[liberationtech] Our People-Centered Digital Future | Right now via webcast!

[Yosem Companys]

Today is the "Our People-Centered Digital Future" sponsored by Constellation
Research .

By March 2019, 50% of the world will be connected to the Internet, an
inflection point that marks an important moment for examining the
“unfinished work” of the Internet and discussing the community norms, human
rights and social contracts required in this exponential digital era.

The event recognizes both the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights

(UDHR),
the event also recognizes the 50th anniversary of the "Mother of All Demos
."

The event is well underway. Internet co-inventor Vint Cerf and Web inventor
Sir Tim Berners-Lee have already delivered their introductory remarks. If
you missed their talks, don't worry. You can click on the Livestream
timeline below to view them.

There are many more events to come today into the late evening. This is a
simulcast of the YouTube feed at https://youtu.be/S87r9Bn058s> (which does
buffer occasionally), but with added AI captions and speaker names.

Below are the Livestream links:

   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ourdigitalfuture/
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/DigitalCooperation
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/coppaat20
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/CITIDFS-ICO
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ConnectedNE
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/js-nyc-nov18
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/swissigf18
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iotsecurity2018-4
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ukigf18
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/routingsecurity/
   - http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/diversity/
   - https://livestream.com/internetsociety/VisionsIG

For more, please see:

   - Event: https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF
   - Agenda: https://www.constellationr.com/events/PCDF/agenda/2018-12-10
   - Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/
   - SLI.DO: http://sli.do/ourdigitalfuture
   - #OurDigitalFuture: http://bit.ly/ourdigitalfuture
   - #StandUp4HumanRights: http://bit.ly/2PgVDOQ
   - Permalink: https://isoc.live/10734/

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[liberationtech] JOB: USAID DIV STIP Officer; Deadline: Dec 13

[Yosem Companys]

Jeff Brown recently re-joined Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as Division
Chief.

USAID DIV supports piloting and rigorous testing of innovations in
development and helps transition the most successful innovations to scale.

For example, DIV supported a rigorous evaluation by James Habyarimana and
Billy Jack of Georgetown University which found dramatic reductions in
accident rates from placing stickers in minibuses in Kenya encouraging
passengers to speak up if the driver was driving unsafely. DIV then
supported a national scale up, and the innovation is now improving safety
for millions of Kenyans and being rigorously tested to see if there are
similar effects in other countries.

Jeff and Michael are looking for someone to join  DIV leadership team in
the exciting and senior role of Science, Technology, Innovation, and
Partnership (STIP) Officer. The details are at
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/518613200.

The job posting was just made but apparently is scheduled to close in 3
days on December 13!

A few items to note:

   - Unfortunately, the position is only open to US citizens.
   - The U.S. federal government's human resources policy requires filling
   out a questionnaire. Please make sure to answer the questions in a detailed
   fashion as CVs and resumes may not explicitly cover areas such as
   "teamwork." If the applicant isn't familiar with the process of applying
   for government jobs through such forms, you might want to research it or
   reach out to someone who is familiar with the process.
   - Unfortunately, Jeff and Michael aren't in a position to provide
   further info beyond what's on the website until the prospective applicant
   applies and makes it further in the process (e.g., interview panel).

Please feel free to apply and/or circulate the opportunity widely.
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[liberationtech] Sr. Human Rights Program Manager for Benetech

[Yosem Companys]

Please share widely. Thanks. -- YC

*

Sr. Human Rights Program Manager for Benetech
Regular Full-Time
Palo Alto, CA, US

Benetech is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our Human Rights team.
At Benetech, we believe in documenting human rights abuses, exposing and
addressing injustices, and protecting human rights defenders while they do
this critical work. We create and implement innovative software, provide
training and expertise, and help human rights defenders leverage data and
stories that make all of this possible.

The Senior Program Manager for the Connected Civil Society Initiative will
focus on the development and implementation of critical digital
infrastructure to allow civil society organizations working on
accountability and transitional justice to preserve, manage, and share the
evidence they have collected—such as video files—more efficiently and
effectively using cutting-edge technology, including machine learning. The
Senior Program Manager will coordinate with partners to implement these
tools and deliver effective, usable evidence to investigators and justice
mechanisms. The Senior Program Manager will also serve as an expert in
their field, providing internal and external strategic thought leadership,
and take on oversight of additional projects, contingent upon funding.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

   - Represent Benetech and the initiative among partners, funders,
   prospects, and the field.
   - Build and maintain strong relationships and alliances, resulting in
   motivated, engaged external partners (both organizations and individuals).
   - Conduct user and market research in order to drive project/product
   strategy; provide thorough landscape analysis, user-centered need
   assessment, and work with product manager to drive road map and strategic
   technology direction for the initiative.
   - Coordinate contractors, partners, and other resources to ensure smooth
   and timely project completion, managing award and grant agreements to
   ensure their timely, on-budget delivery.
   - Drive decisions for initiative growth, help develop funding strategy,
   prospects, and partners, and provide estimates required for funding
   proposals.
   - Produce relevant reports, presentations, and other documents for
   internal and external parties.

Qualifications

   - Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 6-8 years in a program management
   role, preferably in a high technology, social enterprise, or
   entrepreneurial government environment.
   - Deep knowledge of human rights, human rights technology,
   accountability and transitional justice issues, legal and policy planning
   in regards to international criminal mechanisms.
   - Strong analytical skills and demonstrated success in program
   development.
   - Experience working with government agencies, international NGOs,
   multi-lateral partnerships, and cross-sector collaborations.
   - Demonstrated ability to quickly understand situational landscape,
   gather and synthesize user feedback into actionable concepts and plans
   - Excellent interpersonal skills; superb communication (both written and
   spoken); understanding of technical concepts, and ability to relate those
   concepts plainly.
   - Ability to travel internationally up to 25-30% of the time.
   - Foreign language ability, especially Arabic, and international
   experience strongly preferred.
   - Experience with accessibility and inclusive design a plus

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=843a7401-e255-4b1a-8052-57c5727c5ff5=67265=en_US=CC3=19000101_01
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[liberationtech] Call for Papers: The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC 2019)

[Gemma Moulder]

Dear all,

In association with the OECD, mySociety will be hosting our 5th annual The
Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC)
 on 19 & 20 March 2019 in Paris. It will
be held at OECD's beautiful Chateau and Conference Centre during OECD's Global
Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum
.

*Call for Papers / Session Proposals*

Help shape the TICTeC programme by submitting a presentation or session
proposal , you have
until *11th January*.

Do you have research into the impacts of civic tech projects you want to
present? Or perhaps you'd like to run a workshop that relates to the
conference's theme? TICTeC is that safe space to talk about successes and
failures, which really helps to advance the civic technology and digital
democracy field.

For inspiration and ideas, take a look at previous TICTeC programmes and
materials:

   - Your Guide to TICTeC
   
   - 2 minute TICTeC 2018 summary video
   
   - TICTeC Lisbon 2018 programme
   
   - TICTeC Florence 2017 programme
   
   - TICTeC@Taipei 2017 programme 
   - TICTeC Barcelona 2016 programme
   
   - TICTeC London 2015 programme
   

If you need guidance on submitting a session proposal don't hesitate to
contact us on tic...@mysociety.org.

*Register*

Early bird tickets are available until 8th February 2019 and provide a £100
discount. Previous TICTeC events have sold out, so it’s well worth
registering  before they run
out!

*Official carrier*

Air France KLM is the official carrier for TICTeC 2019. In order to get a
discounted price for your trip, please use this link

to book your flight. The discount code is available for flights between 12
and 27 March 2019. Search for your flight, book the best option and get
ready to join us in Paris!

*Sponsor*

mySociety is a charity and relies on sponsorship and ticket sales to make
TICTeC happen. If you’d like to support TICTeC to bring together the
world’s best Civic Technology researchers and practitioners, there are many
different sponsorship opportunities available. Please visit our sponsorship
page  for more details, or
contact tic...@mysociety.org for more information.

We hope to see you in Paris for another fantastic TICTeC event.

All the best,
Gemma.


-- 

Gemma Moulder (née Humphrys)

*Events Manager /** Alaveteli Partnerships Manager *

mySociety | mysociety.org 


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