a fundamental democratic data deficit - you
can't open up systematic data about who represents you, how and where to
interact with your, what meetings are coming up, what's on the agenda, etc.
if it doesn't exist at all levels of governance.

Over the years I've been bullish at times about the investments by Google
and now more recently Facebook in civic tech. Let's me honest, they need to
100x their investments in the infrastructure for digital democracy. They
could do this voluntarily and collaboratively where it makes sense OR
governments need to - like they did with television and radio generations
ago - figure out how to raise the resources for independent public
journalism to fund the democratic middleware and data we need to bring
authentic representative democracy to the people *local up* and everywhere
to counter the propaganda tsunami being pushed online by the most partisan
and now state actors like Russia that "win" by fundamentally dividing
people nation by nation.

While it would be great for the few remaining non-profits in the the
digital democracy space to get a fresh infusion of support. There is not a
100% market solution out of this problem. Our leading foundations in the
democracy space will get to decide if they want to let the current
champions yo die on the vine, lose all their legacy knowledge, and then in
a decade or two start from scratch once they realize how much they
sacrificed by funding the new shiny object rather than the core foundation
of what we all need to support democracy in the digital era.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org


Date: Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 9:58 AM
Subject: mySociety: Contributing to the Democratic Commons
To: cl...@e-democracy.org


mySociety was built on its Democracy practice, a pioneer in providing
simple- to-use tools that demystify the democratic process, allow citizens
to understand how decisions are being made on their behalf and ensure that
their voices are heard by elected representatives.

We’ve been on a long journey, from the early days of FaxYourMP which
eventually became WriteToThem <http://ift.tt/1fuceao>, to our pivotal
TheyWorkForYou <http://ift.tt/2axWGJD> service which has both stretched the
ambitions of Parliament in the UK and led us to develop similar services in
Kenya, South Africa and beyond.

Amidst all of this has been our ongoing push to better standardise and make
accessible more Open Data on politicians around the world; initially
through our Poplus and Pombola projects, but more recently – and with more
success – through our EveryPolitician <http://ift.tt/1U9ocLy> service which
has blossomed into a remarkable dataset of almost 4 million datapoints on
over 72,000 politicians in 233 countries and territories.

Despite these successes I don’t think we’ve yet sufficiently cracked the
challenge at scale of enabling more organisations to monitor and report
upon the work of more politicians in more countries. We need to do
something about that.

One of the principles that has always underpinned mySociety is that we
carry our work out in the open, freely available for others to use. But, as
is common with many Open Source projects, we do most of the development
work ourselves internally. While community contributions are very welcome,
practicality has dictated that more often than not, these are more commonly
directed to raising tickets rather than making changes to the actual code.

Unchecked, this situation could lead to us being too internally focused; on
developing everything ourselves rather than recognising where we can
achieve our objectives by supporting other projects.

Fortunately our collaboration with Wikidata, announced earlier this year
<http://ift.tt/2tIPTXt>, suggests what promises to be a clear way forward
to scaling up the impact of our work: we recognised that EveryPolitician
could only become sustainable at scale as part of a wider community effort
if we want our data to be used more widely.

By contributing to what we’ll call the Democratic Commons  — a concept of
shared code, data and resources where anyone can contribute, and anyone can
benefit — we can help build and strengthen core infrastructure, tools and
data that a

[liberationtech] What's App civic tech group

[Steven Clift]

I'm experimenting with a global What's App group for civic tech related
chatting.

Email me a private reply to request an invite.

Space is technically limited, so a commitment to engage is important.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
cl...@e-democracy.org
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[liberationtech] #PDF17 Watch Live - June 8-9 from NYC

[Steven Clift]

Hey everyone, catch that amazing Personal Democracy Forum live NOW:

http://po.st/pdf17

They will be back with the next speaker at 10:30 am Eastern.

Interesting that they are  in the the "major leagues" now using Major
League Baseball to webcast their stream!

Join the now 7,000+ member Open Government and Civic Technology
Facebook Group to share content related to the conference if you like:
http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

Thanks,
Steven Clift


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[liberationtech] Fwd: [PMO Network] TICTeC@Taipei: Only 10 days left to submit a session proposal

[Steven Clift]

From: "Gemma Humphrys" 
Date: Jun 7, 2017 8:38 AM
Subject: [PMO Network] TICTeC@Taipei: Only 10 days left to submit a session
proposal
To: , , "Foianet" <
foia...@foiadvocates.info>, 
Cc:

Hello everyone,

Further to my email back in May, this is a reminder that mySociety will be
hosting a special edition of our Impacts of Civic Technology Conference
(TICTeC) in Taipei on 11th - 13th September 2017. It's a really unique
opportunity to showcase to the wider IT industry what civic tech is, what
its impacts are and how research is carried out to evaluate this.

If you'd like to present at the conference, you have until next Friday 16th
June to submit a session proposal
.
We'd love to hear from individuals/organisations who run civic tech
projects and have seen some real-world impacts from these, and
individuals/organisations who have researched the impacts of civic tech.

Applications for travel grants are also open until 16th June, so if you
need financial support to attend please submit your travel grant application

now.

Registration for TICTeC@Taipei is also now open, so get your earlybird
tickets now  before they sell out. Registration
includes entrance to the full WCIT conference program, as well as to all Civic
Tech Fest  events.

If you have any questions about the event, please don't hesitate to contact
me.

All the best,
Gemma.



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From: Gemma Humphrys 
Date: 9 May 2017 at 11:51
Subject: TICTeC@Taipei: Apply to present now! Deadline: 16th June 2017
To: o...@dgroups.org, open-governm...@lists.okfn.org, sunlight-international@
googlegroups.com, pmo-netw...@googlegroups.com, ftm_netw...@googlegroups.com,
Foianet , money-politics-transparency@
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***Sorry for cross-posting***

Dear all,

Following on from the success of our 3rd Impacts of Civic Technology
Conference (TICTeC ) in Florence last month,
we're delighted to announce that we'll be hosting an additional TICTeC
event this year; this time in Taipei.

TICTeC@Taipei  will be
part of the Open Culture Foundation ’s week-long Civic
Tech Fest , an official side event of the World
Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)  2017.

TICTeC@Taipei will be held on 11th and 12th September 2017.

Come and join us to discuss the impacts of civic technology on citizens and
governments around the world; to be part of the first Civic Tech Fest, and
to participate in the WCIT.

The *Call for Papers/Presentations* is now open; so if you'd like to
present at TICTeC@Taipei please submit a session proposal

by
*16th June 2017*.

Applications for travel grants are now also open, so if you need financial
support to attend please submit your application

before 16th June 2017.

Registration is also now open, so get your tickets now
. Registration includes entrance to the full
WCIT conference program , as well as to all Civic
Tech Fest events.

The WCIT will feature panels on Open Government and Civic Tech, so this is
a really unique opportunity to showcase open government and civic tech
initiatives to the wider IT industry.

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

All the best,
Gemma.



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[liberationtech] #DisInfoWeek Fwd: NDI EVENT: Computational Propaganda Worldwide

[Steven Clift]

See http://disinfoweek.org

From: "National Democratic Institute" 
Date: Jun 1, 2017 2:52 PM
Subject: NDI EVENT: Computational Propaganda Worldwide


Join us in DC on Tuesday, June 20, 2017


DisinfoWeek: Computational Propaganda Worldwide
[image: NDI logo]


[image: lead photo]


About the Briefing

Investigators from the Computational Propaganda Lab

at the Oxford Internet Institute
,
University of Oxford, in partnership with the National Democratic Institute
,
will present the latest research about the manipulation of public opinion
over social media. We invite members of the news media, policy makers,
foundations, and civic groups to a closed meeting in Washington, DC. This
briefing -- a Disinformation Week

event -- will help ground a group conversation about the prospects for
improving deliberative democracy and include a first look at the most
recent research findings from a series of country specific case studies.

The launch will include an executive summary by the lead investigators,
comments by specific case study authors, and an open Q session with
attendees, moderated by NDI. This case studies series focuses on the spread
of computational propaganda in nine countries, including several with
recent or upcoming elections: Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Poland,
Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine, and the United States. Each case study involves an
investigation of digital misinformation in domestic politics, with
particular attention to the role of automated and algorithmic manipulation.
We will present a summary of the findings from one or two country cases,
and offer some conclusions on the impact of these trends on public life.

Details

When

Tuesday, June 20, 2017
8:30 am - 10:00 am ET

Where

National Democratic Institute
455 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001

Breakfast will be served, maximum of 60 invited guests

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RSVP to reserve your spot.

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the global challenge of disinformation. The week will feature events in
Palo Alto, CA and Washington, DC from June 19-30, 2017, convening both US
and European policymakers, tech companies, civil society, and members of
think tanks, academia, and media to discuss strategies for collectively
addressing the global challenge of digital disinformation. The discussion
will be moderated by Disinfoweek's partners: The National Democratic
Institute for International Affairs (NDI); the Atlantic Council; Stanford
University Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law;
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; the Oxford Internet Institute; First Draft
Coalition; Jigsaw; and the Hewlett Foundation. Visit www.disinfoweek.org

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[liberationtech] Fwd: Organizer = Tech Person

[Steven Clift]

From: "Jane Booth-Tobin, Wellstone Action" 
Date: May 31, 2017 11:32 AM
Subject: Organizer = Tech Person



[image: Wellstone Action]


Friend,

We’re doing something new at Camp Wellstone this year, and the only chance
left to experience it is in the Twin Cities this July.

*Apply by June 6

to join us for Intro to Movement Technology at Camp Wellstone Minnesota
from July 14-16.*

You might be wondering, what does that mean?

Have you ever been frustrated by a messy spreadsheet that means you can’t
get in touch with your members? Have you admired an organization that seems
to seamlessly connect with their community online on an emotional level?
Are you worried about keeping your organization as safe as possible online
under the new administration?

At Intro to Movement Tech, you’ll have a chance to get basics in digital
organizing, data, and security & surveillance. And even though it’s about
tech, like all other Wellstone training we’ll be centered on a vision of
powerful organizing for our communities. You won’t see Movement Tech
training like it anywhere else.

*Apply by June 6

to join us for Intro to Movement Tech in the Twin Cities.*

As someone who cut her teeth doing digital organizing right here in
Minnesota, I’m so excited to bring this to all of you. This is exactly the
kind of training I would have wanted organizers, fundraisers, and our
policy team to get so that we could partner together more powerfully. (Same
thing goes for those of you who are Data Managers.)

Hope to see you there,

Jane
Principal, Movement Technology





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[liberationtech] Journal of Public Deliberation: Equity and Inclusion in Online Community Forums

[Steven Clift]

A special edition on equity and deliberation includes this in-depth
interview on digital inclusion and online participation (abstract below):
http://po.st/deliberationonlineinclusion


No matter the technology, if you are interested in lessons from
http://E-Democracy.org/inclusion , also see http://E-Democracy.org/research
... further if you are interested in helping launch/fund/research NEW
efforts to inclusively connect neighborhoods and local places online among
immigrants and native-born, race and ethnicity, income and red and blue,
let me know: cl...@e-democracy.org

- Steve


Equity and Inclusion in Online Community Forums: An Interview with Steven
Clift

Abstract

Online forums pose unique challenges and opportunities for creating
equitable public discussions. In this interview, Steven Clift, Executive
Director and Founder of E-Democracy.org, shares lessons learned about how
to attract new immigrants and refugees to place-based online communities,
seeding and facilitating discussions among ethnically diverse residents,
and fostering civil discourse. He emphasizes that building a thriving and
diverse neighborhood forum online depends on providing spaces where people
can discuss community life, exchange free goods, and talk about civic
issues in ways that arise organically from people’s everyday concerns,
rather than recruiting people to a primarily political forum, which tends
to attract privileged residents whose voices often dominate in offline
politics. Clift also reflects on the implications for equity of the
changing technological landscape for online deliberations, from the rise of
Yahoo! Groups to Facebook Groups to commercial neighborhood sites, such as
Nextdoor.com. As the Internet becomes integrated into all aspects of
everyday life, Clift’s insights can help us to envision how inclusive
online forums can be incorporated into many kinds of public engagement.
Recommended Citation

Abdullah, Carolyne; Karpowitz, Christopher F.; and Raphael, Chad (2016)
"Equity and Inclusion in Online Community Forums: An Interview with Steven
Clift," *Journal of Public Deliberation*: Vol. 12 : Iss. 2 , Article 11.
Available at: http://www.publicdeliberation.net/jpd/vol12/iss2/art11
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[liberationtech] UK: mySociety: Here’s how mySociety can help you during the 2017 General Election

[Steven Clift]

Two key places to join IF you want to get involved more closely in these UK
efforts are:
https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/forum/#!forum/mysociety-community
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/democracy-club

- Steve


From:
https://www.mysociety.org/2017/04/19/heres-how-mysociety-can-help-you-during-the-2017-general-election/


Date: Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 12:31 PM
Subject: mySociety: Here’s how mySociety can help you during the 2017
General Election
To: cl...@e-democracy.org


It’s official, there’s going to be a General Election in the UK on June 8th.

As you might suspect mySociety has lots of tools and services that you
might find useful during the campaign whether you just want to find out the
voting record of your current MP or if you’re planning on building a
website or app to cover the campaign.
TheyWorkForYou

First things first: TheyWorkForYou.com  already
covers in lots of detail who your MPs are and how they voted. This should
be your first port of call so that you can evaluate your incumbent MP,
especially when you’re thinking about who to vote for next.

Over the next couple of weeks we are going to make some changes here and
there to make relevant parts of the voting record more prominent, and more
clearly explain how we calculate the voting records themselves.

If you’re planning on using the data we have in TheyWorkForYou you can
access information on UK Politicians, parliamentary debates, written
answers, and written ministerial statement via our API at
http://ift.tt/2pCLwbd 

Tomorrow we’ll share a blog post explaining in a little more technical
detail how to access the API and some advice on how to get the most out of
the service.
MapIt

Building a service or website that covers all or part of the country and
want an easy way to let your users identify which constituency they are in?
Then MapIt is your friend.

It already powers most of our own services and is widely used by the likes
of Government Digital Services and our friends at Democracy Club.

You can sign up for for free at mapit.mysociety.org 
and if you need more calls it’s easy to upgrade to a monthly plan – you can
get 10,000 calls a month for free if you are a charity or working on an
open project – if you think you are going to be busier than that (a)
congrats and (b) drop us an email at ma...@mysociety.org
Helping Democracy Club

Speaking of Democracy Club we’re going to be wholeheartedly supporting
their efforts to crowdsource a full set of candidate data in the run up to
the election – they are gathering all of their ideas together in this
Google Doc *https://goo.gl/8WtZvc* 

We had planned to make some updates and amends to the YourNextRepresentative
 service that supports Democracy Club’s
WhoCanIVotefor.co.uk  site in the *quiet period
between major elections*, ahem, but with the snap election called we’ll be
doing what we can to make the site run faster and make whatever UI tweaks
and fixes we can in the time available.

They will no doubt be looking for help in sourcing candidate data, so
please do sign up to help and find out what you can do http://ift.tt/2oLISBU




In summary and to make it easy you can find all of our relevant #GE2017
datasets and APIs here http://ift.tt/2pCRIQx

It’s not too late to let your current MP know what you think on any subject
of your choice via WriteToThem.com .

And finally, don’t forget to register to vote yourself at
http://ift.tt/1yqOK3c 

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[liberationtech] Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg?

[Steven Clift]

I invite everyone to read and comment on Mark Zuckerberg's important
"Building Global Community" letter:

  https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity

This is a special Facebook Group I've created to connect lots of
disparate communities for a unified conversation that I will share
with my contacts at Facebook.

You'll find a link to his letter and posts organized by the five key
questions Mark asks and posts to share media reports and more:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502366400151315/

Or jump straight to his letter: http://po.st/zuckglobal

Also, while I don't have my first tele meeting with a foundation on
this until next week, now seems like a good time to share
E-Democracy's draft proposal for Local Civic Facebook Groups:
http://po.st/civicfacebookgroupsgoogledoc

Zuckerberg's letter highlights the absolutely vital role of "engaged
leaders" creating "meaningful groups." E-Democracy's magic mix is
supporting YOU - those leaders - in local communities working to
create local community and civic life Facebook Groups that foster
inclusive and supportive local online communities that foster civic
engagement and informed communities. So, if you want to add your city
to the list of the 22 cities with volunteer interest, email me -
cl...@e-democracy.org - with "Civic Facebook Groups" in the subject
line. We drafted most of this proposal in December, so we are ecstatic
that Facebook's next mission is so well aligned with our scrappy work.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org

P.S. You can jump in deeper now (we are just getting started):

1. Supportive Communities:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502355863485702/

2. Safe Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502356546818967/

3. Informed Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502358683485420/

4. Civically-Engaged Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502359110152044/

5. Inclusive Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502359536818668/

Other Conversations:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502366996817922/

Media Reports:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingglobalcommunity/permalink/502367900151165/




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Re: [liberationtech] [progressiveexchange] Re: How can I help you? | Steven Clift | Pulse | LinkedIn

[Steven Clift]

Thanks, Yosem for the clarification and inclination to help spread the word.

Yes, that's my post on LinkedIn. After a decade working for E-Democracy
full-time, I've started helping other projects with their online engagement
needs. Some projects are via E-Democracy ( Poplus.org via mySociety) or
directly like KHub.Net .

In terms of pro-bono work however, as a volunteer via E-Democracy.org, I
host the 6500+ member Open Government and Civic Technology Facebook Group.

If you are interested in tech for civic good and open government, please
join us:

http://Facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

Also, since 1998, I've offered the free Democracies Online Newswire email
announcement list: http://dowire.org

Thanks,
Steven Clift
http://linkedin.com/in/netclift

On Feb 15, 2017 11:52 PM, "Yosem Companys" <ycompa...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> Steven did not send the aforementioned message. I did. Steven only posted
> it on LinkedIn.
>
> His message sounded like something that some subscribers to the
> Progressive Exchange List might be interested in, so I took the initiative
> and posted it here without his knowledge.
>
> I apologize if my forwarding his LinkedIn post made it seem that Steven
> was posting spam. He was not. I regret any inconvenience my forwarding of
> his LinkedIn post may have caused you and others.
>
> Best,
> Yosem
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Andrew Beyer <privateemail202488@
> progressiveexchange.org> wrote:
>
>> This is an offer of all those services pro bono, right?
>>
>> Otherwise I might suggest you add "spam large mailing lists with
>> self-promotion" to your list of talents.
>>
>>
>>
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[liberationtech] Fwd: Democracy News: February 15, 2017

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message --
From: "World Movement for Democracy Team" 
Date: Feb 15, 2017 12:57 PM
Subject: Democracy News: February 15, 2017
To: 
Cc:

*Renewed Crackdown on Egyptian Civil Society *

On February 2, 2017, Citizen Lab published the “Nile Phish Report:
Large-Scale Phishing Campaign Targeting Egyptian Civil Society
.” The report details the
several-month campaign against Egyptian activists who received various
“phishing” emails including one that claimed
 to be a copy of an
arrest warrant for Azza Soliman
,
the founder of the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance

(CEWLA). Several of the activists targeted by the attacks are affiliated
with Case 173
,
or the “NGO foreign funding case,” and it is believed that the attacks are
intended to support state surveillance against them. Citizen Lab has
refrained from attributing the attacks to any particular entity, but the
Egyptian state is suspected

of playing some role in the attacks, yet another indication of an
increasingly hostile environment for civil society in the country.

Attacks against Egyptian civil society have continued offline as well.
Three weeks ago, the government placed a travel ban on Negad El Borai, an
Egyptian human rights lawyer and the Director of United Group for Law
, for his involvement in the “NGO foreign funding
case.” On February 4, 2017, another travel ban
 was issued against civil
society activist Gamal Eld, Executive Director of the Arabic Network for
Human Rights Information

(ANHRI). Five days later, Egyptian security forces shut down

El
Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture
 (El Nadeem).

Learn more about Egyptian activists who have been wrongfully targeted for
their human rights work, and what you can do to help at
helpsetthemfree.org/egypt .



*Featured in this Issue:*

   - *Renewed Crackdown on Egyptian Civil Society *
   - *Freedom House's "Freedom in the World 2017" Reports Decline in Global
   Freedoms*
   - *World Movement for Democracy Participants Meet at 9th Geneva Summit
   for Human Rights and Democracy*
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*World Movement for Democracy (WMD) Participants Meet at 9th Geneva Summit *

On February 21, 2017, activists will convene to discuss global human rights
issues at the 9th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event is held
in conjunction with the UN Human Rights Council’s annual session, which
will meet later that week. Jose Luis Gascon, Chairman of the Commission on
Human Rights

(CHR) will be the first Filipino speaker

featured at the Summit since its inception in 2009. Gascon will testify
about the decline of human rights in the Philippines due to the country’s
recent “war on drugs” initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte. The war has
resulted in an estimated 4,800

extrajudicial killings “by police and unidentified gunmen since he took
office.” In November 2015, Gascon was an opening speaker at the World
Movement for Democracy's Seoul Assembly, which you can watch here
.


Other speakers at the event include: 

Re: [liberationtech] Our commitment to civility, freedom of assembly, and our volunteers - Join our legal defense network

[Steven Clift]

Thanks for spreading the word.

One  "freedom" comment - our model is about the freedom of assembly based
on strong civility. We are often criticized by those who value individual
free speech over our nonprofit's collective right to shape the rules for
agree to in order to sustain political dialogue among people with very
diverse views.

If you'd like to help us defend our civic model legally, let us know:
cl...@e-democracy.org

Thanks,
Steve

P.S. The other note forwarded from ProgressiveExchange is strictly a
personal initiative unrelated to my nonpartisan E-Democracy role.

On Feb 7, 2017 5:28 PM, "Yosem Companys" <compa...@stanford.edu> wrote:

> From: Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org>
>
> Our volunteers were recently attacked by white nationalists when we
> challenged them on our real name requirements:
>
> "You are dishonorable and despicable and truly what's wrong in this
> country, run by our oppressors (such tactics explain why Trump was
> elected)."
>
> "You are the same as the other Jewsish handlers, lapdogs,  despicable,
> disreputable and lying censors with whom I've had the displeasure to
> "meet" (in the guise of discussion from your end)."
>
> "You don't believe in free speech or open discourse, so traditional
> with our founding fathers, but selective and punitive censorship and
> sanctions."
>
> >From the the other side of the political spectrum, when we acted based
> on years of repeated private extremely negative and often rule
> violating engagement and past legal threats (and it appears a fresh
> legal threat for ironically NOT censoring) to protect our freedom of
> assembly with forums that remain defiantly non-profit, community-based
> and volunteer-run where -everything- else is commercially owned and
> arbitrarily run, we received notes like:
>
> "The decision to issue this extraordinarily harsh, "punishment" is
> clearly motivated by your desire to silence voices of dissent on this
> so-called, "Democracy" list-serve."
>
> "power mad Executive Director"
>
> "Without a serious discussion of the specific violations, your actions
> seem arbitrary and authoritarian"
>
> So as you might imagine, in our conflict-ridden national political
> climate where those with the greatest political passion figure the
> they are being singled out based on their views and not their
> behavior, it is extremely difficult to host an online civic commons
> that truly brings in diverse view points. Many people want to "win"
> political debates at all costs even if that kills the platform that
> gives them access to an audience seeks to allow everyone to listen to
> views from different perspectives.
>
> I do wish that earned trust from 20+ years of dedication to raising
> and mixing diverse political voices would assure you that extended
> extraordinary suspensions are not about the content of public posts.
> By design on our system, people get their say and if rule violating,
> only their future speech is technically constrained. This impacts when
> you can talk again not what you have to say. If you wish to post in a
> civilly disobedient manner and take another sanction for the lack of
> civility, being out of scope, etc. you can. 99.9% of our participants
> get that they can use other outlets for their unfettered freedom of
> speech and accept that our civility requirements are an expression of
> our 1st Amendment protected and collective freedom of assembly.
>
> If the threat of legal action, which in theory could bankrupt us,
> bring interference from the IRS, or shut us down wasn't so real, we'd
> be at much greater liberty to go into detail on behind the scenes
> management. Admittedly, our difficult position has caused some to
> question our motivation and process. I'll share at great potential
> risk some general comments.
>
> It may well be another 20+ years before our Board feels compelled for
> the sake of maintaining our forums to suspend another member
> extraordinarily, let me share what could lead to extended suspensions
> for others:
>
> 1. Violating our real name policy - If we determine there is a
> question about your identify and you can't prove who you are, your
> account is disabled. If we figure out who you actually are, you are
> suspended for up to five years. We just suspended our first account in
> over a year.
>
> 2. Legal threats - If you threaten us with legal action, you are
> suspending yourself indefinitely from our site:
> http://forums.e-democracy.org/support/policies/legal-threats/
> There are about five people out there who have done this, two lifted
> their threats in writing and were allowed t

[liberationtech] Report: Messenger apps during humanitarian crises

[Steven Clift]

See:
https://engn.it/appsreport


In some situations, messaging apps may be the only way that people caught
up in armed conflict or crises can communicate with family, friends or
humanitarian organisations. Many messaging apps have features that could
help humanitarian organisations to reach people who would otherwise be
impossible to contact, or to collect information that would otherwise be
inaccessible. This information can save lives.

Some humanitarian organisations have already started using messaging apps
to communicate with people and coordinate their activities – and many
others are thinking about it. But there’s still a lot that we don’t know.

How and why are people affected by crises or armed conflict actually using
messaging apps? When and how is it appropriate to introduce a new
technology that not everyone will be able to access? Could communicating
with people through these communication channels put them at greater risk?
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[liberationtech] Isaacson: The internet is broken. Starting from scratch, here's how I'd fix it.

[Steven Clift]

By Walter Isaacson
CEO at Aspen Institute

My big idea is that we have to fix the internet. After forty years, it
has begun to corrode, both itself and us. It is still a marvelous and
miraculous invention, but now there are bugs in the foundation, bats
in the belfry, and trolls in the basement.


See:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/internet-broken-starting-from-scratch-heres-how-id-fix-isaacson

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[liberationtech] Fwd: [openstates] Open States December Update / future updates

[Steven Clift]

From: "James Turk" 
Date: Dec 8, 2016 8:59 PM
Subject: [openstates] Open States December Update / future updates
To: "Open State Project" 
Cc:

Greetings all,

It's been about a month since we formally took over the project and we've
put out an update on our current status here:  http://blog.openstates.org/
post/our-first-month/

A few notes on new ways to stay up to date:

   - We're going to start emailing donors/volunteers via a new, announcement
   only mailing list
   
.
   You can opt-in here: https://openstates.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=
   613037d000d074acf7d208133=3ed1d89afd
   

   - Most of these posts will also wind up on our blog
    as well.
   - We've also launched a new slack channel for discussion of
   development-related topics: https://openstates-slack.herokuapp.com/
   


Thanks again for all of your continued support, we're excited to be taking
Open States into 2017.

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[liberationtech] Al Jazeera: How Facebook Hurt the Syrian Revolution

[Steven Clift]

See:
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/facebook-hurt-syrian-revolution-161203125951577.html
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Re: [liberationtech] Would you be willing to create an online townhall for your city? Bring Americans together local-up?

[Steven Clift]

Hey everyone, I've had over a dozen awesome offers to volunteer in
local cities across the US from Jackson, Mississippi to Wichita,
Kansas to Bemidji, Minnesota to Queens, New York.

I am excited about the opportunity to help these volunteers and bring
in the support needed for us to take on even more cities.  Volunteer
now to lead your town: cl...@e-democracy.org  (put Facebook Group -
Your City in subject please.)

Here is my rough plan:

  1. Set up a form where people can volunteer for their city OR tell
us about an existing city-wide/county-wide Facebook Group where an
online civic public square(*) is already thriving.

  2. Connect all the volunteers and "coaches" from existing similar
Facebook Groups in a private peer-to-peer support Facebook Group

  3. Find volunteers who can help raise resources to support the
training and support for these volunteers for at least a year and
ideally fund inclusive outreach resources across many cities

  4. Draft up a research component with interested researchers so
lesson sharing can be a core outcome of this networked approach

Next week in DC, I've thrown together a gathering (see below) to
generate input, ideas, and passionate volunteers who can help. I'll be
honest and note that my ability focus on this popular idea will be
extremely limited if it does not catch the eye of possible funders or
donors. But for now I can volunteer an hour a day on number 1 and 2
until we get at least a few Facebook Groups established. Perhaps
you've been looking for a project where you can help and make a big
difference around the country. If yes, please volunteer to help
co-lead this or to offer a specific role your are good at!!!

* You'd be surprised what might already be out there for your
community *above* the neighborhood level in terms of civic online
groups. Start searching Facebook Groups
https://www.facebook.com/directory/groups/ for your local city/county
names and you'll find groups that aren't just online garage sale/
Check out places like Hunting Beach, CA -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HBcommunityforum/ or Brooklyn Park, MN
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrooklynCenterFriends/ where
ironically they each have competing local -city-wide- forums with
thousands of members with different approaches. If you don't have a
Facebook Groups where "of course" the mayor and city council members
are members and mix it up from time to time with people in a
citizen-first community life forum, then you are a candidate for a new
Facebook Group. If people with local power only lurk in an existing
online space, then we might be able to work with the leaders of that
space to bring out that crucial participation element to increase the
community agenda-setting and dialogue in the group.

Thanks,
Steven Clift

Local-up? Digital Bridges for American Communities Brown Bag
https://www.facebook.com/events/1681899672124715/

Tuesday, December 6 at 12 PM - 2 PM EST
Lake Research Partners, 1101 17th St, NW Suite 301, Washington, DC

Details
Join us for a informal brown bag lunch discussion about online
opportunities to connect Americans local-up across partisan divides
one community at a time.

This discussion hosted by Steven Clift, a founder of E-Democracy.org
and their local online town hall model since 1994, will delve directly
into how Facebook Groups might be used to launch city-by-city online
public spaces for participation in local community and civic life.

After the dramatic election was over, a dozen volunteers from Jackson,
Mississippi and Witchita, Kansas to Bemidi, Minnesota and Queens, New
York City stepped forward to answer Steve's call to reconnect people
with digital civility across the partisan divide starting with their
own town. (While neighborhood-level group abound on Facebook,
city-wide spaces connecting people to public issues in local
government are quite rare.)

This embroynic effort has the opportunity to spread to cities across
the nation as we recruit more passionate digital convenors and work to
train, coach, and support them with peer to networking and possible
research with lessons sharing about what works. First up is support
the first batch of communities and then spread the idea.

This session will be a opportunity to bring your ideas, networks, and
resources to the table. If you believe that the solutions to America's
political divides start at home and won't be solved easily top-down,
this gathering is for you.

If you want to volunteer to start one for your city, email:
cl...@e-democracy.org - Put "City Facebook Group - Your City" in the
subject line. (Or if you already have something that fits the bill,
let us know as well so we can tap their lessons too.) FYI -
E-Democracy's model and lessons we will adapt to Facebook Groups:
http://e-democracy.org/if


Special thanks to Alan Rosenblatt, Board Member of E-Democracy for
securing our meeting local at Lake Research Partners.

Two other related gatherings convened by Ste

[liberationtech] 3 DC Events - Global Democracy Networking, Local-up Facebook Groups, Civic Tech Happy Hour - Tue Dec 6

[Steven Clift]

Thanks to our awesome digital democracy supporters out there, I am
able to host three engaging small gatherings next Tuesday during a
quick trip to DC.

Please share this with your DC-area contacts interested in all things
civic tech, open government, civic engagement and more. Come on along.

 All Events - Tuesday Dec 6, 2016:

** Digitally Networking Democracy Builders Globally? A Conversation

 9:30 - 11 AM
 Info/RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1825880037625153/
 Hosted at NDI - National Democratic Institute


** Local-up? Digital Bridges for American Communities Brown Bag

 12 Noon - 2 PM
 Info/RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1681899672124715/
 Lake Research Partners, 1101 17th St, NW Suite 301


** OpenGov Civic Tech Facebook Group Happy Hour

 5 - 8:00 PM
 Info/RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1194660773961648/
 James Hoban Bar, Dupont Circle


Each link above has extended details. In summary:

1. The morning gathering is about sharing the secret sauce from 24 x 7
"e" knowledge sharing within the niche open gov/civic tech crowd with
the broader and global democracy/civic engagement community that is so
poorly e-networked in comparison. The geeks are getting it right, but
how can we extend that?

2. The brown bag lunch (aka bring a sandwich) session is a strategic
conversation about using social media post-election in the US to
connect people across the partisan divide with a strategic local-up
twist. Over a dozen volunteers responded to my post-election call -
http://po.st/localupfacebook - to create new city-wide civic life
Facebook Groups adapting the long-time E-Democracy online town hall
model - http://e-democracy.org/if - to a new platform. What should we
do next? How do we support these volunteers and position these local
online town halls to spread across hundreds of cities? Contact me to
volunteer for your city: cl...@e-democracy.org  Put "Local Facebook
Group - Your City" in the subject. We must counter the "virtual civil
war" - https://medium.com/@democracy -  now before it destroys our
democracies and this is one small way I hope to be part of the
solution with others. If we can't better connect via social media on
public issues starting locally with more civility, then we are
absolutely screwed as a nation on national issues in the digital era.

3. Social time. For those DC area Open Government and Civic Technology
Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup -
members NOT in Paris at the OGP Summit, let's just have some french
fries and French wine instead. :-)  The Facebook Group is approaching
6400 members from well over half the countries in the world. If you
have ideas on who might fund a strategic outreach campaign to bring it
to 16,000 members, let me know. This group delivers quality knowledge
exchange every day. Let's drink to that!

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[liberationtech] Unix/Linux eBooks deal and Code for America ... Fwd: Humble Bundle fundraiser! PLS RT

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message --
From: "Jen Pahlka" 
Date: Nov 27, 2016 4:18 PM
Subject: Humble Bundle fundraiser! PLS RT

> Dave just pointed out that the O'Reilly "humble bundle" promotion that
benefits CfA is already at $472K, of which we will get about 20%.  (there
is an option to benefit a different charity, so our take may be a bit
lower).  With 9 days left, this could be a hugely effective fundraiser for
us!
>
> Could you all tweet, facebook, etc the promotion?  You can RT this:
>
> https://twitter.com/OReillyMedia/status/801534571942707200
>
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Re: [liberationtech] Would you be willing to create an online townhall for your city? Bring Americans together local-up?

[Steven Clift]

Thanks Stephen.

Key to bringing together people online city-wide for a sustained
exchange on local civic issues is strong civility and inclusive
outreach.

This is far more about the freedom of assembly based on agreed rules
than an angry free for all.

So the challenge for those coming from a "liberation" tech frame, is
accepting that unless people control their urge to use name calling or
inflamed speech (politicians are crooks, X are thugs, all police are
racist, etc.) there will be no audience. Sticking to the issues and
accepting as a participant that the rules they agreed to as a
condition of participation apply to them and the group admin has the
full right to warn or suspend them is key.

Luckily, folks are free to do as the choose (or at least freer on
their personal profiles/Twitter accounts) so they have an outlet. 99%
of E-Democracy's participants get this. The other 1% either realize
they can't control their tone/style of posting and leave or frankly do
their best and give us hell from time to time. How you say it matters
more than what you say.

So if there are others here who want to create a powerful city-wide
online space that gives members of their community - from across the
political spectrum, from native born to immigrants - an opportunity to
listen to each other AND have an agenda-setting voice on matters
before their city council, AND you can stomach Facebook Groups (the
only viable way to reach a mass of people these days unless you have a
big outreach budget), let me know. We do have over 10 cities
interested. Why not more!

Thanks,
Steve
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On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Stephen D. Williams <s...@lig.net> wrote:
> Looks like an interesting project and approach.  In addition to this kind of
> thing, we need some ways to get people from very different areas and walks
> of life to get to know each other and to learn from each other.  In a lot of
> cases, people just don't understand each other or the complexity of their
> lives or decisions.  In other cases, people blame their problems and
> situation on others, often waiting for someone to rescue them.  In a lot of
> groups and areas, people could learn to do valuable things, start their own
> businesses, or otherwise band together to help each other and themselves.
> Creativity, knowledge, management / coaching / mentoring, and funding and
> investment could all come from areas and people that are better off on all
> of those.
>
> I grew up in a tiny town in Ohio.  I'm certain that I could move to any of
> many small communities in the US and immediately start a wide range of
> successful businesses employing a lot of people with a little investment.  I
> currently am trying to make a bigger impact than that, but there are many
> people who could do that kind of thing.
>
> When all of those factory workers were laid off over the years, instead of
> letting employment run out while they waited for a similar job to magically
> appear, they should have been doing whatever it took to get their friends
> together to do some other work.  I'm not aware that this happened
> significantly, and I'm not aware of any group that took serious steps to
> foster it.  Who is ranking things we need more manufacturing for?  Who is
> ranking need vs. training investment and content needed to create new
> employment in administrative, technical, and other areas?  Is there a
> blueprint for a call center or daycare or vocational college like training
> that people could step into quickly?  Even if narrowly trained, allowing
> that cognitive and arbitive potential to languish is a great waste.  And
> leads to political gaps.
>
> sdw
>
>
> On 11/9/16 9:22 AM, Steven Clift wrote:
>
>
> OK, that was quite the night.
>
> We talk about how social media has been used as a wedge in this
> campaign to divide our country. Can we use it top-down nationally to
> bring us together across those divides? I say no - the most partisan
> will drive the 80% in the middle away and cause us to stick to our
> filter bubbles.
>
> All across this country via Facebook Groups, NextDoor, and other
> platforms people are organically connecting with their nearest
> neighbors to find lost pets, talk about crime, and swap free stuff.
> And sometimes people have very dynamic discussions online about their
> most local community with -gasp- people who live near them but hold
> very different political views and are not their online "friends."
>
> On social media, these local online groups breakthrough the filter
> bubble and bridge political divides at the sub-partisan level where
> the common interest trum

[liberationtech] Would you be willing to create an online townhall for your city? Bring Americans together local-up?

[Steven Clift]

OK, that was quite the night.

We talk about how social media has been used as a wedge in this
campaign to divide our country. Can we use it top-down nationally to
bring us together across those divides? I say no - the most partisan
will drive the 80% in the middle away and cause us to stick to our
filter bubbles.

All across this country via Facebook Groups, NextDoor, and other
platforms people are organically connecting with their nearest
neighbors to find lost pets, talk about crime, and swap free stuff.
And sometimes people have very dynamic discussions online about their
most local community with -gasp- people who live near them but hold
very different political views and are not their online "friends."

On social media, these local online groups breakthrough the filter
bubble and bridge political divides at the sub-partisan level where
the common interest trumps partisan politics.

The question is this - can we bump this up to the *city-wide* level
and create online civic spaces that connect people across differences?

Local democratically inspired spaces that are useful, agenda-setting,
open, inclusive around the nation? And do it via highly accessible and
popular Facebook Groups?

By inclusive, I mean in many ways ... including local conservatives,
immigrants, and more ... such that the space reflects the full
community and not just the most involved community folks.

The ten of thousands of neighborhood Facebook Groups start with a
spark, an "admin" who creates the group and spreads the word.

Now what about you and your city? Will you step forward for your city
to convene a Facebook Group for your community?

If yes, let me know: cl...@e-democracy.org

If there are at least ten of you, then we can launch a movement that
just might spread to hundreds, then thousands of cities.

Thanks,
Steven Clift

P.S. What I am essentially asking is if you want to help me convert
E-Democracy's twenty years of succesful but isolated experiences with
the online townhall - http://e-democracy.org/if - for the
Facebook-era. Our model ONLY works with a local person willing to
bring people together so collectively the community can not only raise
its voice, it creates the digital capacity to listen to and respect
each other. And not through hands-off "make it easy technology," but
hands on effective facilitation and passionate community outreach.

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[liberationtech] Crowd-sourced election night fun - Finding results/chatter by state. Facebook Live videos. Join me!

[Steven Clift]

Join me in this Google Sheet:
   http://po.st/electionhashtags

Let's gather the - BEST - hashtags on Twitter, Facebook, etc. to soak
in the election night results and chatter.

I have one sheet for US national political/election hashtags and one for states.

Add the ones for your state now!

I have a proposal, if you are talking about results from a state, add
a hashtag like:

#VoteOH for Ohio, etc.

This way we can easily tune into reports from the field ...

Also, how about promoting #letmevote with Facebook Live for people to
record/broadcast that they are having troubles voting. Add #VoteOH
(etc.) and you'd be more visible locally.

Like #votingselfie (and #ballotselfie ) is being used, but a bit more
news worthy.

You can search for Facebook Live videos by dropping the # people the
hashtag text.

Examples:
https://www.facebook.com/search/str/election2016/videos-live
https://www.facebook.com/search/str/trump/videos-live
https://www.facebook.com/search/str/clinton/videos-live

The map of "live" Facebook Live broadcasts is here:
https://www.facebook.com/livemap

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[liberationtech] NYT: How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth

[Steven Clift]

*How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth*

See:
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/technology/how-the-internet-is-loosening-our-grip-on-the-truth.html

...
For years, technologists and other utopians have argued that online news
would be a boon to democracy. That has not been the case.
...

SLC: A good time to mention my prediction years ago that without digital
intervention based on democratic intent, we'd have a virtual civil war:

http://stevenclift.com/democratic-evolution-or-virtual-civil-war-speech-to-world-summit-on-information-society-in-geneva-by-steven-clift-2003/

Clearly we need far stronger and more effective intervention if want
representative democracy to simply survive another generation.

Also, if you reflect on this image -
http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemscenario.gif - the slide downward is
real!

That's from:
http://stevenclift.com/the-future-of-e-democracy-–-the-50-year-plan-by-steven-clift-2002/

Now what to do?

I have ideas ... but connecting those to resources or those with the reach
to execute them with the masses has proven challenging because they
represent the cost of making democracy work better and either don't
generate profits or give all sides a chance to be better listened to
therefore potentially help the other side politically.

Steve
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[liberationtech] IDEA: Crisis in Representation

[Steven Clift]

An interesting article by the head of Stockholm-based International
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) about
political parties in the digital era.

See:
http://po.st/crisisrepresentation

The digitalization of all aspects of our lives has contributed to
dramatically change the context for inter-personal and political
communication, agenda-setting and policy-making. Today’s digitally
connected world is characterized by the high speed of information and
communication flows, which reinforces the increasingly globalized
nature of our societies and contributes to “horizontalize” the
relations between citizens and elected representatives. However, many
traditional political parties originate in the 19th century, and still
use 20th century tools to face 21st century challenges. This is
creating an increasing disconnect between citizens and political
parties, which is often referred to as “the crisis of representation”.

Much more:
http://po.st/crisisrepresentation

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[liberationtech] Fwd: Hacks/Hackers global call coming up tomorrow!

[Steven Clift]

See:
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c56f2e53d5ed6ef87f8aaa75c=e72dbb79be=305ffa5ca0

For my civic tech and gov friends also interested in the intersection on
civic tech and media.
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Date: Jul 4, 2016 9:21 AM
Subject: Hacks/Hackers global call coming up tomorrow!
To: 
Cc:

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Welcome to July, hacks and hackers! In the first half of 2016, H/H chapters
held nearly 100 meetups in dozens of cities. We also held seven *Connect
events*

from San Francisco to London, with another coming up in *Toronto in a
couple months*

.


Next week, we're holding our *monthly global call*
,
so please join in!


*The week ahead:*

   - *Miami*
   

   is holding OpenHack Miami
   - *IRE*
   

   is meeting for its regular open lab
   - Hacks/Hackers is holding its *global monthly call*
   


*Chapter spotlight:*

*London*

held its *June meetup last week*
,
looking at polling data just before the Europe-shaking Brexit vote. The
London meetups draw huge crowds of up to 200 people a month, so the
organizers built a list of tasks ahead of time.


Organizer *Joanna Geary*

shared the templates they use for assigning *roles*

and* tasks*
.
"This means everyone knows what they have to do and stops too many
last-minute panics!" she said.

*Worth a read:*

   - That surge of Britons "frantically Googling" the EU after Brexit
   turned out to be *under than a thousand people*
   

   (Medium)
   - The FAA finally announced its rules for drones, and Matt Waite
   explains *what that means*
   

   for drone journalists (Drone Journalism Lab)
   - Social networks are *quietly beginning to ban*
   

   extremist content using algorithms (Reuters)

*Job openings:*

   - Europe:
  - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is hiring a *Data Lab
  director*
  

  - Storyful is hiring a *journalist*
  

  in the UK
   - North America:
  - Vox is hiring a *graphics reporter*
  

  in Washington, D.C.
  - Conde Nast is hiring a *data engineer*
  

  in New York
  - The NYT has several *data analyst positions*
  

  open
  - The New Yorker is looking for an *editorial production developer*
  

  - EdSurge is seeking a *data journalist*
  

[liberationtech] From Russia with love? Guccifer 2.0 and DNC Docs

[Steven Clift]

https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/

News about:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Guccifer+2.0

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[liberationtech] Are you ready for e-voting in your country? Some articles

[Steven Clift]

OK, these articles suggest continued skepticism. Are there other
decent counter points that say we can do e-voting securely enough to
take advantage of higher turn-out? Or is that a myth too?

Notably, 26 US states now allow registering to vote online:
http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/electronic-or-online-voter-registration.aspx#Table%20of%20states%20w/ovr

Cheers,
Steven Clift

Online voting is a cybersecurity nightmare
By Eric Geller
Jun 10, 2016, 1:32pm CT | Last updated Jun 10, 2016, 1:33pm CT

http://po.st/GEUEOE

Chinese hackers target Taiwan political party to spy on website visitors
By James Griffiths, CNN
Updated 11:13 AM ET, Thu June 2, 2016

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/01/asia/taiwan-dpp-chinese-hackers/index.html

Philippine voter data hacked but polls to go ahead
By TERESA CEROJANO
Apr. 22, 2016 9:23 AM EDT

 
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9258d3314bba4f4c863d16b8f4b3a0ab/data-all-filipino-voters-hacked-may-polls-go-ahead


Could the 2016 Election Be Stolen with Help from Electronic Voting Machines?
February 23, 2016

  http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/23/could_the_2016_election_be_stolen

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[liberationtech] Fwd: #PDF16 Watch Live

[Steven Clift]

Stream now live:
http://po.st/2KxcwA

https://twitter.com/hashtag/pdf16

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[liberationtech] Fwd: ICSR Invite - VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of Research on Violent Online Political Extremism’

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VOX-Pol Mid-project Conference ‘Taking Stock of Research on Violent Online
Political Extremism’ Registrationis open for our forthcoming VOX-Pol Mid-p

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Registration
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Research on Violent Online Political Extremism’, which comprises three
pre-conference workshops, two keynotes, two high-level roundtables, and 50
paper presentations over three days from 22 – 24 June in Dublin, Ireland.

*Workshops*

A number of ‘hands on’ workshops on research tools and methods for scholars
of violent online political extremism, will be held on the morning and
afternoon of Wednesday, 22 June.

Python for Social Scientists
,
convened by Prof. Padraig Cunningham (University College Dublin), Dr. Derek
Greene (University College Dublin), and Tania Malik (Dublin City University
& University College Dublin);

Internet Research Ethics for Violent Extremism & Terrorism Researchers
,
convened by Prof. Elizabeth Buchanan (University of Wisconsin) & Prof.
Charles Ess (University of Oslo);

Human Reasoning Meets Machine Learning
,
convened by Heather Griffioen-Young (TNO).

*Keynote Speakers*

JM Berger, co-author of The ISIS Twitter Census (2015) and ISIS: The State
of Terror (2015) will address ‘Extremists on Social Media, the Post-ISIS
Challenge.’

Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE’s Representative on Freedom of the Media, will
speak on ‘Exercising Free Expression to Counter Violent Extremism.’

*Roundtables*

Taking Stock: Online CVE
Taking Stock: Violent Online Political Extremism Research, Policy, and
Practice

Confirmed contributors:
Representatives from Twitter, US Department of State, UNESCO, West Midlands
Counter Terrorism Unit, Targeted Violence Prevention Program (Illinois).

*Panels*

Twelve panels addressing:
· Hot Contemporary Topics: Youth, ‘Lonewolves,’ OSINT
· Approaches to (Online) CVE
· National Separatists versus State Supporters: Cases from Northern
Ireland, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
· Region- and Language-specific Violent Jihadi Content
· Towards an Effective (Online) Counter-Narratives Framework
· Analysing Extremist Visuals
· Transmedia, Narratives, and Gender Issues
· How Effective is #Hashtagging?
· Trends in Online Research: Core Research Questions, Ethics, and a Move
Towards Behavioural Analyses
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Music, and Videos
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[liberationtech] Fwd: International IDEA launches the Digital Parties Portal

[Steven Clift]

See:
http://digitalparties.org/

From: digitalpartiesportal 
Date: Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 5:40 AM
Subject: International IDEA launches the Digital Parties Portal
To:






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Digital Parties Portal

It is with great pleasure that International IDEA presents to you its Digital
Parties Portal . Around the world, political
parties are currently confronted with plummeting public trust, declining
party membership and new methods to voice opinions directly online.
International IDEA’s Digital Parties Portal helps politicians find the
right Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to strengthen their
interaction with citizens.



The Digital Parties Portal is a search engine that allows politicians to
browse through dozens of ICT tools that political parties have used to
innovate issues such as policy making, voting or campaigning. It builds on
party experiences across the globe, anywhere from the United Kingdom to
India and from Argentina to Italy. On the portal, every tool includes a
description of what it does, how it is used and which political party has
used it previously.

In an age when new ICT tools are making it easier to engage directly with
citizens every day, political parties have a lot to gain from becoming
Digital Parties. International IDEA’s Digital Parties Portal aims to help
them make that step.

Please visit: Digitalparties.org  and follow
us on Twitter: @partiesdigital 

Yves Leterme

Secretary-General, International IDEA


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Re: [liberationtech] g0v Summit Live Webcasts - 9pm Eastern US, 7pm Pacific (Tonight Friday May 13 in US) #g0vsummit

[Steven Clift]

If you are waking up in North America and want to check out this
conference, I have some good news.

The webcast is automatically archiving and available on-demand:

http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/live

Tweets:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/g0vsummit?src=hash

Schedule:
http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/schedules


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On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:
> Webcast live from Taiwan:
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/live
>
> In English and Mandarin Chinese. Live streams from three rooms.
>
> Here is where to check for your local start time:
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=g0v+Summit=20160514T0920=241
>
>
> http://g0v.tw is the one of the world's fantastically successful
> citizen-driven civic tech movements in the world. With their g0v
> Summit they bring in some of the world's best speakers and then share
> it out online as well.
>
> More:
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016
>
> Follow:
> https://twitter.com/hashtag/g0vsummit?src=hash
> Also follow g0v founder: https://twitter.com/clkao
> https://www.facebook.com/g0v.tw/
>
> Coming up first ...
>
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/schedules
>
>
> 09:20 - 09:30  (Local Taiwan Time)
>
>
> Opening
> 09:30 - 10:00
> Keynote 1: The Civics of Civic Tech
> Felipe Heusser
>
> Power／R1
>
> Upgrading the organizing capacity of activism with civic tech
> 10:00 - 10:30
> How to extend Civic Tech to civic organizations (NPO, NGO, and the
> media) in KOREA?
> Hoony Jang
> 10:30 - 11:00
> Data For Social Good – Data-driven Charity
> Hsieh, Tsung Chen
> 11:00 - 11:30
> Break
> 11:30 - 12:00
> From .org to .g0v －Internet participant and digital challenge of NGO in Taiwan
> Y.H. Kao
> 12:00 - 12:30
> On the Yellow Brick Road One Hundred Years Later: The Journey of
> Reinvention of a Classical NGO
> Sergejus Muravjovas
>
> Foundation／R0
>
> Global reimplementions of media, elections, governments and public decisions
> 10:00 - 10:30
> Democracy and Civic Engagement as an Open Media
> Charlotte Richard
> 10:30 - 11:00
> Government (Participatory) Mapping
> Yantisa Akhadi
> 11:00 - 11:30
> Break
> 11:30 - 12:00
> Digital participation strategy in Podemos party.
> Yago Bermejo Abati
> 12:00 - 12:30
> Pol.is in Taiwan: Bridging the gap between public discourse,
> consultation, and policy
> Colin Megill
>
> Construction／R2
> Open-culture experiments with data and technology
> 10:00 - 10:30
> Charging towards the Taiwan Open Government Data License
> Lucien Lin
> 10:30 - 11:00
> Cities are the key to engage citizens into open data
> Katarzyna Mikołajczyk
> 11:00 - 11:30
> Break
> 11:30 - 12:00
> Importance of having an Arts database in Asia
> Venus Lui
> 12:00 - 12:30
> Do We Need Open Digital Libraries for Chinese Publication in Public
> Domain? and How?
> Bobby Tung
> 12:30 - 13:30
> Lunch
>
> More:
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/schedules
>
> Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
>cl...@e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072
>@democracy  -  http://linkedin.com/in/netclift
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Re: [liberationtech] g0v Summit Live Webcasts - 9pm Eastern US, 7pm Pacific (Tonight Friday May 13 in US) #g0vsummit

[Steven Clift]

P.S. g0v connect folks help build the tech for the Sunflower Movement:
http://flipthemedia.com/2014/07/social-media-taiwan/
http://thediplomat.com/2014/04/how-technology-revolutionized-taiwans-sunflower-movement/
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On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:
> Webcast live from Taiwan:
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/live
>
> In English and Mandarin Chinese. Live streams from three rooms.
>
> Here is where to check for your local start time:
> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=g0v+Summit=20160514T0920=241
>
>
> http://g0v.tw is the one of the world's fantastically successful
> citizen-driven civic tech movements in the world. With their g0v
> Summit they bring in some of the world's best speakers and then share
> it out online as well.
>
> More:
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016
>
> Follow:
> https://twitter.com/hashtag/g0vsummit?src=hash
> Also follow g0v founder: https://twitter.com/clkao
> https://www.facebook.com/g0v.tw/
>
> Coming up first ...
>
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/schedules
>
>
> 09:20 - 09:30  (Local Taiwan Time)
>
>
> Opening
> 09:30 - 10:00
> Keynote 1: The Civics of Civic Tech
> Felipe Heusser
>
> Power／R1
>
> Upgrading the organizing capacity of activism with civic tech
> 10:00 - 10:30
> How to extend Civic Tech to civic organizations (NPO, NGO, and the
> media) in KOREA?
> Hoony Jang
> 10:30 - 11:00
> Data For Social Good – Data-driven Charity
> Hsieh, Tsung Chen
> 11:00 - 11:30
> Break
> 11:30 - 12:00
> From .org to .g0v －Internet participant and digital challenge of NGO in Taiwan
> Y.H. Kao
> 12:00 - 12:30
> On the Yellow Brick Road One Hundred Years Later: The Journey of
> Reinvention of a Classical NGO
> Sergejus Muravjovas
>
> Foundation／R0
>
> Global reimplementions of media, elections, governments and public decisions
> 10:00 - 10:30
> Democracy and Civic Engagement as an Open Media
> Charlotte Richard
> 10:30 - 11:00
> Government (Participatory) Mapping
> Yantisa Akhadi
> 11:00 - 11:30
> Break
> 11:30 - 12:00
> Digital participation strategy in Podemos party.
> Yago Bermejo Abati
> 12:00 - 12:30
> Pol.is in Taiwan: Bridging the gap between public discourse,
> consultation, and policy
> Colin Megill
>
> Construction／R2
> Open-culture experiments with data and technology
> 10:00 - 10:30
> Charging towards the Taiwan Open Government Data License
> Lucien Lin
> 10:30 - 11:00
> Cities are the key to engage citizens into open data
> Katarzyna Mikołajczyk
> 11:00 - 11:30
> Break
> 11:30 - 12:00
> Importance of having an Arts database in Asia
> Venus Lui
> 12:00 - 12:30
> Do We Need Open Digital Libraries for Chinese Publication in Public
> Domain? and How?
> Bobby Tung
> 12:30 - 13:30
> Lunch
>
> More:
> http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/schedules
>
> Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
>cl...@e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072
>@democracy  -  http://linkedin.com/in/netclift
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[liberationtech] g0v Summit Live Webcasts - 9pm Eastern US, 7pm Pacific (Tonight Friday May 13 in US) #g0vsummit

[Steven Clift]

Webcast live from Taiwan:
http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/live

In English and Mandarin Chinese. Live streams from three rooms.

Here is where to check for your local start time:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=g0v+Summit=20160514T0920=241


http://g0v.tw is the one of the world's fantastically successful
citizen-driven civic tech movements in the world. With their g0v
Summit they bring in some of the world's best speakers and then share
it out online as well.

More:
http://summit.g0v.tw/2016

Follow:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/g0vsummit?src=hash
Also follow g0v founder: https://twitter.com/clkao
https://www.facebook.com/g0v.tw/

Coming up first ...

http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/schedules


09:20 - 09:30  (Local Taiwan Time)


Opening
09:30 - 10:00
Keynote 1: The Civics of Civic Tech
Felipe Heusser

Power／R1

Upgrading the organizing capacity of activism with civic tech
10:00 - 10:30
How to extend Civic Tech to civic organizations (NPO, NGO, and the
media) in KOREA?
Hoony Jang
10:30 - 11:00
Data For Social Good – Data-driven Charity
Hsieh, Tsung Chen
11:00 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:00
From .org to .g0v －Internet participant and digital challenge of NGO in Taiwan
Y.H. Kao
12:00 - 12:30
On the Yellow Brick Road One Hundred Years Later: The Journey of
Reinvention of a Classical NGO
Sergejus Muravjovas

Foundation／R0

Global reimplementions of media, elections, governments and public decisions
10:00 - 10:30
Democracy and Civic Engagement as an Open Media
Charlotte Richard
10:30 - 11:00
Government (Participatory) Mapping
Yantisa Akhadi
11:00 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:00
Digital participation strategy in Podemos party.
Yago Bermejo Abati
12:00 - 12:30
Pol.is in Taiwan: Bridging the gap between public discourse,
consultation, and policy
Colin Megill

Construction／R2
Open-culture experiments with data and technology
10:00 - 10:30
Charging towards the Taiwan Open Government Data License
Lucien Lin
10:30 - 11:00
Cities are the key to engage citizens into open data
Katarzyna Mikołajczyk
11:00 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:00
Importance of having an Arts database in Asia
Venus Lui
12:00 - 12:30
Do We Need Open Digital Libraries for Chinese Publication in Public
Domain? and How?
Bobby Tung
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch

More:
http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/schedules

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[liberationtech] Fwd: [Inclusion] Join us at Net Inclusion: The National Digital Inclusion Summit

[Steven Clift]

See:
http://www.digitalinclusionalliance.org/netinclusion2016/

From: Angela Siefer 
Date: Mon, May 2, 2016 at 7:51 PM
Subject: [Inclusion] Join us at Net Inclusion: The National Digital
Inclusion Summit
To: inclus...@forums.e-democracy.org








*Net Inclusion 2016: The National Digital Inclusion Summit!*
When: May 18-19, 2016
Where: Kansas City Public Library

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance and the Kansas City Public Library
welcome digital inclusion practitioners, advocates, academics, Internet
service providers, and policymakers to join us at Net Inclusion 2016: The
National Digital Inclusion Summit
. This event
will feature the latest news from Washington as well as stories about
what's working across the country and new digital equity resources.

REGISTER HERE  -
Join the 160 who have already registered!
SPONSOR -
Financially support Net Inclusion while developing relationships with
digital inclusion practitioners.

Check out the full agenda
. Here are the
highlights:

   - Opening Keynote by Gigi Sohn, Counselor to the Chairman, Federal
   Communications Commission.
   - September Hargrove, White House Fellow will share updates of the
   President's ConnectAll Initiative.
   - May 18 networking reception at Google Fiber.
   - FCC staff, Chas Eberle, will discuss implementation of the newly
   modernized Lifeline broadband program and creation of a digital inclusion
   plan.
   - NTIA staff, Karen Perry and Karen Hanson, will discuss details of the
   White House's Community Connectivity Initiative.
   - Adrianne Furniss, Executive Director of Benton Foundation will present
   the Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion to the award's first
recipient.
   - Multiple sessions on innovation funding for broadband adoption
   programs including partnerships with health providers, banks, schools and
   workforce development centers.
   - Help set NDIA's digital inclusion policy priorities for the next year.
   - Digital Inclusion KC Bus Tour of Kansas City programs including
   ConnectHome KC and Google Fiber implementation at the Housing Authority
of
   Kansas City.
   - The cities of Seattle, Boston, Portland, Kansas City,  and Minneapolis
   will discuss municipal digital inclusion efforts.
   - May 19 Lightning Rounds. Everyone can participate! Sign up here
   
   .

Reserve your hotel room
 at the Kansas
City Marriott Downtown.
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614-537-3057


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[liberationtech] Seeking national representatives for Open Gov and Civic Tech Facebook Group - Advisory Committee

[Steven Clift]

If you are interested in broadening knowledge exchange on civic tech and
open gov, please see our call for national representatives:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1760738694157719/

We have over 5000 members for over 100 countries gathered here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/

This week there were 16 new topics/announcements posted for example.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org

P.S. The biggest problem with Facebook Groups is one of its virtues ... the
computer decides based on your past behavior what will likely interest you
enough to show it to you.

Well, my note about joining an advisory committee to help boost nation by
nation yet global knowledge exchange on open gov is one of those notes that
Facebook probably thinks is boring. :-) But it is important!


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[liberationtech] Fwd: [Poplus] (May 14-15) Call for Participation: g0v Summit 2016 in Taipei

[Steven Clift]

http://g0v.tw is arguably the most  popular civic tech organization on the
planet. When I spoke in Taiwan, I noted that they had almost as many
Facebook and Twitter followers at the Sunlight Foundation, Code for America
and mySociety combined ... and of course a much smaller population base.

While registration is closed, I expect like past years, many sessions will
be available on-demand. They have a great speakers list.

Follow them!
https://www.facebook.com/g0v.tw/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/g0v.general/
https://twitter.com/g0vtw (Twitter is not used much within Taiwan)
https://github.com/g0v
https://plus.google.com/+g0vTW


From: Chia-liang Kao 
Date: Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 11:26 AM
Subject: [Poplus] (May 14-15) Call for Participation: g0v Summit 2016 in
Taipei
To: Poplus - Collaborative Civic Coding 


(Apologies for cross posting)

Fellow civic hackers,

*TLDR: May 14-15, Taipei. 50 Speakers from 16 Countries.  Conf + Unconf.
Keynote Speakers: Felipe Heusser, **Clay Shirky.*

Registration is open until April 15: http://summit.g0v.tw/2016/

*Fork and Merge*

"Openness", "Transparency" and "Participation" have become popular
keywords.  The global civic tech communities are experimenting with mass
participation, new media forms and making better use of data, which is
essentially "forking" the government like an open source movement.  We
would like to see how these processes and practices can be sustainably
"merged" into daily governance, as well as having interdisciplinary
conversation about these changes and impacts.

You are invited to join one of the most vibrant civic hacking community for
a 2-day conference + unconference May 14-15 in Taipei, Taiwan.  Please find
the full program in the link above.

Best,
clkao


About g0v summit 2016

Returning for a second year after 2014, the g0v Summit 2016 will again
invite the global civic tech community to share their experiences for
collaboration between public servants, technologists, and NGO workers.


g0v summit 2016 is set to be held on May 14-15, 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan. 750
participants are expected to attend the conference. Open Government, Open
Data, and civic tech engagement in civil movements are expected to be
covered in the programmes.

About g0v.tw

g0v.tw is a civic tech community in Taiwan since 2012 with deep open-source
roots. With 1,000+ contributors through 40+ hackathons, it is recognized as
one of the largest group in the global civic tech community. The community
focuses on building tools for better information disclosure, engagement,
and online democracy, advocating government transparency through the power
of information technology.

Through the years, the g0v community stimulated the progress of open
government, open data, civic participation, and new media in Taiwan. Today
the open community is still one of the main driving force for grass root
civic movements, through interdisciplinary collaboration.

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[liberationtech] Data-Driven Journalism: GitHub Experiment: Mapping the civic tech community

[Steven Clift]

Check out:

GitHub Experiment: Mapping the civic tech community

http://datadrivenjournalism.net/featured_projects/github_experiment_mapping_the_civic_tech_community

If you want to join the Poplus.org elist, visit:
http://bit.ly/poplusgroup

The online group may be relatively quiet currently, but I see strong
future opportunities for accelerating global civic tech -developer-
collaboration as funders wake up to this networked map and the idea
that democracy-building coding collaboration can be fostered
intentionally on a global basis.


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[liberationtech] Steinberg: (Civic Tech) Paying Your Own Way (or Not) - Civicist

[Steven Clift]

Discuss:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1757189521179303/

Check out:
http://civichall.org/civicist/paying-your-own-way/

PAYING YOUR OWN WAY (OR NOT)

It’s important to be able to talk honestly about not achieving
self-funding because it will stop impactful-but-not-profitable ideas
being distorted into impactless-but-possibly-profitable ideas.

By: Tom Steinberg Apr 8, 2016

It’s time to be honest about civic tech projects that can pay their
own way, and those that can’t.

Some civic tech projects are crafted with sustainable income streams
lovingly engineered into their DNA. I used to go slightly green with
envy when I thought of the sheer elegance of the Change.org business
model—charging NGOs to send email to petitioners who are known (thanks
to signing a petition) to be highly likely to support those NGOs’
causes. It was obviously a great service, and a great business, and
the whole thing grew like a balloon. And their CEO was charismatic and
good looking, too. It just wasn’t Fair.

Read on:
http://civichall.org/civicist/paying-your-own-way/

Discuss:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1757189521179303/

P.S. Join Tom's e-newsletter:
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[liberationtech] Fwd: [PMO Network] Any Civic Tech / Open Gov folks at RightsCon, San Francisco this week?

[Steven Clift]

Say hello to Khauril from a great civic tech project in Malaysia in San
Francisco.
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From: "Khairil Yusof" 
Date: Mar 28, 2016 1:54 PM
Subject: [PMO Network] Any Civic Tech / Open Gov folks at RightsCon, San
Francisco this week?
To: "poplus" 
Cc: 

If you're working on open gov, open parl or civic tech and in San Francisco
this week, I would love to be able to get a chance to connect in person.

Especially folks working in constrained environments where transparency is
limited, and where publishing open gov info can get you persecuted. I would
love to learn how others work in similar but different environments to
Malaysia.


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[liberationtech] Fwd: Testify in Support of Civic Commons Legislation in NYC

[Steven Clift]

Folks not local to NYC are invited to send testimony in writing. - Steve


From: Benjamin Kallos 
Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:44 PM
Subject: Testify in Support of Civic Commons Legislation in NYC
To: Civic Commons Discussion 


You are cordially invited to provide expert testimony at a hearing of the
Committee on Contracts at City Hall on *Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at
10:00AM* on the Free and Open Source Software Act and Civic Commons.



*Int. 366*, *Free and Open Source Software Act (FOSSA)*
,
would minimize city contracts for proprietary software in favor of free and
open source software (FOSS) that can be shared between government agencies
and bodies. Proprietary programs require the city and other municipalities,
including the state, to pay private vendors over and over again for the
same code while FOSS provides the city with power over the code and the
freedom to study, modify, upgrade, improve, customize, maintain and
redistribute within agencies and to other cities or states. Free software
means code that is free from proprietary constraints, not free of charge.



*Int. 365*, The *Civic Commons Act*
,
would encourage the collaborative software purchasing of free and open
source software among agencies, cities and states to pool resources, avoid
duplicated effort, create portable expertise, grow jobs, and reduce
costs. A Civic Commons FOSS portal would be created to facilitate
collaborative software purchasing and host the collaborative FOSS source
code as well as FOSS projects identified as useful for government
use. Civic Commons is currently a project of Code for America with more
information available at wiki.CivicCommons.org
.



Please participate by joining us in person at *City Hall* on *Tuesday,
February 23, 2016 at 10:00AM* to provide two-minutes of oral testimony
along with twenty (20) double-sided copies of your written testimony of any
length followed by question and answer. Please let us know if you will be
joining us by electronic mail to *pol...@benkallos.com* or calling Paul
Westrick my Legislative  Director at *212-860-1950 <212-860-1950>*.



Sincerely,


Ben Kallos

*Council Member*

*City Council District 5*

244 East 93rd Street

New York, NY 10128

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Web: BenKallos.com

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[liberationtech] Paper: When Does ICT-Enabled Citizen Voice Lead to Government Responsiveness? World Bank Digital Dividends Background Report

[Steven Clift]

When Does ICT-Enabled Citizen Voice Lead to Government Responsiveness?

Tiago Piexoto with the World Bank and Jonathan Fox at American
University collaborated on a background paper released alongside the
World Bank's major Digital Dividend report (bonus links below).

Amazingly, it reviews 23 ICT projects designed to raise citizen voices
in governance. This is incredibly important research.

The full paper in PDF is at:

http://po.st/citizenvoicegovresponselists

Abstract:

When Does ICT-Enabled Citizen Voice Lead to Government Responsiveness?

World Development Report
Background Paper - Digital Dividends

This paper reviews evidence on the use of 23 information and
communication technology (ICT) platforms to project citizen voice to
improve public service delivery.

This meta-analysis focuses on empirical studies of initiatives in the
global South, highlighting both citizen uptake (‘yelp’) and the degree
to which public service providers respond to expressions of citizen
voice (‘teeth’).

The conceptual framework further distinguishes between two
trajectories for ICT-enabled citizen voice: Upwards accountability
occurs when users provide feedback directly to decision-makers in real
time, allowing policy-makers and program managers to identify and
address service delivery problems – but at their discretion.

Downwards accountability, in contrast, occurs either through real time
user feedback or less immediate forms of collective civic action that
publicly call on service providers to become more accountable and
depends less exclusively on decision-makers’ discretion about whether
or not to act on the information provided.

This distinction between the ways in which ICT platforms mediate the
relationship between citizens and service providers allows for a
precise analytical focus on how different dimensions of such platforms
contribute to public sector responsiveness.

These cases suggest that while ICT platforms have been relevant in
increasing policymakers’ and senior managers’ capacity to respond,
most of them have yet to influence their willingness to do so.

Clift notes:

* To discuss this report:

http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

I invite you join E-Democracy.org's nearly 5,000 member Facebook Group
on Open Government and Civic Technology. Quality -global- exchanges
daily.

* For the larger Digital Dividends report, see:

http://po.st/worldbankdigitaldividendsreport

  Note the 15 background paper of which the paper above in included:

 http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2016/background-papers

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[liberationtech] Fwd: $50k funding opportunity for startup civic tech orgs - DEADLINE JAN 25!

[Steven Clift]

> MESSAGE:
> As you might have seen, we recently announced our most recent Open
Call with The Pluribus project. We are doing an open call for companies,
non profits and research initiatives to apply for early stage funding. The
theme is funding organizations that are working toward revitalizing our
democracy and making it more truly representative. The belief is that we
can use the tectonic shifts happening in technology and in our country to
build something better for the future and we want to support the companies
leading that charge.
>
> Please pass this along to any organizations you think may be interested
in applying, and feel free to refer them to me if they have any questions!
Application deadline in January 25th.
>
> Sample tweet: Apply today for early stage funding to help fix democracy
// Pluribus Project @AspenInstitute @newmediaventure // http://goo.gl/DT4PIu

>
> Appreciate your help spreading the word far and wide.
>
> All my best,
> Julie
>
> Julie Menter | Acting Director | New Media Ventures | (415) 238 - 8255 |
jmen...@newmediaventures.org
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[liberationtech] Time to Donate to CfA ... Fwd: 24 hours left

[Steven Clift]

I am a huge fan of the local Brigade program. We need to step up to build
it out and deeper.

I am personally in for $100. Will you join me?

You can even dedicate your donation to a local Brigade in the form!

See:
https://secure.codeforamerica.org/page/contribute/default?source_codes=email_cid=9ac9c295e6_eid=b7d7688cd6

Steve
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Date: Dec 30, 2015 7:17 PM
Subject: 24 hours left
To: 
Cc:

Last chance to give a tax-deductible gift to Code for America. [image: Code
for America Brigade]



Dear Steven,

We have an ambitious goal: $10,000 of urgently needed funds raised by
December 31st at midnight.

Will you make a gift of $50, $100, or $250 today?
Donate now


A gift of any size will help:

   - cover the core operating costs of local Brigades so that the
   volunteers can focus on important projects with their government partners
   - support fellows in building technology to address key outcomes in
   health, safety and justice, and economic development

Combined, all of this helps us continue our mission of a government that
works for the people, by the people, in the 21st century.

If you haven’t yet given, please consider a tax-deductible gift

to Code for America today.

with gratitude,
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[liberationtech] Tauberer (GovTrack): So you want to reform democracy

[Steven Clift]

Provactive:
https://medium.com/@joshuatauberer/so-you-want-to-reform-democracy-7f3b1ef10597#.p6dwiivzw

...

These were recent emails. So you’re not the first to email me with an idea to:

Convince people that politics is interesting — because it really is.
Hold Congress accountable by measuring what the public wants.
Build a social network for politics/civics.
Have Americans draft legislation or comment on or vote directly on
legislation in Congress.

And it’s great that you have your idea. I am thrilled you want to make
our government better by rolling up your sleeves and doing something.

But your approach is all wrong.

You probably emailed me because you saw I’ve been working on this
problem for a while. It’s true. Almost 15 years! So I know a few
things.

...
https://medium.com/@joshuatauberer/so-you-want-to-reform-democracy-7f3b1ef10597#.p6dwiivzw

Should generate an interesting discussion here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1708206689410920/

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[liberationtech] Fwd: [ogp] Talking Inclusion at OGP: Is the digital divide preventing inclusive governance?

[Steven Clift]

From: Lucy von Sturmer 
Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 12:15 PM
Subject: [ogp] Talking Inclusion at OGP: Is the digital divide preventing
inclusive governance?
To: OGP Civil Society group 


Hi all,

As you depart from the summit and make your way home, two reflections are
now live on the Making All Voices Count website.

Talking Inclusion at OGP: Is the digital divide preventing inclusive
governance?


OGP Summit ends with backslapping, but the real achievement was providing
space for dissenters.


Best,

-- 


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Strategy, Innovation and Communications Officer
Making All Voices Count
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www.makingallvoicescount.org

Please note, I do not work Mondays.
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[liberationtech] Fwd: UNESCO Executive Board Adopts Resolution on September 28 as International Access to Information Day

[Steven Clift]

Something to embrace ...
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From: "Gilbert Sendugwa" 
Date: Oct 20, 2015 6:15 AM
Subject: UNESCO Executive Board Adopts Resolution on September 28 as
International Access to Information Day
To: , 
Cc: 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
>
>
> It is with great pleasure that I write to inform you that the Executive
> Board of UNESCO has this evening adopted a Resolution containing a
> recommendation to the General Conference to adopt September 28 as
> International Access to Information Day.  A copy of the Resolution is
> attached.
>
>
>
> The Resolution will now go before the 38th Session of UNESCO’s General
> Conference, which will take place in Paris from November 3 to 18, 2015.
>
>
>
> On behalf of my colleagues on the Working Group of the African Platform on
> Access to Information (APAI), I hope we can count on everyone’s support in
> seeing the Resolution through this final stage.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Edet.
>
>
>
> Edetaen Ojo
>
> Executive Director
>
> Media Rights Agenda
>
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>
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>
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>
> Follow us on Twitter: @MRA_Nigeria
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>
> The next session of the General Conference, which will be the 38th
> Session, is also scheduled for this year – November 3 to 18.
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[liberationtech] Fwd: [Poplus] mySociety call for applications

[Steven Clift]

I am a big fan of mySociety's "make it happen" style of work.

Ideally, we'd see the broader "democracy development" community - like the
members states of http://www.community-democracies.org - take notice and
start fostering code sharing for core democracy apps that can be used in
emerging democracies but ALSO inspire code use and enhancements from the
growing civic tech movement. Why not use democracy enhancing code in MN and
.MN (Minnesota and Mongolia)?

With multiple elections every month -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_electoral_calendar_2015 - an engine
for helping voters finding who is on their ballot and increasingly crucial
social media links via Your Next Representative could be improved for ALL
democracies with each election.  - Cheers, Steven Clift, E-Democracy.org

P.S. Join the Poplus.org network - you are missing out:
http://bit.ly/poplusgroup


From: Myf Nixon <m...@mysociety.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 4:30 AM
Subject: [Poplus] mySociety call for applications
To: Poplus - Collaborative Civic Coding <pop...@googlegroups.com>


Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that mySociety's quarterly call for applications is
now open (closes October 30). If you're thinking of setting up a site like
FixMyStreet <http://fixmystreet.org>, Alaveteli <http://alaveteli.org>(Freedom
of Information), WriteInPublic <http://writeinpublic.com/en/> or
YourNextRepresentative
<https://www.mysociety.org/mysociety-around-the-world/international-partners-case-study-yournextrepresentative/>
for your country, and would like some development help (as well as more
general support), this will be of interest:

https://www.mysociety.org/2015/10/14/apply-for-support-and-development-help/

Myf
mySociety

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Re: [liberationtech] News Challenge: Open Data - Useful for People/Communities, Address Inequities, Protect Liberties - Due Sept 30

[Steven Clift]

I'd love to hear what folks submitted. Please share back. - Steve


Here is my submission:
http://po.st/communitydatasurgeLists

Community Data Surge - Defeating the Democratic Data Deficit

A strategy for universal local open data sharing based on emerging
"local everywhere" standards to generate inclusive civic engagement.

Written by Steven Clift

Updated 14 minutes ago

In one sentence, describe your idea as simply as possible.

Generate and share essential open data on local democracy everywhere
through open standards, distributed tools and features integrated by
often competing software providers, and crucially foster next
generation laws that make exceptional digital innovations inclusively
available for ALL.

...

Briefly describe the need that you're trying to address.

Timely access to information - particularly personalized notifications
sharing who, what, when, where data SO people can act it when it still
matters - is fundamentally empowering for people in their local
community and democracy. Our 2 decades of experience with civic tech
is that without aggressive inclusion efforts with open government,
only the most political in wired larger cities will benefit. Most
people will be left with an unreliable patchwork of data and services
for local democracy.

...

Lots more:
http://po.st/communitydatasurgeLists
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On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:
> That's my own spin on the subject line.
>
> It is interesting how the different partners display their emphasis.
> It will be intriguing to see the mix in the end. Addressing inequities
> with open data/open gov/civic tech needs more than lip service and
> rarely gets significant investment when it runs into the meritocracy.
>
> Challenge: http://bit.ly/newschallengehome
>
> Open Data Entries: http://bit.ly/newschallengeopendata
>
> Brief: http://bit.ly/newschallengeopendatabrief
>
> Blog/video: http://bit.ly/newschallengeopendatablog
>
> Press Release: http://bit.ly/newschallegeopendataPR
>
> From the release:
>
> “We live in an age where everyone has the potential to access and
> explore large amounts of data. We hope the challenge will uncover
> ideas that can turn this data into useful information, so people can
> use it to make decisions about their lives and their communities,”
> said John Bracken, Knight Foundation vice president for media
> innovation.
>
> “Data can be used for countless productive and disruptive purposes.
> How can data be used to combat discrimination and injustice? How can
> marginalized communities gain control of data-related interventions
> that affect them? We hope this challenge produces sharp ideas for
> addressing inequities in society,” said danah boyd, founder of Data &
> Society.
>
> “This challenge offers an opportunity to dive into the difficult
> questions inherent in our increasingly ‘quantified society’ – how to
> build systems that allow us to benefit from an increasing amount of
> information, while ensuring that we protect our civil liberties and do
> not create new forms of discrimination. We look forward to seeing the
> results,” said Janet Haven, associate director of the Open Society
> Foundations’ Information Program.
>
> ...
>
> I have two initial ideas:
>
> 1. Democratic Data Deficit - If we really care about empowering people
> to make decisions in their community and democracy, we need to
> fundamentally address the complete lack of structured data about local
> representatives and representative processes. From who represents me
> _at the very local level_ to when is the next public meeting to
> options to receive pro-active notification about an agenda item I care
> about - you can't open data that doesn't exist in a structured form.
> And you can't expect volunteers to crowd source or scrape and bake
> this data on a sustained basis beyond the mega cities if that. So the
> best way to collect and share open data on local democracy is to
> _mandate_ its creation and share via the rule of law at the state
> level. Then this data can be generated and shared (and involve the
> Secretary of State's in most states to coordinate and make it happen).
> If you want to help me explore this join our E-Democracy Projects list
> - http://bit.ly/edemprojects and/or drop me - cl...@e-democracy.org -
> a note. My proposal will build from http://e-democracy.org/sunshine if
> you want to read more (sample legislative proposals to turn some o

[liberationtech] Making All Voices Count: Global Innovation Competition (GIC) 2016 £450,000 in grants #gic2016

[Steven Clift]

Are you working in: Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Liberia, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mozambique,
Uganda or Nigeria.

Check out:
http://bit.ly/gic2016

The Global Innovation Competition (GIC) 2016 offers the chance to win
a grant from a pool of £450,000 and attend the Global Innovation Week
in Accra, Ghana.

The themes for the competition support both the goals of the Open
Government Partnership and the Sustainable Development Goals, which
this year will replace the MDGs as the marker for global progress on
development issues.

We are calling for ideas for projects in Ghana, South Africa, Kenya,
Indonesia, the Philippines, Liberia, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Pakistan,
Mozambique, Uganda and Nigeria.

The deadline for submissions is October 4th.


Clift Note: By the way, if deploying tech and models that make
parliamentary candidates far more accessible online before elections
is a big need/goal, check out the emerging global open source engine
called YourNextRepresentative. You might take this framework and adapt
it for use in one or more of these countries in a grant proposal:
http://bit.ly/6countriesnewschallenge
More: https://github.com/mysociety/yournextrepresentative
https://www.mysociety.org/2015/06/02/yournextmp-was-huge-and-it-aint-over-yet/
Join in: http://bit.ly/poplusgroup

P.S. I don't work directly with this project, but seek to deploy the
code in Minnesota. In general, I think we need more shared civic tech
tools that work everywhere by design and can leverage resources and
skills in all kinds of countries and cities.
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Re: [liberationtech] EveryPolitician "Destination 200" for GLOW week

[Steven Clift]

Huge news:

  
https://www.mysociety.org/2015/09/15/everypolitician-200-countries-and-counting/

Can you help with these remaining countries?

 http://everypolitician.org/needed.html

The text from the blog post above:

EveryPolitician – 200 countries and counting

Posted byMyfanwy15th September 2015
Posted in Projects



Amazing—we did it!

When we decided to mark Global Legislative Openness Week with a drive
to get the data for 200 countries up on EveryPolitician, in all
honesty, we weren’t entirely sure it could be done.

And without the help of many people we wouldn’t have got there. But
last night, we put live the data for North Korea and Sweden, making us
one country over the target.

The result? There is now consistently-structured, reusable data
representing the politicians in 201 countries, ready for anyone to
pick up and work with. We hope you will.

That’s not to say that our job is over… far from it! There’s still
plenty more to be done, as we’ll explain below.

Here’s how it happened

Getting the data for each country was a multi-step process, aided by
many people. First, a suitable online source had to be located. Then,
a scraper would be written: a piece of code that could visit that
source and pull out the information we needed—names, districts,
political parties, dates of office, etc—and put it all in the right
format.

Because each country’s data had its own idiosyncrasies and formatting,
we needed a different scraper for every country.

Once written, we added each scraper to EveryPolitician’s list.
Crucially, scrapers aren’t just a one-off deal: ideally they’ll
continue to work over time as legislatures and politicians change.

The map above shows our progress during GLOW week, from 134 countries,
where we began, up to today’s count of 201.

Thanks to

mySociety’s Tony, Lead on the EveryPolitician project, worked non-stop
this week to get as many countries as possible online. But this week
we’ve seen EveryPolitician reach some kind of momentum, as it takes
off as a community project. It’s an ambitious idea, and it can only
succeed with the help of this kind of community effort. Thanks to
everyone who helped, including (in no particular order):

Duncan Walker for writing the scraper for Uganda; Joshua Tauberer for
helping with the USA data;Struan Donald for handling Ecuador, Japan,
Hong Kong, Serbia and the Netherlands; Dave Whiteland, with
ThaiNetizen helpfully finding the data source for Thailand; Team
Popong for South Korean data; Jenna Howe for her work on El Salvador;
Rubeena Mahato, Chris Maddock,Kätlin Traks, François Briatte,
@confirmordeny, and @foimonkey for lots of help on finding data;Henare
Degan and OpenAustralia who made the scraper for Ukraine; Matthew
Somerville for covering the Falkland islands and Sweden; Liz Conlan
for lots of help with Peru and American Samoa; Jaroslav Semančík who
provided data for, and assistance with, Slovakia; Mathias Huterwho
supplied current data for Austria while Steven Hirschorn wrote a
scraper for the historic data;Andy Lulham who wrote a scraper for
Gibraltar; Abigail Rumsey who wrote a scraper for Sri Lanka;everyone
who tweeted encouragement or retweeted our requests for help.

But there’s more

There are still 40 or so countries for which we have no data at all:
you can see them here. This week has provided an enormous boost to our
data, but the site’s real target is, just like the name says, to cover
every politician in the world.

And once we’ve done that, there’s still the matter of both historic
data, and more in-depth data for the politicians we do have. Thus far,
we mostly have only the lower houses for most countries which have two
— and for many countries we only have the current politicians. Going
into the future we need to include much richer data on all
politicians, including voting records, et cetera.

Meanwhile, our first target, to have a list of the current members of
every national legislature in the world, is starting to look like it’s
not so very far away. If you’d like to help us reach it, here’s how
you still can.
Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
   cl...@e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072
   @democracy  -  http://linkedin.com/in/netclift

Also with Knowledge Hub - steven.cl...@khub.net
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On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: "Dave Whiteland" <d...@mysociety.org>
> Date: Sep 7, 2015 11:09 AM
> Subject: [Poplus] EveryPolitician "Destination 200" for GLOW week
> To: "poplus" <pop...@googlegroups.com>
> Cc:
>
> Hello Poplus people
>
> We're having a busy week this week on EveryPolitician! For Global
> Legislative Openness Week (GLOW), we're doing a push to try to get
> data in place for 200 countrie

[liberationtech] News Challenge: Open Data - Useful for People/Communities, Address Inequities, Protect Liberties - Due Sept 30

[Steven Clift]

That's my own spin on the subject line.

It is interesting how the different partners display their emphasis.
It will be intriguing to see the mix in the end. Addressing inequities
with open data/open gov/civic tech needs more than lip service and
rarely gets significant investment when it runs into the meritocracy.

Challenge: http://bit.ly/newschallengehome

Open Data Entries: http://bit.ly/newschallengeopendata

Brief: http://bit.ly/newschallengeopendatabrief

Blog/video: http://bit.ly/newschallengeopendatablog

Press Release: http://bit.ly/newschallegeopendataPR

From the release:

“We live in an age where everyone has the potential to access and
explore large amounts of data. We hope the challenge will uncover
ideas that can turn this data into useful information, so people can
use it to make decisions about their lives and their communities,”
said John Bracken, Knight Foundation vice president for media
innovation.

“Data can be used for countless productive and disruptive purposes.
How can data be used to combat discrimination and injustice? How can
marginalized communities gain control of data-related interventions
that affect them? We hope this challenge produces sharp ideas for
addressing inequities in society,” said danah boyd, founder of Data &
Society.

“This challenge offers an opportunity to dive into the difficult
questions inherent in our increasingly ‘quantified society’ – how to
build systems that allow us to benefit from an increasing amount of
information, while ensuring that we protect our civil liberties and do
not create new forms of discrimination. We look forward to seeing the
results,” said Janet Haven, associate director of the Open Society
Foundations’ Information Program.

...

I have two initial ideas:

1. Democratic Data Deficit - If we really care about empowering people
to make decisions in their community and democracy, we need to
fundamentally address the complete lack of structured data about local
representatives and representative processes. From who represents me
_at the very local level_ to when is the next public meeting to
options to receive pro-active notification about an agenda item I care
about - you can't open data that doesn't exist in a structured form.
And you can't expect volunteers to crowd source or scrape and bake
this data on a sustained basis beyond the mega cities if that. So the
best way to collect and share open data on local democracy is to
_mandate_ its creation and share via the rule of law at the state
level. Then this data can be generated and shared (and involve the
Secretary of State's in most states to coordinate and make it happen).
If you want to help me explore this join our E-Democracy Projects list
- http://bit.ly/edemprojects and/or drop me - cl...@e-democracy.org -
a note. My proposal will build from http://e-democracy.org/sunshine if
you want to read more (sample legislative proposals to turn some of
the 10 indicators into legal requirements combined with tech efforts
to show what you can do with what exists "democratic" data wise in
sadly the rare places where the such public meeting, etc. data is
accessible )

2. Your Next Representative - Let's give the News Challenge another
chance to see the fundamental importance and hge opportunity to
create a global engine for helping voters find their candidates and
mix it up with them on social media. This has awesome transformative
potential: http://bit.ly/6countriesnewschallenge   - Join the Poplus
group: http://bit.ly/poplusgroup
Full disclosure: Knight funded a small prototype grant -
http://knightfoundation.org/grants/201551234/ -  for Argentina and the
U.S.. In the U.S., DataMade in Chicago recently connected with
E-Democracy.org to demonstrate the tool in a U.S. local election using
candidate social media data we've been crowd-sourcing on a volunteer
basis over the summer (in collaboration with Open Twin Cities a CfA
Brigade). One interesting use of social media data is the creation of
yet to be promoted Facebook Interest List on all the St. Paul
candidates Facebook Pages and crucially _public posts to their
Profiles_. Check it out: http://bit.ly/saintpaulelectionsfacebook
(Imagine if every city had a place where you could watch the campaign
like this or post-election connect with your representatives like this
also not yet promoted Interest list for Minneapolis:
http://bit.ly/minneapoliscivicfacebooklist )  More (work in progress,
*pre* using Your Next Rep http://e-democracy.org/stpaul15  BTW, for
the developers out there:
https://github.com/mysociety/yournextrepresentative

Cheers,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
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[liberationtech] Fwd: Sept. 15 - International Democracy Day “TweetTalk” on Space for Civil Society #demtalk

[Steven Clift]

From: National Democratic Institute 
Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:25 PM
Subject: Sept. 15 - International Democracy Day “TweetTalk” on Space for
Civil Society
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[image: The Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening
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The Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS)
invites you to join a Twitter chat on International Day of Democracy. The
theme of this year's Democracy Day is "space for civil society," a reminder
to governments everywhere that the hallmark of successful and stable
democracies is the presence of a strong and freely operating civil society.

*Click here to RSVP for the Twitter chat!*


The Twitter chat will be moderated by @CEPPS

and lead by representatives from the CEPPS core partner organizations: the
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (@IFES1987
),
the International Republican Institute (@IRIglobal
),
and the National Democratic Institute (@NDI
).
Please the
hashtag #DemTalk

on
Twitter to participate.​​

*Moderators*

   - *Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening* (@CEPPS
   

   )
   - *Kenneth Wollack* (@
   

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),
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   - *Michael D. Svetlik* (@MDsvetlikIFES
   
),
   vice president for programs of International Foundation for Electoral
   Systems; and
   - *Tom Garrett* (@ThomasEGarrett
   
),
   vice president for programs International Republican Institute.

*What*: Democracy Day Twitter Discussion on "Space for Civil Society"
*Who*: Hosted by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process
Strengthening (@CEPPS

)
​*When*: Wednesday, August 15, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET
*RSVP*:
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[liberationtech] EveryPolitician "Destination 200" for GLOW week

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From: "Dave Whiteland" 
Date: Sep 7, 2015 11:09 AM
Subject: [Poplus] EveryPolitician "Destination 200" for GLOW week
To: "poplus" 
Cc:

Hello Poplus people

We're having a busy week this week on EveryPolitician! For Global
Legislative Openness Week (GLOW), we're doing a push to try to get
data in place for 200 countries' legislatures.

If you don't know about EveryPolitician already, this is a good time
to find out about it. We're ambitiously aiming to store and share open
data on every national-level legislator in the world at
http://everypolitician.org/

The blog post announcing our GLOW push is here:
https://www.mysociety.org/2015/09/07/how-quickly-can-we-get-to-200-countries-on-every-politician/

There are two things we're particularly hoping you may be able to help
with (well, three really). One is to help identify sources of
comprehensive politician data we can use or scrape. This might be
easy, especially if it's for your country and you already know where
there's a published list of politicians.

Just to be clear -- we looking for comprehensive data sources, that
is, those that contain all the current legislators. These sources
might be pages on an official website, or they might be the work of
civic groups like us. The data might be rich (dates of birth, twitter
handles, and so on) or it might just be names. For example, if you can
tell that Wikipedia has comprehensive data for a country, because you
know that country, then we’re happy to use that. (Oh, also: current
data is good of course, but we’d love to get historic data too, and
that sometimes needs a little more specialist knowledge to unearth,
but we think some of you on the Poplus list might be those kind of
people).

The second way to help is a bit more of a leap, and that's for
countries where we do have a source of data, but for which we haven't
written a scraper (yet). We'd really appreciate anyone who can write a
scraper picking a country we haven't done yet, and making it
happen[1].

You can see the countries we need help with here:
http://everypolitician.org/needed.html

The third way to help is of course to *use* EveryPolitician data. Our
objective in curating the EveryPolitician data the way we do [2] is to
make it almost unavoidable that if someone builds a handy, funky, or
profound tool for handling the data on *their* country, it will
probably be easy for people in other countries to repurpose it. But
I'm getting ahead of myself: *this* week is all about seeing if we can
reach a target of 200 by identifying data sources and pulling that
data into EveryPolitician. Thanks in advance for joining in and/or
sharing the word!

Yours
Dave
mySociety

[1] some guidance on scrapers for EveryPolitician:
http://everypolitician.org/scrapers.html

[2] “consistent and useful”
http://everypolitician.org/data_structure.html -- so the JSON we put
out is Popolo (of course!) but we’re applying EveryPolitician
conventions on how data is presented. There’s a lot of freedom in the
spec, because it’s expressive, so we are limiting that in order to
keep everything consistent.

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[liberationtech] Fwd: [Inclusion] Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide

[Steven Clift]

From: Angela Siefer ang...@digitalinclusionalliance.org
Date: Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:58 AM
Subject: [Inclusion] Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide
To: inclus...@forums.e-democracy.org


*Please distribute widely.*

NDIA http://www.digitalinclusionalliance.org/ is co-sponsoring the
international conference Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/. Our co-sponsorship involves us
providing outreach to practitioner and policymakers and myself serving on
the conference's leadership team. The PPDD organizing team is looking for
additional co-sponsors plus financial sponsors. Let me know if you are
interested.

The interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD)
2015 International Conference brings together researchers, policymakers,
and practitioners to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this
pressing societal concern. PPDD 2015 provides an extended, in-depth
opportunity to consider the current state and future possibilities for
research, policy, and practice that informs issues related to the digital
divide around the world. Further, the Conference works to identify new
areas of necessary, productive research focus to foster greater
understanding and enlighten policy and practice going forward so that all
global citizens can participate fully in the digital, networked age. As a
major outcome of PPDD 2015, we plan to produce an edited volume of the top
papers as well as special issues of journals on specific themes within the
digital divide area.

If you would like to present and discuss your work during PPDD 2015 and
have it included in the online PPDD 2015 Conference Proceedings and/or if
you would like to provide a Position Paper for inclusion in the PPDD 2015
E-Book, please see the Call for Participation (
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/) for instructions on how to
submit your work for consideration.

If you would like to just attend PPDD 2015 to explore the issues and grow
your knowledge and network of connections, please know that you are very
welcome and valued in the PPDD Conference Community.


PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Creating Connections, Building Bridges: Advancing the

Digital Divide Research, Policy, and Practice Agenda

21-22 October 2015

Arizona State University SkySong

Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona USA

http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/



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[liberationtech] Congrats to the Knight News Challenge winners on elections

[Steven Clift]

Check out:

http://bit.ly/knightwinners2015

I hope they consider joining in with the Poplus.org open source
collaborative civic coding project to share their technology. Join the
online group: http://bit.ly/poplusgroup


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[liberationtech] What should the liberation tech response be to ISIS-related recruiting online?

[Steven Clift]

Any reactions to this NYTimes article?

ISIS and the Lonely Young American
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHIJUNE 27, 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/world/americas/isis-online-recruiting-american.html?_r=0

What responsibilities emerge and how do they balance with freedoms and
rights we aspire to see online being used essentially for very bad
things.


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[liberationtech] Open Data Charter Consultation

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-- Forwarded message --
From: Martin Tisne mti...@omidyar.com
Date: Jun 6, 2015 1:23 AM
Subject: [ftm_network] Open Data Charter Consultation
To: ftm_netw...@googlegroups.com, pwyp-eur...@googlegroups.com, 
pwyp...@googlegroups.com, amld-advoc...@googlegroups.com, OGP Civil
Society group o...@dgroups.org, Foianet Net foia...@foiadvocates.info,
opengo...@opengovernment.org.uk, open-governm...@lists.okfn.org
Cc:

Hi All, apologies for the cross-posts. Please see the information below re
consultations for the Open Data Charter. We’d love your engagement and
input. With thanks, Martin


*Open Data Charter Consultation *


1) The Charter is available for comment through July 30th, 2015

2) It is available at http://opendatacharter.net/charter/

3) Please spread the word broadly for stakeholders to comment through the
website

4) If you are attending key events in-person, take some time to promote the
charter and invited comments: if you hold an in-person discussion on the
charter, please have someone take notes and submit the summary comments on
line at http://opendatacharter.net/charter/

5) Comments will be reviewed, clustered and proposed changes developed the
first week of August

6) The proposed changes will be reviewed and agreed by Charter Stewards by
end of second week of August

7) An explanation of how the Charter was revised and finalized based on the
inputs will be communicated via the ODC website in late August.

8) A big push will be made for signatories for the rolling launch of the
Charter at UNGA, followed by Open Government Partnership Global Summit, G20
in Turkey and the Climate COP in Paris.

9) If you have any questions or would like further information, please send
an email to i...@opendatacharter.net


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[liberationtech] Fwd: Internet Policy in the MENA Region: Research Methods for Advocates

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-- Forwarded message --
From: CGCS Assistant cgcsassist...@asc.upenn.edu
Date: May 7, 2015 10:38 AM
Subject: Internet Policy in the MENA Region: Research Methods for Advocates
To: t...@e-democracy.org t...@e-democracy.org
Cc:

 To Whom It May Concern:

 We would appreciate it if you could send this call for applications to the
e-news listserv. Thank you.

 The Center for Global Communication Studies

 _

 The Internet Policy Observatory presents:

 Internet Policy in the MENA Region: Research Methods for Advocates
September 1-4, Kadir Has University, Istanbul

 Application Deadline:  May 15, 2015

 Application available at http://goo.gl/forms/UVH7128nvE

 As activists and researchers around the world endeavor to influence
internet policymaking processes and raise awareness about the importance of
protecting the open internet, the need for relevant, advanced internet
policy research methods among advocates is brought into stark relief. This
need is particularly great in the broader MENA region, where observers are
witnessing increasing levels of government control online, inadequate
legislation supportive of a robust and secure cyberspace, as well as
increasingly sophisticated security risks to journalists, researchers, and
activists. These issues are further complicated by the political, economic,
and cultural dynamics that are specific to the region.

 Recognizing the importance of advocacy and policy efforts that make use of
methodologically rigorous and contextually appropriate research as well as
the need for a deeper engagement with the local environments that shape
internet policy issues, the Annenberg School for Communication’s Internet
Policy Observatory has teamed up with Citizen Lab, ASL19, Ranking Digital
Rights, Social Media Exchange, 7iber, and Kadir Has University’s New Media
Department to develop an Internet Policy Research Methods Workshop. This
program will bring together young scholars and activists working in digital
rights and the internet policy space in an intensive four day practicum
that provides a survey of both qualitative and quantitative, online and
offline research methods with the goal of enhancing and advancing their
advocacy efforts.

 The Internet Policy Research Methods program seeks applications from
activists, advocates and those working at NGOs, and early career
researchers working and studying in the Middle East and North Africa.
Prospective applicants should have a particular area of interest related to
internet governance and policymaking, censorship, surveillance, internet
access, political engagement online, protection of human rights online, or
corporate governance in the ICT sector. Applicants will be asked to bring a
specific research question to the program to be developed and
operationalized through trainings and one-on-one mentorship with top
researchers and experts from around the world.

 The program will provide skill-building tutorials on defining problems and
framing research questions, conducting desk and archival research, policy
mapping, questionnaire/interview design and techniques, conducting surveys
and public opinion research, network measurement, social network analysis,
data visualization, maximizing influence, research dissemination and
promotional strategies, developing proposals for funding, actionable
research agendas and evaluating project impact.

 We encourage individuals from the MENA region in the academic (early
career), NGO, and public policy sectors to apply. The course will be
conducted in English and applicants should have high proficiency in English
in order to interact with experts, lecturers and other participants who
will come from diverse backgrounds. To apply for the 2015 Summer Research
Institute, please visit the online form (http://goo.gl/forms/UVH7128nvE).

 A limited pool of funding in the form of travel support is available and
will be allocated based on the strength of the application, fit with the
workshop, and demonstrated need. If you require funding support, please
indicate as such in the online form (http://goo.gl/forms/UVH7128nvE).

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[liberationtech] Pew: Americans’ Views on Open Government Data #opengov #opendata - Only 5% say very effective!

[Steven Clift]

Important survey just released:

  http://bit.ly/pewopengov

Discuss here:
   https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1625987174299539/



Pew Research Center: Americans’ Views on Open Government Data

The survey ... captures public views at the emergent moment when new
technology tools and techniques are being used to disseminate and
capitalize on government data and specifically looks at:

* People’s level of awareness of government efforts to share data

* Whether these efforts translate into people using data to track
government performance

* If people think government data initiatives have made, or have the
potential to make, government perform better or improve accountability

* The more routine kinds of government-citizen online interactions,
such as renewing licenses or searching for the hours of public
facilities.

...

The top line numbers:

Few Americans think governments are very effective in sharing data
they collect with the public:

* Just 5% say the federal government does this very effectively, with
another 39% saying the federal government does this somewhat
effectively.

* 5% say state governments share data very effectively, with another
44% saying somewhat effectively.

* 7% say local governments share data very effectively, with another
45% responding somewhat effectively.

Somewhat larger numbers could think of examples in which their local
government either did or did not do a good job providing information
to the public:

* 19% of all Americans could think of an example where the local
government did a good job providing information to the public about
data it collects.

* 19% could think of an example where local government did not provide
enough useful information about data and information to the public.

Relatively few Americans reported using government data sources for
monitoring what is going on:

* 20% have used government sources to find information about student
or teacher performance.

* 17% have used government sources to look for information on the
performance of hospitals or health care providers.

* 7% have used government sources to find out about contracts between
government agencies and outside firms.

...

I have lots to say about this ... another time:
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1625987174299539/

The missing question if we want to build public trust in government in
my view is whether the public would like government to provide secure
individual online access to private and public government data held
about you. Estonia does this, so can the rest of the world.


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[liberationtech] Google Civic Innovation Team: Answer Our Civic Tech Organization Survey

[Steven Clift]

Hey all, I just had a nice chat with Fumi and offered to share their
survey more widely.

If you consider your organization's work to be civic tech anywhere
in the world please fill this out:

 http://bit.ly/googlecivictechsurvey

Some of the results will be shared with those who fill it out. That's cool.

See below.  And pass this along to those you think would be interested.

Steve

From: Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org
Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 3:20 PM
Subject: Google Civic Innovation Team: Answer Our Civic Tech Organization Survey
To: newswire newsw...@groups.dowire.org, poplus pop...@googlegroups.com


Fumi Yamazaki with Google's Civic Innovation team announced this
interesting survey via the Open Knowledge discussion list the other
day:

http://bit.ly/googlecivictechsurvey

With this survey, we're looking to better understand the current
civic tech ecosystem through organizations in identifying
opportunities, needs, and challenges for civic technology solutions.

We will not share individual or personal information but are planning
to share the aggregate results to the people who responded, since we
believe we as a community can tackle some of the challenges together.


From: Fumi Yamazaki
Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 2:23 PM
Subject: [okfn-discuss] Civic Tech Organization Survey


Hi everyone,

Google Civic Innovation team is conducting a survey to understand
current civic tech ecosystem and organizations, and identify
opportunities, needs and challenges for civic technology solutions.

If you are one of civic tech organizations, could you please take some
time to share your thoughts here? http://goo.gl/forms/J9eNQJdf5e


Thanks,
Fumi Yamazaki
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[liberationtech] New White House Chief Digital Officer has a question for you ... #socialcivics

[Steven Clift]

Check out this post by Jason Goldman

  http://bit.ly/newWHchiefdigitalofficer

Starting April 6th, his new job in the White House will be to help
create more meaningful online engagement between government and
American citizens.


The core question from Jason:

  Here’s what I would love. I would love for you to answer this
question: How can we — our government and you and your communities —
better connect online to make America better?


Reply via the 3200 member Open Gov and Civic Tech Facebook Group here:

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1615328718698718/

Or answer with #socialcivics across the Internet.

   https://twitter.com/hashtag/socialcivics?src=hash
   https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/socialcivics?source=feed_text
   https://www.tumblr.com/search/socialcivics
   https://medium.com/search?q=%23socialcivics


Clift Note: One key nuance - Jason is as I call it going to the
parade (something I described with online campaigning in 2008 -
http://blog.e-democracy.org/posts/132 - BUT in governance not just
elections. While the White House certainly has a Facebook page,
starting a distributed conversation via a hashtag from the White House
(soon anyway) is quite notable.

And to Jason, I have three quick answers on how we can connect
governments, we the people, and our communities ONLINE to make our
country better:

1. Elect a new generation of representatives who engage their everyday
constituents two-way online after the election is over. Note:
http://bit.ly/facebookpoliticians

Perhaps the White House could challenge Governors to be involved in
some kind of meta online engagement effort. Think legacy impact that
won't just disappear with the next administration.

2. Go local up with communities online everywhere where government
and civil servants are not banned like they are with resident-only
gated community models online. Our results with PUBLIC spaces
online: http://bit.ly/edemsurveyresults  ... if we want mass national
engagement, we need places online where the right and left who live in
the same neighborhood can connect across ideology in the common
interest.

3. Online special events (AKA e-consultation, online consultation) can
work online - While government can go to the parade, the more
thought governments put into time-based online input gathering with
specialized tools, the better government can sort through the input.

And feel free to read my older stuff, which unfortunately is mostly
filled with ideas that need audacious leaders in government to make
happen: http://stevenclift.com/articles/

Join the parade here by the way:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

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Re: [liberationtech] What elections News Challenge proposals excite you?

[Steven Clift]

-stake

https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/elections/entries/citizen-springboard-the-leap-from-the-civil-to-the-political-society

https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/elections/entries/the-promise-fact-checker-crowd-checking-campaign-promises

https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/elections/entries/playing-musical-chairs-el-juego-de-las-bancas

https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/elections/entries/data-based-games-to-help-with-candidate-selection

Abrazo!
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On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org wrote:
 Please share some links to your proposal or to those you like most.

 Here is one ...

 Thanks to power of Google Docs and Skype chatter, a collaborative crew from
 six countries worked on this (more below from Martin):

 Who Are My Candidates?

 http://bit.ly/6countriesnewschallenge

 If you like the idea of leveraging the UK's http://YourNextMP.com code in
 your city, state or nation to generate fundamental open data on candidates,
 join the Poplus.org online group: http://bit.ly/poplusgroup

 Also, if you really want to tune in or help now, join the UK Democracy
 Club's online group:
 https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/democracy-club

 Start coding:
 https://github.com/mysociety/yournextmp-popit

 Or start helping with the crowd-sourcing on UK candidates:
 https://yournextmp.com/tasks/

 More from Martin in Argentina below ...

 Steven Clift

 -- Forwarded message --
 From: Martín Szyszlican marti...@gmail.com
 Date: Mar 19, 2015 1:33 PM
 Subject: [Poplus] NewsChallenge: Who Are My Candidates? Fundamental election
 data, and fundamentally useful voter tools, in six countries.
 To: poplus pop...@googlegroups.com
 Cc:

 Today is the last day of the Knight NewsChallenge and after a great work by
 members of the poplus federation we have published our entry, you can read
 it fully (and applaud it if you like) here:
 https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/elections/entries/who-are-my-candidates-fundamental-election-data-and-fundamentally-useful-voter-tools-in-six-countries

 I have been pushing for this for the past few months and we finally managed
 to have a great proposal, I really hope the challenge's judges will think
 the same.

 The stated goal is to provide election information in six countries, and the
 poplus-related goal is to make yournextmp a truly global tool, with a popit
 backend and a host of popolo-based tools implemented or improved in each
 country.
 I mean Write-it, Cargografias, Twittelection and even add new tools by
 making VotaInteligente (a tool from Ciudadano Inteligente in Chile) be able
 to consume from PopIt.

 April 13th is the day we find out weather we made it to the next round, they
 will pick 50 projects out fo the more than 600 proposals and those will have
 to provide a more specific budget and timeline.

 Thanks to all.

 --
 Martín Szyszlican
 Desarrollo web usable y accesible
 martinszyszlican.com



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[liberationtech] What elections News Challenge proposals excite you?

[Steven Clift]

Please share some links to your proposal or to those you like most.

Here is one ...

Thanks to power of Google Docs and Skype chatter, a collaborative crew from
six countries worked on this (more below from Martin):

Who Are My Candidates?

http://bit.ly/6countriesnewschallenge

If you like the idea of leveraging the UK's http://YourNextMP.com code in
your city, state or nation to generate fundamental open data on
candidates,  join the Poplus.org online group: http://bit.ly/poplusgroup

Also, if you really want to tune in or help now, join the UK Democracy
Club's online group:
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!forum/democracy-club

Start coding:
https://github.com/mysociety/yournextmp-popit

Or start helping with the crowd-sourcing on UK candidates:
https://yournextmp.com/tasks/

More from Martin in Argentina below ...

Steven Clift
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From: Martín Szyszlican marti...@gmail.com
Date: Mar 19, 2015 1:33 PM
Subject: [Poplus] NewsChallenge: Who Are My Candidates? Fundamental
election data, and fundamentally useful voter tools, in six countries.
To: poplus pop...@googlegroups.com
Cc:

Today is the last day of the Knight NewsChallenge and after a great work by
members of the poplus federation we have published our entry, you can read
it fully (and applaud it if you like) here:
https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/elections/entries/who-are-my-candidates-fundamental-election-data-and-fundamentally-useful-voter-tools-in-six-countries

I have been pushing for this for the past few months and we finally managed
to have a great proposal, I really hope the challenge's judges will think
the same.

The stated goal is to provide election information in six countries, and
the poplus-related goal is to make yournextmp a truly global tool, with a
popit backend and a host of popolo-based tools implemented or improved in
each country.
I mean Write-it, Cargografias, Twittelection and even add new tools by
making VotaInteligente (a tool from Ciudadano Inteligente in Chile) be able
to consume from PopIt.

April 13th is the day we find out weather we made it to the next round,
they will pick 50 projects out fo the more than 600 proposals and those
will have to provide a more specific budget and timeline.

Thanks to all.

-- 
*Martín Szyszlican*
Desarrollo web usable y accesible
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Re: [liberationtech] To -WATCH- the Poplus-hosted Q and A with Knight Foundation on Elections News Challenge - Thu Mar 5

[Steven Clift]

We had a very informative Hangout with the Knight Foundation today on
their elections themed News Challenge.

Here is an Open Gov Facebook Group post with the key links:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1605893399642250/

Or visit the *on-demand* recording on Google Plus/YouTube:

http://bit.ly/NewsChallegeQAHangout

The News Challenge itself: http://newschallenge.org
Our Google doc has some rough notes from the call:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fwM5d_2dN_Hhc3RXhxiSj6Nf7ZAlQEY54eDJowrDXSE/edit?usp=sharing

...

With my Poplus.org component collaboration hat on (join us
http://bit.ly/poplusgroup ) ...

I am personally interested in how we support crowd-sourcing of deep
social media links down the ballot about candidates. The code/model
from http://yournextmp.com in the UK has some real momentum - they
have a serious no data challenge in that official government lists of
who is running for parliament only exist a few weeks before the
election and not from a central source.

In Minnesota, we can get the basic who is on your ballot data far
sooner, but with increasing friending for office via Facebook, etc.
emerging, helping voters find and engage candidates on social media is
a huge need if we want this increased engagement to go beyond the
usual suspects and most connected voters.

I am also interested in how candidates/campaigns themselves could take
control over certain standard data fields and upload character limited
statements, a candidate photo, and other content that would
dramatically lower the cost for ANYONE producing voter
guides/websites, etc. Ultimately we need a syndication ecology that
gets informed voting info to voters to the media, search, and others
sites with lots of eyeballs.

I am curious who else is interested in leveraging this code -
https://github.com/mysociety/yournextmp-popit - in their city, state,
or nation?

The News Challenge may be an important opportunity to rapidly explore
some global collaboration, but only if folks who want to use the code
(and of course can marshal local resources to deploy/crowdsource) say
they are interested.  (Here on this e-list is fine, but also
http://bit.ly/poplusgroup )

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org

P.S. As the creator of the world's first election info site in 1994 -
http://e-democracy.org/1994 - I hope the News Challenge funds ideas
that break out of the boom bust cycle of online election sites. Every
big election, a dozen major projects emerge in every country and then
go poof after the election. There must be better ways to build
election engagement engines that allows each country with a major
election to build on the code base/model of those before and then make
it easier for the next country to help more voters cast votes and more
informed votes to the level each voter aspires.

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On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org wrote:
 RSVP here - you'll see it in your local time too (11 Eastern Thursday):

  https://plus.google.com/events/c98nmucr8hmc7f3j7os34ekmoig

 You'll be able to watch/listen via Hangout/YouTube live or ON-DEMAND later.


 Cheers,
 Steven Clift
 Poplus Engagement Lead

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[liberationtech] To -WATCH- the Poplus-hosted Q and A with Knight Foundation on Elections News Challenge - Thu Mar 5

[Steven Clift]

RSVP here - you'll see it in your local time too (11 Eastern Thursday):

 https://plus.google.com/events/c98nmucr8hmc7f3j7os34ekmoig

You'll be able to watch/listen via Hangout/YouTube live or ON-DEMAND later.


Cheers,
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Poplus Engagement Lead

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Re: [liberationtech] Help crowd-source Open Data Day event details, hashtags, etc. - Timely Volunteer Opportunity

[Steven Clift]

Hey all, we are approaching 25 events from all over the world with
*details* filled in already. Share-a-thon.

It is fascinating to see what is coming in so far. I've added an org
GitHub account to the columns for the first time. This should make it
much easier to follow code development across groups.

Please add yours or crowd-source the 100+ events where we only have a
place and event website (adding the local hashtag at least):

http://bit.ly/oddeventdetails

Also, in terms of publicizing your events for free - the Open
Government and Civic Technology Facebook Group just crossed the 3,000
member mark. So definitely join and promote your open data events
here:

   http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

We have lots of members who join because we use our Google Ad grant to
promote the group ... they may well be in your city but not know about
your efforts.

Also, if you want advice on how to get more folks to show up at your
Open Data Day/Code Across event, read this in-depth e-outreach guide:
http://bit.ly/eoutreach

Thanks,
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[liberationtech] Help crowd-source Open Data Day event details, hashtags, etc. - Timely Volunteer Opportunity

[Steven Clift]

Help edit here:http://bit.ly/oddeventdetails


From: Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org
Date: Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:55 AM
Subject: Timely non-tech Poplus volunteer opportunity! Help
crowdsource links *today* or tomorrow
To: poplus pop...@googlegroups.com


Hey all,

You may have seen my Open Data contact/link data note just now.

During the Poplus Hangout, there were a number of tweets about what we are
doing to share Poplus.org during Open Data Day. - Great question!

One of the key things we need to share Poplus information is direct
contact information for local events - so jump in right now and help:

  http://bit.ly/oddeventdetails

... and follow some of the links to the event websites and then add
links and information you can find. The host email and Twitter
accounts are the most useful in terms of us being able to -actually-
contact these efforts or follow local event on Twitter, photo sites,
etc.

So, jump right in and take a few cities.

I see three key general Poplus.org ODD opportunities:

1. Get Poplus components/effort mentioned to those assembled as a new
up and coming civic tech coding collaboration. Invite people to join
our online group to really get involved: http://bit.ly/poplusgroup

If you will be at an ODD event, ask to speak briefly.  Or at least
Tweet various links.


2. Share the link to the Poplus.org/components page to hackathon teams
as they first convene as invite them to see if they can leverage a
component in there project. Or if you are at an event, organized a
team to deploy a component with national/local open government data,
etc. or work on one. Perhaps a local version of http://yournextmp.com
or Say It might be a possibility, etc.?


3. If your event is an Unconference, propose a session on Civic
Technology Components and perhaps adapt the slide from today's
hangout to help kick off a What are civic tech components?
Microservices? What is Poplus? - http://bit.ly/poplushangoutslides

Do others have ideas? Please share.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
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[liberationtech] Introducing Poplus Hangout starts in few minutes

[Steven Clift]

Top of the hour:

http://bit.ly/popluswelcomehangout

Tweet questions to #poplus

 https://twitter.com/search?q=%23poplussrc=typd

 Start with Q: and end with #poplus

The Hangout on Air will be available on-demand for those on the West
Coast of the U.S./NZ/AU sleeping. :-) Add questions to Twitter and we
will respond.



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Re: [liberationtech] Introducing Poplus Hangout starts in few minutes

[Steven Clift]

We hit a glitch. Poplus hangout in NOW here:

   
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/113916572031919197570/events/cqeneunjr1aak7vds6kjhefqurc
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On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 6:46 AM, Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org wrote:
 Top of the hour:

 http://bit.ly/popluswelcomehangout

 Tweet questions to #poplus

  https://twitter.com/search?q=%23poplussrc=typd

  Start with Q: and end with #poplus

 The Hangout on Air will be available on-demand for those on the West
 Coast of the U.S./NZ/AU sleeping. :-) Add questions to Twitter and we
 will respond.



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Re: [liberationtech] Introducing The GovLab Digest: covering innovations in Governance, delivered weekly

[Steven Clift]

Excellent service! Definitely subscribe.
On Feb 13, 2015 11:33 AM, Maria Hermosilla ma...@thegovlab.org wrote:

 Hi!

 If you and your colleagues are not yet familiar with The GovLab Digest,
 please take a moment to review the current issue
 http://eepurl.com/bee691. The Digest, delivered electronically every
 week, is a carefully curated gathering of the most important new
 developments and findings related to civic technology and governance
 innovation. With so much research, design, and pilot testing now going on
 in these areas in so many different parts of the world, the Digest provides
 a timely, convenient, and synoptic way to stay on top of the current state
 of knowledge and experimentation.



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 Please do sign up and see for yourself if this weekly collection of
 materials proves useful. If it does not, you can always stop your
 subscription at any time. We very much hope you become and active reader --
 and an active contributor of new ideas, new materials, and new suggestions
 for things to be included.

 Sincerely,


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Re: [liberationtech] Webcast - NetGain - Wed Feb 11 - Stronger Digital Society - Ford, Knight, MacArthur, Mozilla, Open Society #netgain

[Steven Clift]

There of course are multiple ways to participate in Poplus, not just this
one Hangout.

Reaching people via YouTube streaming via Google Hangouts-on-Air is a
supplement to the online group which encourages engagement via good old
email:

http://bit.ly/poplusgroup

Also, in March, our regular two-way teleconference allows you to use the
telephone to participate. No flash required.

Are there ways to watch YouTube without flash? I thought there were.

Steve

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 On Wed, Feb 11, 2015, at 01:51 PM, John Sullivan wrote:
  Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org writes:
 
   NetGain - Working together for a stronger digital society - Conference
 Webcast
  
   Starts at 9:30 am Eastern US time - on Wed, Feb 11, 2015
  
   Agenda, webcast, etc.:
  
http://bit.ly/netgainwebcast
  
 
  Would love to watch, but apparently participating in discussion of about
  a stronger digital society requires proprietary Flash.
 
  Is there another stream?

 Definitely seems like a great opportunity to use something like
 Rhinobird (http://rhinobird.tv/), a Knight-funded open-source pure
 HTML5/WebRTC live streaming service

 https://beta.rhinobird.tv/
 https://github.com/rhinobird

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[liberationtech] Strenghtening the Online Freedom of Assembly - My NetGain Challenge Submission

[Steven Clift]

My submission is wordy but hugely important.

In short, it is becoming extremely difficult for people to create
independent groups online on platforms/sites they control.

The tools to host exist, but the network effect of Facebook Groups, Google
Groups, Twitter hashtags, etc. are making it very difficult to gather
people online independently. So we need solutions that help independent
online groups gain access to more people.

Mine starts with One of the most democratizing in bold.

Up vote ideas and add your own:

   http://netgainchallenge.org
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[liberationtech] Open Data Day Micro Grants - ODD is Feb 21st

[Steven Clift]

OPEN DATA DAY 2015 is coming and a coalition of partners have come
together to provide a limited number of micro-grants designed to
support communities organise ODD activities all over the world !

All the details from the Open Knowledge Foundation:

 http://bit.ly/opendatadaymicrogrants


More ...

Here are the emerging events:

http://wiki.opendataday.org/Main_Page

If you want to get involved, join their online group:

 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/open-data-day

Also note Code Across events as well:

  http://www.codeforamerica.org/events/codeacross-2015/

You need to check with wiki, map and the Code Across list to see what
is emerging this is as OKF puts it As a volunteer led event, with no
organisation behind it, Open Data Day provides the perfect opportunity
for communities all over the world to convene, celebrate and promote
open data in ways most relevant to their fellow citizens.

See the 2014 sheet for events from last year too - starting one in
your city with other who did this before is worth at try:

  
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ruewy74XVCCyp89YzqsyeoKTjLmyzNHo0hrjr3djiyQ/edit?usp=sharing

Lastly, as part of the Coalition supporting this effort with some
in-kind promotion, note our tips on digital outreach for unconferences
and hackathons. If set up an event, these very tactical tips will help
to get people in the room!

 http://e-democracy.org/digout

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[liberationtech] mySociety's new $3.6M investment from Omidyar Network, seeks to grow Poplus civic tech collaboration

[Steven Clift]

This is very exciting news for the civic technology and open
government movement.

You'll note that Tom Steinberg references Poplus in his post below.
Poplus website: http://bit.ly/poplus

In my view, Poplus represents the next generation of collaborative and
shared civic tech development. Think code components or Lego
building blocks you can use to adapt code across borders and different
political systems.

If you want to tap into mySociety's very global momentum _combined_
with other orgs like FCI in Chile, g0v in Taiwan, Sinar in Malaysia,
SimSim in Morocco, etc. and forward thinking
coders/companies/governments/etc., I strongly encourage you to join
the Poplus Google Group:
 http://bit.ly/poplusgroup
And join in our fresh round of introductions: http://bit.ly/poplusintros

E-Democracy is excited to further announce we've been commissioned by
mySociety to lead an effort to boost global Poplus participation via
online engagement. So join in!

Congrats mySociety! Thank you Omidyar Network.

Steven Clift
Poplus.org and E-Democracy.org

P.S. We just had a Poplus Meetup teleconference today with updates
spanning the global. See the raw notes and listen to the recording:
http://bit.ly/poplusmeetup  The next virtual Meetup is on Feb. 18:
http://bit.ly/poplusFeb2015calRSVP  (this will be geared toward people
*new* to Poplus, definitely join the online group for details:
http://bit.ly/poplusgroup )


See:
http://bit.ly/mysocomidyar

Omidyar Network backs mySociety

Posted by Tom Steinberg 21st January 2015


Much of mySociety’s work is only possible thanks to generous funding
from a number of philanthropic foundations.

Today, we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a major
strategic investment from Omidyar Network totalling up to $3.6m over
three years.

This is the third time we’ve been supported by Omidyar Network, and
this represents the biggest investment we’ve ever had. Alongside
organisations like the Open Society Foundation, Google.org and the
Indigo Trust, Omidyar has been central in our transformation from a
tiny UK-focused non-profit, to a global social enterprise of nearly 30
staff.

Being supported by Omidyar Network means more than just vital
financial support. It means access to their amazing networks of other
investees, and advice and guidance from a range of sources. And, also
crucial for an organisation that seeks technical excellence, it means
the stamp of support from an organisation that ultimately traces its
DNA back to the giant internet successes that are eBay and Paypal.

What is the money for?

mySociety’s main ambition, over the next three years, is to help a
couple of dozen other organisations, spread around the world, to grow
popular citizen empowerment tools that are big enough to really matter
to the citizens of a wide range of countries. This means building and
growing tools that help people to check up on politicians, demand
information and answers, or report and track problems, in hugely
varying contexts.

In addition to this, we will continue to maintain and grow the network
of users of our technology and support the growing Poplus -
http://bit.ly/poplus - federation.

It’s a tough goal, and one that will require even more from the
organisations we partner with, than from our own colleagues. But the
very fact that we can even try to help groups at this scale, is
because Omidyar Network enables us to imagine it.



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[liberationtech] Fwd: [Sunlight International] Introducing the Open Contracting Data Standard!

[Steven Clift]

See:
http://bit.ly/opencontractingstandard

Congrats all for the hard work. I'll be curious to see how pro-active
governments are in releasing data in this format more directly. I've just
passed this around my state of Minnesota via our large Open Twin Cities
Google Group asking that question and I encourage you to pass this around
your country/state/region encouraging uptake by governments directly. -
Steven Clift


From: Felipe Estefan felipe.estefa...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:45 AM
Subject: [Sunlight International] Introducing the Open Contracting Data
Standard!
To: Open Contracting Partnership partners...@open-contracting.com


Dear all -

At the Open Contracting Partnership we are thrilled to share with you Version
1.0 of the Open Contracting Data Standard
http://standard.open-contracting.org/.

The Open Contracting Data Standard http://standard.open-contracting.orgseeks
to serve as a guiding best practice for all those wishing to disclose or to
advocate for the disclosure of contracting data. It was developed through a
year-long process of consultations, and we are grateful to many of you who
provided key inputs as part of that process.

We are hopeful that the Open Contracting Data Standard will help us ensure
that all public contracting becomes truly public, and by doing so, enhance
government effectiveness, foster private sector growth, empower civil
society, and, ultimately, lead to better outcomes for all.

If you have questions or comments on the Standard
http://standard.open-contracting.org, or ideas on how it could applied in
the context of your own work, please don't hesitate to let us know. We look
forward to continue collaborating with many of you.

With best wishes, and with apologies for any cross-postings,

Felipe
--
@FelipeEstefan
+1 (315) 420-7464


   Open Contracting Data Standard launches globally today

*November 18, 2014: *Governments around the world are adopting and
implementing a new data standard that has launched today and which seeks to
make public procurement more robust, transparent and accessible. Countries
at the forefront of this process include: Canada, Costa Rica, Colombia,
Mexico, Paraguay and the UK.

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
http://standard.open-contracting.org - a product of the Open Contracting
Partnership
http://www.open-contracting.org?e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=1,
developed by the World Wide Web Foundation
http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webfoundation.orgutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=2e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=email
through
a project supported by Omidyar Network
http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.omidyar.comutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=3e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=email
and
the World Bank
http://www.open-contracting.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldbank.orgutm_campaign=ocds_announcen=4e=dd07b5f4ee805dadedc34b71b173b62d45e392a6utm_source=opencontractingutm_medium=email
-
will shine a light onto how trillions of dollars of public money are spent,
helping to fight corruption, improve service delivery and enhance market
efficiency.

Challenge

Every year, governments worldwide spend more than 9.5 trillion USD on
contracts but when, where and how the money is spent in the contracting
process is, at the moment, largely invisible.

Now, for the first time, governments are being given the tools to open
their contracting data in a consistent, visible and accessible way. Through
the OCDS, governments are able to be more effective, to drive growth and to
increase public engagement and trust in their contracting systems.

About the Standard

The first version of the OCDS sets out key documents and data that should
be published at each stage of a contracting process, alongside a fully
documented open data specification.It was created through a year-long
development project, looking at the existing supply of contracting data in
over 15 countries, and working with users of contracting data to understand
their needs. It ensures contracting data that is published is accessible
and consistent for everyone to compare and analyze, and promotes a fairer
playing field for businesses.

The ongoing development of the Standard will be led by the Open Contracting
Partnership, which will continue to collaborate with publishers and users
as they adopt the Standard to further develop specifications and guidance.

Gavin Hayman, incoming Executive Director of the Open Contracting
Partnership said:

*It is time to end secret deals between companies and governments to make
sure public resources are spent openly, effectively and efficiently. Having
accessible, comparable data covering the key items of information in a deal
is key to achieving this objective.*

Anne Jellema, CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation said

[liberationtech] Sunlight: Introducing Today in OpenGov, our new morning newsletter

[Steven Clift]

Sign up here!

http://bit.ly/todayinopengovnews

It is great to see Sunlight waking up to the power of email. Seriously. :-)

I should mention that I am exploring a weekly best of @democracy
e-newsletter with highlights from the hundreds of online
conversation/exchange spaces that I monitor and deep links to best
explosions of knowledge sharing. The Open Gov Facebook Group has become an
amazing sharing engine and it could use a highlights version. Stay tuned
for a survey and the opportunity to get involved.

Cheers,
Steve


From: Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org
Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:48 AM
Subject: Sunlight: Introducing Today in OpenGov, our new morning newsletter
To: cl...@e-democracy.org



[image: This photo is a screenshot of Today in OpenGov]

Today in OpenGov, inbox edition

Great news, opengov fans: Now there’s a new way to wake up with the news
you care about most.

Beginning Monday, Sunlight will start delivering a regular digest of open
government news and information http://ift.tt/1CQ0R6Y each morning to
subscribers’ inboxes. We’re calling it Today in OpenGov, and it’s
Sunlight’s first-ever daily newsletter. (Click here to subscribe
http://ift.tt/1CQ0R6Y.)

Longtime Sunlight readers will probably recognize the name. The concept of
publishing a regular roundup of open government news has been a constant
feature http://ift.tt/1EEGCKq of the Sunlight blog for nearly two years.
Readers should notice a few other similarities too: The format will remain
largely the same as the blog posts, which have been pretty successful in
driving steady morning traffic. And Matt, who has been the digest’s main
author since Day One, is staying on as lead author. If you’ve been reading
Today in OpenGov on the blog on any regular basis, you already know he does
a terrific job scouring the web to find open government news from across
the globe each morning. (And, of course, he’ll also continue his standard
practice of linking directly to those sources and providing all the credit
that’s due — an editorial standard that we take seriously at Sunlight.)

But why the change over to email to begin with? A few reasons.
We're taking Today in OpenGov to the next level: your inbox!
http://ift.tt/1CQ0R6Y Today in #OpenGov is going email! Your source for
all-things-opengov will soon be a daily newsletter. Sign up here!
http://ift.tt/1CQ0R6Y

First, email is where our readers currently live, plain and simple. The
importance of the inbox as a vehicle for gaining readers’ attention has
been well documented http://ift.tt/1xa8YdK. Some are calling it a
comeback. Whatever it is, the fundamental truth as we understand is that
that most of our readers are like us: They wake up, check their email and
read the morning news while on their way to the office, or maybe during
those first few minutes while enjoying that cup of coffee (or tea!). A
morning newsletter delivered to that same inbox just makes sense.

Oh, and speaking of commuting, did we mention Today in OpenGov will also be
responsive to your mobile device? We’re lucky enough to have an incredibly
talented design staff here at Sunlight, who bring a comprehensive approach
to projects. So not only will you see a lovely new layout for TIOG, but
you’ll also be able to read it in any number of formats suitable to the
opengov reader who is on the go. That’s a flexibility we just don’t have on
Sunlight’s blog.

Finally, Today in OpenGov is part of a larger experiment at Sunlight to
overhaul our entire email strategy. The last few years alone have brought a
lot of change around here — an expanded policy focus, a bigger Labs
department and a more robust reporting group. Sunlight’s blog has
traditionally been the voice of Sunlight’s messaging and output, and that
will largely remain the same. But as the production has hit new levels,
we’re working on new ways to curate our content to the segments of
audiences who care about it most. Newsletters are just one way we know we
can reach diverse streams of readers more effectively — expect to see more
options in 2015.

In the meantime, be sure to sign up to get the first edition of Today in
OpenGov http://ift.tt/1CQ0R6Y, landing in inboxes this Monday! We're
pretty pumped about it, and we can't wait to see what you think.


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Re: [liberationtech] Live Webcast Thu Nov 6 - The Next Big Thing in Open Government - Knight Foundation/Paley Center

[Steven Clift]

The working webcast link is:

   http://fora.tv/conference/the_next_big_thing_in_open_government/watchlive

Starts now. I'll inform the organizers that the link they shared needs a
link.
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On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 4:45 PM, Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org wrote:

 Check out the live webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, Nov 6:

  http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast

 Convert time: http://bit.ly/opengovwebcasttime

 Forwarded with permission, in-person invite edited out ...

 Dear Steven:

 On Nov. 6, 2014 Knight Foundation is partnering with The Paley Center for
 Media
 http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=32f72d5803e=9885d653ad
  on
 their *The Next Big Thing in Open Government series* that will focus on
 the use of media and technology to accelerate open government in the
 digital age. The event will bring together senior media and business
 leaders, investors, public officials, and influential advocates for a
 half-day program on the importance of open government and the technologies
 that are driving change in this area.

 Two executive sessions will be followed by pitch sessions in which
 innovators and entrepreneurs will present new ventures and initiatives that
 are making possible greater access to information and deeper civic
 engagement. Following this session, all participants will join a roundtable
 luncheon discussion of their choice.

 ...

 *This event will be live-streamed via FORA.tv at 
 **http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast
 http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast *

 To learn more check out the press release
 http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=839588cfdce=9885d653ad
  and blog post
 http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=4db89f8febe=9885d653ad.
 Join the conversation on Twitter
 http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=e1b02edea0e=9885d653ad
  using
 the hashtag #PaleyNext.

 Feel free to contact me with any questions.

 Best,

 John Bracken
 Knight Foundation
 Vice President for Media Innovation
 --

 *Program:*

 *Open Government: The State of the Union*

 John Bracken, vice president of media innovation, *Knight Foundation*, in
 a panel discussion with:

- Kathy Conrad, associate administrator of the Office of Citizen
Services and Innovative Technologies, *U.S. General Services
Administration*
- Andrew Hoppin, former CIO of the New York State Senate and CEO,
*NuCivic*
- Waldo Jaquith, director, *US Open Data Institute*
- Seamus Kraft, co-founder and vice chairman, *OpenGov*

 A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka: Are Citizens at the Center?

- Christopher Gates, president, Sunlight Foundation *in conversation
with *Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director of Code for
America, and former deputy CTO in the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy

 Technology Pitches

- 18F, U.S. General Services Administration, presented by 18F
co-founder and lead designer Hillary Hartley
- LocalData, presented by Founder Matt Hampel
- TurboVote, presented by Co-founder Seth Flaxman


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[liberationtech] Live Webcast Thu Nov 6 - The Next Big Thing in Open Government - Knight Foundation/Paley Center

[Steven Clift]

Check out the live webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, Nov 6:

 http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast

Convert time: http://bit.ly/opengovwebcasttime

Forwarded with permission, in-person invite edited out ...

Dear Steven:

On Nov. 6, 2014 Knight Foundation is partnering with The Paley Center for
Media
http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=32f72d5803e=9885d653ad
on
their *The Next Big Thing in Open Government series* that will focus on the
use of media and technology to accelerate open government in the digital
age. The event will bring together senior media and business leaders,
investors, public officials, and influential advocates for a half-day
program on the importance of open government and the technologies that are
driving change in this area.

Two executive sessions will be followed by pitch sessions in which
innovators and entrepreneurs will present new ventures and initiatives that
are making possible greater access to information and deeper civic
engagement. Following this session, all participants will join a roundtable
luncheon discussion of their choice.

...

*This event will be live-streamed via FORA.tv at **http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast
http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast *

To learn more check out the press release
http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=839588cfdce=9885d653ad
 and blog post
http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=4db89f8febe=9885d653ad.
Join the conversation on Twitter
http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaadid=e1b02edea0e=9885d653ad
using
the hashtag #PaleyNext.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Best,

John Bracken
Knight Foundation
Vice President for Media Innovation
--

*Program:*

*Open Government: The State of the Union*

John Bracken, vice president of media innovation, *Knight Foundation*, in a
panel discussion with:

   - Kathy Conrad, associate administrator of the Office of Citizen
   Services and Innovative Technologies, *U.S. General Services
   Administration*
   - Andrew Hoppin, former CIO of the New York State Senate and CEO,
   *NuCivic*
   - Waldo Jaquith, director, *US Open Data Institute*
   - Seamus Kraft, co-founder and vice chairman, *OpenGov*

A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka: Are Citizens at the Center?

   - Christopher Gates, president, Sunlight Foundation *in conversation
   with *Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director of Code for
   America, and former deputy CTO in the White House Office of Science and
   Technology Policy

Technology Pitches

   - 18F, U.S. General Services Administration, presented by 18F co-founder
   and lead designer Hillary Hartley
   - LocalData, presented by Founder Matt Hampel
   - TurboVote, presented by Co-founder Seth Flaxman


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[liberationtech] Put Facebook's I'm a voter feature on your radar, 4 million and counting

[Steven Clift]

Check out the real-time map:

https://www.facebook.com/midtermelections/ivoted

And articles/commentary:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/


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[liberationtech] Andy Carvin's Slides - Distant Witness - Social Media, the Arab Spring and and Journalism Revolution

[Steven Clift]

Check out:

Distant Witness - Social Media, the Arab Spring and and Journalism Revolution

Slides from Andy Carvin.

http://bit.ly/carvinlibtechtalkslides

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[liberationtech] $5 mil, Do you live in a Knight Community? Detroit, Philly, St. Paul, Miami, Akron, San Jose, Macon, Charlotte and more

[Steven Clift]

Join us on this online group:

 http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/knightcities/

Read up on the just announced Knight Cities challenge:

 http://bit.ly/knightcities


We want to explore bottom-up civic tech collaboration opportunities
across multiple Knight communities in open government, civic tech,
community online engagement space.

Lets explore what we can submit and do together.

Please share this with people you know in:

The 26 Knight cities include eight communities that have a resident
program director: Akron, Ohio; Charlotte, N.C.; Detroit; Macon, Ga.;
Miami; Philadelphia; St. Paul, Minn.; and San Jose, Calif. In 18
cities community foundations guide: Aberdeen, S.D.; Biloxi, Miss.;
Boulder, Colo.; Bradenton, Fla.; Columbia, S.C.; Columbus, Ga.;
Duluth, Minn.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Gary, Ind.; Grand Forks, N.D.;
Lexington, Ky.; Long Beach, Calif.; Milledgeville, Ga.; Myrtle Beach,
S.C.; Palm Beach County, Fla.; State College, Penn.; Tallahassee,
Fla.; and Wichita, Kan.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org


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[liberationtech] Pew Report - Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’

[Steven Clift]

Pew Report:

Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’
http://bit.ly/silentspiral


Guardian article:

Facebook and Twitter users 'more likely' to censor their views offline
Pew study warns about ‘spiral of silence’ in US discussion of Edward
Snowden’s NSA online surveillance revelations
http://bit.ly/guardianselfcensor


On a related note, from my analysis of a past Pew survey, see slides
17, 18, and 19 - there is huge drop off in the ideological middle of
those who talk politics offline still willing to do it online.

http://bit.ly/newvoicesslides


My take - the loudest voices problem and the lack of civility
practiced by thunderous partisans make online political discussion
quite uninviting for many. My view is that once you frame online
discussion as say city politics versus broader community
life/community issues exchange you lose 98% of potential participants.



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[liberationtech] Fwd: Video, Blog, Docs - White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day

[Steven Clift]

This is slightly off-topic perhaps, but when it comes to organizing
online there it is during moments of crisis when people innovate based
on necessity. Also, in addition to my links below, this useful post
from Pat Tressel came in: http://bit.ly/smemlinks


From: Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 2:12 PM
Subject: Video, Blog, Docs - White House Innovation for Disaster
Response and Recovery Demo Day


This is an important collection of resources about tech and disaster
response and recovery from the White House OSTP:

Blog: http://bit.ly/disastertechblog
Fact Sheet: http://bit.ly/disastertechfactsheet
Event Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8eiXjbhfOc

On a related note, I asked around about a widely used online community
of practice that goes in-depth the #disastertech and #emsm (emergency
management social media) Twitter hashtags. Apparently, there isn't a
general space like that where the over 1500 people mentioned connect,
but ...

1. This useful e-newsletter from Brandon Greenberg was recommended by
Beth Noveck with GovLab (fmr WH): http://bit.ly/disasternetenews

2. Rebecca Williams mentioned these apps tagged crisis response:
http://commons.codeforamerica.org/tags/crisis-response and this
spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/nychurricanecivtechresponses

3. Steve Spiker mentioned Crisis Mappers - http://crisismappers.net/ -
and as I recalled, the Crisis Commons google group is out there too
with nearly 600 members -
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/crisiscommons

4. I also invite people to check out my article in this space inspired
by H. Sandy - http://bit.ly/localrecovery and the number one lesson
linked from here - local Facebook Groups are the response of choice by
everyday folks who *to this day* keep online exchange alive for
community recovery - http://bit.ly/sandygroups

5. Lastly, I am curious how the openness in open gov and loose
creativity in civic tech can mix it up more with the serious world of
emergency preparedness, disaster response, and community recovery. In
my neighbors online work, the already e-social neighborhoods are far
better positioned to communicate than those that have to get connected
after disaster hits. (Officialdom loathes the potential liability to
people talking two-way on their gov systems so they stick with one to
many and have a hard time engaging in many to many spaces.) I'll bring
that up here: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

Read on below from the White House.

Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org

From: Forde, Brian
Date: Aug 8, 2014 3:00 PM
Subject: See Video from the White House Innovation for Disaster
Response and Recovery Demo Day

Friends and Colleagues,



We’re thrilled to let you know more than 1,500 people participated
online and in-person at the White House Innovation for Disaster
Response and Recovery Demo Day. We wanted to thank you for your
interest and respond to the many requests for information on the
event. Below are links to the blog post summarizing the event, the
video of the event, and a link to the White House Fact Sheet
highlighting commitments from Federal and local departments and
agencies, organizations and tech companies.



·  Blog Post: More than 1,500 people participate in the
White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day

·  Video: White House Innovation for Disaster Response and
Recovery Demo Day

·  Fact Sheet: White House Innovation for Disaster
Response and Recovery Demo Day



Additionally, with National Preparedness Month and America’s
PrepareAthon! quickly approaching in September, you can learn more
about how to contribute to disaster preparedness by visiting
www.ready.gov. Lastly, we look forward to your continued feedback and
encourage you to share your progress at disastert...@ostp.gov.



Best,

Brian, Meredith, and Heather







Brian Forde

Senior Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

bfo...@ostp.eop.gov | T (202) 456-6131 | M (202) 384-4186
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[liberationtech] Events - Civic Tech 4 Pack in Chicago - Tue Aug 5 (before hack night) - Poplus, 3 MN Civic Tech Intros

[Steven Clift]

RSVP via Eventbrite for one or both of our two free mini-events at
1871 in Chicago next Tuesday, August 5.

* 3:00 pm - Explore Civic Tech Minnesota Style - 3 Mini-Civic Tech
Intros and Discussion

* 4:30 pm - Poplus - Global Collaborative Civic Coding - An exciting
new initiative

Full info and RSVP here:
http://civictech4pack.eventbrite.com

Register for one or both events. Space is limited.

Please help spread the word to those in Chicagoland and the region beyond.

On August 6, E-Democracy/Open Twin Cities will be on a civic tech
field trip in Chicago. Please introduce us to cool people and projects
we should try to visit!

P.S. Check out one of the nation's leading open gov civic hack nights
which starts at 6:00 p.m. after our gatherings:
http://opengovhacknight.org/


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[liberationtech] What open government public opinion survey questions would you ask?

[Steven Clift]

I am helping Pew Research's Internet and American Life project gather
your ideas on public survey questions about open government:

http://bit.ly/pewopengovquestions  -  Details and comment via this
Facebook topic

This is a very exciting opportunity to provide input this week.

When Pew Research releases survey results, I know of no project which
generates as much technology and society media attention. Also,
questions asked by Pew Research tend to trickle around the world. So
let's help them ask some insightful questions that tell us more about
what we really need to know about public support for open government
efforts and related issues.

Thanks,
Steven Clift

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Re: [liberationtech] What open government public opinion survey questions would you ask?

[Steven Clift]

/personal data and
not just open to all.

So what are your thoughts?

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Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
  Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org
  Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
  Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072


On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Paul Ferguson fergdawgs...@mykolab.com wrote:
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 On 7/28/2014 7:05 AM, Steven Clift wrote:

 I am helping Pew Research's Internet and American Life project
 gather your ideas on public survey questions about open
 government:

 http://bit.ly/pewopengovquestions  -  Details and comment via this
 Facebook topic


 Does this mean that you do not want input from people who are not on
 Facebook?

 - - ferg


 This is a very exciting opportunity to provide input this week.

 When Pew Research releases survey results, I know of no project
 which generates as much technology and society media attention.
 Also, questions asked by Pew Research tend to trickle around the
 world. So let's help them ask some insightful questions that tell
 us more about what we really need to know about public support for
 open government efforts and related issues.

 Thanks, Steven Clift

 Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director -
 http://E-Democracy.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
 Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072 ᐧ



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[liberationtech] Fwd: Knight invests $4 Million in next-generation community platform for online news (hopefully more), E-Democracy lessons

[Steven Clift]

Any thoughts on how the wider civic tech/open gov community can
contribute to this effort? How might we help ensure the code is widely
available?

Having viable online communities tied to our local news sites seems
crucial to promote local democracy.

Steven Clift



From: Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org
Date: Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 9:42 AM
Subject: Knight invests $4 Million in next-generation community
platform for online news (hopefully more), E-Democracy lessons
To: newswire newsw...@groups.dowire.org,


Key links, then commentary, then some excerpts ...

OpenNews - Building New Communities with the New York Times and the
Washington Post:
  http://bit.ly/sinkercommentstocommunity

The Mozilla-New York Times-Washington Post project: Turning comments
into community
   http://bit.ly/knightcommentstocommunity

Press release:
   http://bit.ly/commentstocommunityknightPR

Join OpenNew's online group:
   http://bit.ly/opennewsonlinegroup


Clift/E-Democracy Comments:

As a non-profit that started with community online twenty years ago,
it is AWESOME to see journalism waking up to the potential for real
change with online news engagement.

Connecting people in groups (be it an neighborhood, an interest, a
desire to be mixed up ideologically, or to be connected with
like-minds) AND then bringing in news for discussion is far more
natural. It is what people did around the community well, the luncheon
counter, or on Facebook today which each person essentially the center
of their own dynamic group.

R.I.P. drive by online news commenting which assumes that each
atomized news story works as a center piece for engagement with news
and journalism.

By putting people in communities or groups online in the center, human
nature will be embraced. Current online news commenting - about
politics, crime, or practically anything - is an embarrassment to our
society and nation ... not just a failure of journalism. I can't
imagine how you could better design a better system to foster
unaccountable, extreme, vitriol that fundamentally drowns out 95% of
voices.

So with the current bar so low, let's hope with $4 million investment
will help fix this problem with tools that actually work and limited
the loudest voices problem.

(On the tech side they will probably spend in one month what our
scrappy non-profit has been able to invest in the open source
GroupServer platform over the nearly 10 years we have used it! Coders
note: http://e-democracy.org/groupserver - Let's hope this is new
project is fundamentally open source and available for any site
wishing to contribute and use it. Perhaps they will add to existing
code too and not just re-create the wheel.)

I invite you to join me on the OpenNews online group where I plan to
share some of our insights from building online civic communities that
in some neighborhoods reach everyday people and 30% of households. (I
am not a rep. for the project, but hope to get more involved.)

  Join OpenNew's online group:   http://bit.ly/opennewsonlinegroup

Key to E-Democracy is that our online groups are democratic by design
as public spaces (to the extent possible as a non-profit), embracing
real names for power and agenda-setting, and engage journalists,
elected officials, civil servants, local businesses and more. The
resident-only gated-community models threaten the future of public
engagement with local news if they are not meat with similarly
pleasing experience for everyday people. (Meaning many people love
neighbor connecting online and if we don't offer a civic
engagement/community news friendly option the eye balls, local group
purchasing, and ad/sponsor dollars will be heading to Silicon Valley.)

In Knight's blog post they ask, But what if we could build a
commenting system that gives commenters a real sense of ownership?

To that I add - What if the online community system could share real
ownership (or benefits) with participants as well as community and
news organizations contributing measurable efforts and outreach to
make the system work in a region? If done right, this could be an
awesome community fundraising engine that inspire readers to become
participants.

I've been talking for awhile about the need for a reverse Associated
Press style non-profit or online producers coop that inspires
community volunteerism to guide and facilitate online groups in local
communities (ones that could be connected more to news sites). Many
news rooms say they can't afford more paid facilitation and our nation
can't afford trashed engagement on news sites either. So, I have ideas
on how to fix this ... and create incentives for shared community-wide
engagement that invests back in the local community.

OK, below is the official stuff.

Cheers,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org - Get similar announcements from: http://dowire.org


From OpenNews:
http://bit.ly/sinkercommentstocommunity

OpenNews - Building New Communities with the New York Times and the
Washington Post

[liberationtech] $3.4m to strengthen Internet for free expression and innovation - Knight New Challenge

[Steven Clift]

The winners!

http://bit.ly/19newschallengewinners

Congrats.

Also, there is a live webcast from the conference where they are
making the announcement.

http://bit.ly/knightwebcast

Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
  Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org
  Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
  Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
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