[DW] Register now for the webinar Defending Democracy from Disinformation

[Steven Clift]

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To: Steven L. 


Join us to the webinar entitled: "Defending Democracy from Disinformation",
on Friday 29 January 2021, at 1.30 – 3.00 PM (CET).
Webinar: Defending Democracy from Disinformation

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*WEBINAR INVITATION*

Dear friend,

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
(International IDEA) and the Friends in Defence of Democracy have the
pleasure of inviting you to a webinar entitled: *"Defending Democracy from
Disinformation"*
,
on *Friday 29 January 2021, at 1.30 – 3.00 PM (CET).*

The proliferation of online platforms and ease with which malign forces can
manipulate information is greatly undermining democratic institutions.
Political disinformation creates chaos, division, and distrust. It has
resulted in parallel universes in which citizens operate with a different
set of facts and live in different realities. Disputes over conflicting
opinions about how to solve society’s problems have been replaced by a
divergent understanding of what the problems are in the first place.

Disinformation hurts democracy in a multitude of ways. First, it harms
electoral processes by endangering the concept of “informed choice”, as
voters go to the polls with false information mixed in with conspiracies.
It may also damage electoral legitimacy, by spreading lies about the
electoral result and its fairness, as we see today in the United States.

Second, and perhaps more fundamental, disinformation polarizes societies
and distorts public debates. Executive actions, legislation, appointments,
and foreign policy are all viewed through vastly different lenses, with no
clear referee of facts and evidence, making the truth subjective,
legitimacy questionable and accountability impossible.

Third, disinformation also presents an effective vehicle for both domestic
and foreign anti-democratic actors to peddle harmful narratives, further
exacerbate pre-existing societal divisions, and push citizens toward
undemocratic alternatives, such as authoritarian populist movements,
autocratic strongmen, or even extremist organizations.

Fourth, disinformation may also be a national security threat, effectively
undermining states’ foreign policy goals and partnerships as well as
promoting hostile adversaries.

Disinformation has become a critical and pressing challenge for democracies
around the world. This webinar will explore *tangible solutions and best
practices* to protect democracy from disinformation, protect information
integrity and build societal resilience against fake news and false facts.

*The webinar is organized in collaboration with the Friends in Defence of
Democracy.*
REGISTER on Cisco Webex


*The webinar will be live-streamed on International IDEA's YouTube channel.
*
*PROGRAMME*

*13.30 – 13.35 Welcome remarks*
*Ann Linde*, *Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden*

*13.35 – 13.45 Presentation:* Building societal resilience against
disinformation – which measures are most effective?
*Dr Marco Aurelio Ruediger*, *Director of Public Policy Analysis at the
Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro*

*13.45 – 13.55 Presentation:* Government responses for tackling
disinformation – which policies should be considered?
*Marietje Schaake*, *International Policy Director of the Cyber Policy
Center, Stanford University*

*13.55 – 14.25 Comments and reflections *
*Ministers/Deputy ministers from Friends in Defence of Democracy Member
States: Georgia, Liberia, Mongolia, Portugal, Sweden, Tunisia, Uruguay.*

*14.25 – 14.55: Panel discussion with country representatives & experts*
Moderator: *Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora*, *Secretary-General, International IDEA*

*14.55 – 15.00 Closing Remarks*
*Ann Linde*, *Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden*
*Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora*, *Secretary-General, International IDEA*
*MORE INFORMATION*

*About International IDEA*
International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization, with 33 Member
States, that works to support, strengthen and advance democratic
institutions and processes around the world. It has regional offices in
Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific and Africa
and West Asia. 

[DW] Join us for TICTeC Online

[Steven Clift]

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Re: [DW] How are mobile carriers/Google/Apple helping track Covid19? Hey South Korea!

[Steven Clift]

I definitely appreciate the concerns about state abuse that is why I
mentioned it up front and posted it here.

But I do wonder what we are morally obligated to do that is legal with the
technology tools before us to help people self-isolate or the state enforce
necessary quarantines. With a mother in her upper 70s and a grandmother at
95 in assisted living, this feels very real to me - they and potentially
millions others around the world could die unnecessarily if the spread is
not more effectively slowed.

In my home state, I have various political connections and I would love to
be able to document and say, this is what South Korea did (with some detail
beyond the phrase in the article that says, " racking potential carriers
like detectives, using cell phone and satellite technology.") I heard Trump
mention today that Google was helping with a website and had 1000+
engineers on it (that seems like a lot) to help people figure out if they
should be tested and where to test. Taking that the next step and saying,
"you tested positive ... do you want help identifying and letting those we
think (and you verify) you've been very near for X days know" seems like a
logical extension.

Steve

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On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 4:49 PM Christiana Mauro  wrote:

> Yes, attention to social spending priorities would be preferable to this
> scheme. Emergency powers invite much more serious societal problems than
> stigmatization.
>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2020 at 6:41 PM
> *From:* "Gil Pradeau" 
> *To:* "Michael Meyer" 
> *Cc:* "Róbert Bjarnason" , "Steven Clift" <
> cl...@e-democracy.org>, democracy-c...@googlegroups.com, TICTeC <
> tictecbymysoci...@googlegroups.com>, newswire 
> *Subject:* Re: How are mobile carriers/Google/Apple helping track
> Covid19? Hey South Korea!
> I am not sure I want my neighbours, colleagues and family know about the
> last love hotel I went, neither with who. It is curious that none of
> shameful reactions that happened in Corea (stigmatisation) were mentioned
> in the previous articles. Breach of privacy has a cost and I would prefer
> to see rich countries spending more money on public healthcare in order to
> mitigate future overwhelming crisis.
>
>
>  <https://www.westminster.ac.uk/centre-for-the-study-of-democracy>
>
> Gilles Pradeau
>
> Doctoral Researcher
> University of Westminster
> 32-38 Wells Street, London, W1T 3UW, United Kingdom
> Website <http://budgetparticipatif.info/> Academia.edu 
> <https://westminster.academia.edu/GilPradeau> Twitter 
> <https://twitter.com/gilpradeau>
>
>
> On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 at 17:30, Michael Meyer  wrote:
>
>> As we are beyond isolation and more into containment and flattening the
>> curve, I guess contract-tracing becomes less relevant. Still I wonder if
>> not more could be done even in democracies with good data protecton if
>> people voluntarily share their data for specific purposes of tracking.
>>
>> Michael (Meyer-Resende)
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 4:47 PM Róbert Bjarnason 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Steven,
>>>
>>> I agree with Doreen that the surveillance aspect is worrying especially
>>> to implement this in a state of an emergency and as contact tracing is
>>> becoming less effective in many countries. Iceland has now done 1.188
>>> tests, with 128 infections and 951 in quarantine (
>>> https://www.covid.is/data) - per capita US numbers would be 1.8m tests,
>>> 128k people infected and 951k in quarantine. The government is now close to
>>> becoming overwhelmed with contact tracing and is moving to the next stage
>>> of an over 100 people assembly ban and school closures.
>>>
>>> Regarding using commercial tech to track contacts, it is probably best
>>> to start planning now for the next pandemic, make the process it into laws
>>> and regulations and make sure to mitigate the surveillance issues in the
>>> safest possible way.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 3:30 PM Steven Clift 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fyi ...
>>>>
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/221979475862484
>>>>
>>>> And:
>>>> http://coronavirustechhandbook.com
>>>>
>>>> ht/ Edward Saperia
>>>>
>

Re: [DW] How are mobile carriers/Google/Apple helping track Covid19? Hey South Korea!

[Steven Clift]

Fyi ...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/221979475862484

And:
http://coronavirustechhandbook.com

ht/ Edward Saperia


On Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 9:43 AM Steven Clift  wrote:

>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: Steven Clift 
> Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 9:38 AM
> Subject: How are mobile carriers/Google/Apple helping track Covid19? Hey
> South Korea!
> To: poplus 
>
>
> I've read that South Korea has used tech to track down possible contacts
> between those testing positive and those who may have been exposed.
>
> I haven't heard if this being used in Italy, the UK, US, etc. Is it?
>
> Is there a detailed article about this anywhere? (Any language.)
>
> Does anyone here know more about this?
>
> One article:
>
> "Thousands of miles away in South Korea, authorities have a different
> response to a similar-sized outbreak. They are testing hundreds of
> thousands of people for infections and tracking potential carriers like
> detectives, using cell phone and satellite technology."
>
>
> https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-response-specialre-idUSKBN20Z27P
>
>
> My related post on Facebook:
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2615192822045631/
>
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
>

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[DW] How are mobile carriers/Google/Apple helping track Covid19? Hey South Korea!

[Steven Clift]

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From: Steven Clift 
Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 9:38 AM
Subject: How are mobile carriers/Google/Apple helping track Covid19? Hey
South Korea!
To: poplus 


I've read that South Korea has used tech to track down possible contacts
between those testing positive and those who may have been exposed.

I haven't heard if this being used in Italy, the UK, US, etc. Is it?

Is there a detailed article about this anywhere? (Any language.)

Does anyone here know more about this?

One article:

"Thousands of miles away in South Korea, authorities have a different
response to a similar-sized outbreak. They are testing hundreds of
thousands of people for infections and tracking potential carriers like
detectives, using cell phone and satellite technology."

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-response-specialre-idUSKBN20Z27P


My related post on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2615192822045631/


Thanks,
Steven Clift

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[DW] Comparing global television coverage of Covid19?

[Steven Clift]

The coverage around the world is dynamic and compelling.

If you have an Android device, you can see it unfold across the top 100
channels worldwide:

http://tvnewsapp.com

If you go to the Stories section, set it to all languages, and what is
happening is there all in one place. Half the stories are often about the
virus.

Or you can go into one channel at a time and see their latest 25 videos
from YouTube. Set Favorites, etc.

For those not on Android, I do have a video tour of the app:
https://youtu.be/lD2cTfxiOWA

This app is possible due to the YouTube API and creative curation to
surface the freshest content from what we judge as "news" sources rather
than just lots of opinion. iOS plans are in the works.

Thanks,
Steve

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[DW] Africa Social media and politics

[Steven Clift]

https://theconversationafrica.cmail19.com/t/r-e-jduiiktd-huttdjuukd-r/

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From: The Conversation 
Date: Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 11:30 PM
Subject: Social media and politics
To: cl...@e-democracy.org 


Edition: Africa - Today's top story: Analysis across Africa shows how
social media is changing politics Click here to view this message in your
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Edition: Africa
20 December 2019
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Academic rigour, journalistic flair

Editor's note

Social media has shaped political engagement in Africa in diverse and
complex ways this year. Some political leaders have viewed these digital
platforms as a threat but for others, it has mobilised and challenged
leadership and expanded political participation. In this special edition we
bring you some good analysis on the issue.

Maggie Dwyer and Thomas Molony provided
 an
insightful continent-wide overview. Nic Cheeseman looked at

the Nigerian election to show how Whatsapp was used to mislead voters while
Tolu Olarewaju explained

how citizens in the country have been using social media to tackle
corruption and hold officials to account.

There were also internet shutdowns, as George Ogola discussed
,
and Julius T. Nganji and Lynn Cockburn looked at

how social media can amplify violence. Finally, Ronald Kakungulu-Mayambala
explored

why Uganda continues to limit freedom of expression despite strong
international laws and conventions that defend free speech.

*Julius Maina*

Regional Editor East Africa
Social media and politics

The government of President Idriss Deby in Chad blocked citizens’ internet
access for 16 months. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
Analysis across Africa shows how social media is changing politics


Maggie Dwyer, University of Edinburgh; Thomas Molony, University of
Edinburgh

Social media is shaping Africa’s political engagement in diverse and
complex ways.

WhatsApp
played a big role in the Nigerian election. Not all of it was bad


Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham

In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters in
increasingly sophisticated ways. But it also strengthened democracy in
other areas.
 Can
social media help anti-corruption drives? A Nigerian case study


Tolu Olarewaju, Staffordshire University

Tackling corruption is notoriously difficult but Nigeria is pursuing a
fresh approach. Using technology, especially social media, its citizens are
producing evidence to hold officials to account.

Shutting
down the internet doesn’t work – but governments keep doing it


George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire

Shutting down or controlling access to the internet has become a go-to
strategy among some African states who want to control the political
narrative.
 How
Twitter has been used in Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis


Julius T. Nganji, University of Toronto; Lynn Cockburn, University of
Toronto

In many instances, social media appears to be amplifying violence, creating
a culture of impunity when perpetrators are not held accountable, and
increasing insecurity and suspicion.
 How
Uganda is using old and new laws to block activists on social media


Ronald Kakungulu-Mayambala, Makerere University

There is a strong framework of international laws and conventions that
defend free speech, but Uganda continues to limit freedom of expression
especially when the people criticise their president.
 South
Africa gets help tracking down social media predators ahead of poll

[DW] NYT - Who’s Spreading Disinformation in U.K. Election? You Might Be Surprised

[Steven Clift]

Who’s Spreading Disinformation in U.K. Election? You Might Be Surprised
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/world/europe/elections-disinformation-social-media.html

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[DW] An important story about online manipulation.

[Steven Clift]

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From: Mozilla 
Date: Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: An important story about online manipulation.
To: 


Your chance to ask the important questions
[image: Mozilla]




[image: How one teen boy got radicalized online and came out the other
side.]


Hi there, wanted to make sure you saw our message from last week. If you'd
like to ask a question of Sam or his Mom, please do submit those as soon as
possible

— we'll gather the questions later today and share the responses with you
next week.

Submit Your Question(s)


Thanks so much,

 – The Mozilla Team

*(Original message below)*
--

Journey From the Dark Side

How one teen boy got radicalized online and came out
the other side.

Read the Story


*"If Sam had been drawn into the alt-right, it was open season on any kid
with an internet connection."*

I recently came across a story that struck me hard. An anonymous Mom shared
the journey of her 13-year-old son who, lost in depression, became a prime
target for white supremacists online.

This essay struck me, in part, because it is a first-person account of a
story playing out in communities all over the world across a wide variety
of issues and ideologies. It also struck me because this story shows what
so many of the other stories didn't — a way out.

*What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right
*
– The Washingtonian

*"I began to see how white supremacists have been benefiting from what the
writer Carole Cadwalladr has called the 'circular knowledge economy' — how
search algorithms feed an internet so ravenous for content that facts are
optional."*

I'm sharing this Mom's story with you today because it is an important look
behind the curtain at the dark side of the internet.

*"But worse, I discovered how expertly extremists have leveraged the web to
prey on young people who are depressed. Search for the term 'depression' on
YouTube, and the professional-looking white supremacists lecturing on
self-empowerment might have you nodding in agreement, too."*

*Today, I am also sharing with you an amazing opportunity to ask this Mom
and her now 16-year-old son your own questions.* We were able to connect
with the Mother and son and asked if they would be willing to help educate
our Mozilla community further on the hard-earned lessons they learned
during this difficult time in their lives. They both agreed.

Read the story first.

Then, think of what you would like to ask the Mom or her son, Sam. Please
be thoughtful and respectful with your questions. We are grateful to them
for giving our community the opportunity to learn from their difficult and
personal journey.

Submit Your Question(s)


We will share your questions with the family, and then share their
responses back out with you in a couple of weeks.

Thank you,

– Jen Caltrider
Mozilla


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[DW] eDemocracy for Cities receives a Major Boost

[Steven Clift]

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-- Forwarded message -
From: John Richardson 
Date: Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 3:30 PM
Subject: FW: eDemocracy for Cities receives a Major Boost
To: Clift 


Hi Steven, check it out - a shot in the arm for eDemocracy!

I hope you are well :) John.




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eDemocracy for Cities receives a Major Boost

Press Release: For Immediate Release

Ethelo has received a $300,000 Social Innovation Fund

grant from the McConnell Family Foundation to advance eDemocracy in cities
across Canada.

The two-year grant is provided through McConnell’s Cities for People
initiative

:

The aim of the Cities for People initiative is to support inclusive urban
innovation that contributes to more resilient and livable cities for all
people. Urbanization represents one of the greatest challenges of our
times, particularly because of rising social inequalities, unprecedented
demographic shifts, and environmental degradation. We must make fundamental
changes to the way we think about and build cities if they are to become
places where all people can thrive.

The award will accelerate Ethelo’s innovative approach to systemic impact
and democratic change, according to Ethelo’s founder and CEO John
Richardson.

“Ethelo’s eDemocracy

strategy is designed to bring about legislative and regulatory change, by
bringing political power into the everyday lives of large numbers of
people,” says John Richardson, CEO of Ethelo. “Moreover, it is built around
a business model can scale for broad impact. That is exactly McConnell’s
definition of systems change.”

The funding is dedicated to supporting Ethelo’s work promoting democracy in
local communities. That includes supporting the growth of sales of Citizen
Budget
,
which Ethelo recently acquired from Open North, as well as Ethelo’s ongoing
democracy projects, including Salon Politic

and its ongoing support of nonprofit organizations such as the Youth Cafe

who are seeking to use citizen engagement and participatory decision-making
as a tool of political action.

About the McConnell Family Foundation:

The McConnell Family Foundation

is one of Canada’s oldest and largest private foundations, and dedicated to
innovative approaches to social, cultural, economic and environmental
challenges.

About Ethelo:

Ethelo is a social enterprise comprised of two partner organizations; Ethelo
Decisions
,
the technology company behind the Ethelo collaboration platform, and Ethelo
Democracy
,
the founding nonprofit dedicated to online participatory democracy.

For more information contact:

John Richardson

Founder & CEO

Ethelo Decisions Inc.

www.ethelo.com


+1.604.417.6074



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[DW] [liberationtech] Civic Tech Field Guide

[Steven Clift]

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From: Yosem Companys 
Date: Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 4:13 PM
Subject: [liberationtech] Civic Tech Field Guide
To: LT 


From: Matt Stempeck  and Micah Sifry <
mi...@civichall.org>

The Civic Tech Field Guide has grown from its humble beginnings into a real
website with much more information: *http://civictech.guide*


The new Field Guide site lets you learn a lot more about civic tech
projects than you could on a spreadsheet. You can still view each category
of civic tech, rich with examples. And now each project link has a profile
entry where we can add more detailed information, like maps, product demo
videos, recent activity, news coverage, and impact metrics. If it's not
already in the collection, you can add new projects here
.

We're conducting important new research on the 2,000+ entries in the Field
Guide, and continuing to build out the collection. The old spreadsheet
still stay online for posterity, but http://civictech.guide is where all of
the new information is going.

Matt Stempeck and Micah Sifry
Curators
Civic Tech Field Guide

p.s. we're @civictechguide on Twitter ,
Facebook , and Instagram
 (where we're collecting civic
tech stickers).

*The Civic Tech Field Guide is a project of Civic Hall, made possible by
people like you.*
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[DW] AP News: Fake news changes shape as EU heads into elections

[Steven Clift]

See:
https://apnews.com/5e81a57aa17d4ca7a0c02f89c8efe421

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[DW] World Forum for Democracy 2019-Call for initiatives

[Steven Clift]

― 3 file links ―

The theme is "Information and Democracy." Go for it. This is one of the
world's most global democracy conferences.

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From: GIANNIAS Vasileios 
Date: Thu, May 2, 2019 at 6:30 AM
Subject: World Forum for Democracy 2019-Call for initiatives
To:


Dear Madam/Sir,



The 2019 World Forum for Democracy “Information and Democracy” will be held
in Strasbourg (France) on 06-08 November 2019.



It will provide a platform for emerging leaders and grassroots initiatives
that foster participation and re-connect citizens and democratic
institutions.  Participants from the world of politics, academia, civil
society, business, media and social networks will critically review these
innovative initiatives, assess their mainstreaming potential, inject new
ideas into them, and identify the most promising ones for further promotion
and dissemination. Participants will select the most promising initiatives,
that will receive the Council of Europe recognition for democratic
innovation.



The Forum will work through a series of informal, creative labs, enabling a
frank and intensive debate, in an “open source” format. The content of the
Forum will be co-created by the Council of Europe and a wide range of
partners – organisations, institutions, civic movements and groups – who
wish to submit their ideas and practice to the Forum peer review.



If you are interested in making a submission, please return the attached
template by *24 May* (if you are unable to provide all details by this date
but still wish to submit, please do so, indicating when you will be able to
provide the missing information).



I should be grateful if you could forward the information to any interested
party.



Kind regards,



[image: Council of Europe - Conseil de l'Europe]

*Vasileios Giannias*
Project Officer

World Forum for Democracy
Council of Europe
Democratic Governance Department – DG II  Directorate of Human Dignity,
Equality and Governance

E-mail : vasileios.giann...@coe.int

Phone: +33 (0)3 90 21 61 40
www.world-forum-democracy.org
<https://www.coe.int/fr/group/web-resources/www.world-forum-democracy.org>
www.twitter.com/WFDemocracy

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Re: [DW] Meetup in Austin, Texas Thu Mar 28?

[Steven Clift]

Here it is ...

In Austin, Texas next week Thursday? I'm hosting a blended event with tech
for good and "shop for good" at the table:
https://m.facebook.com/events/336072150356134/?ti=cl

Generating social impact by voting with your dollars every day is a dynamic
space ripe for creative engagement.

I'll be in Austin for the North American Fair Trade Federation conference:
http://fairtradefederation.org



On Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 6:12 PM Steven Clift  wrote:

> I am plotting a possible meetup after I am in Austin for the Fair Trade
> Federation conference. It related to my soon to be announced new twist on
> my tech for good work.
>
> Ping me if you are in the Austin-area and would like to help me organize a
> friendly happy hour or dinner conversation bridging the civic tech and
> social enterprise worlds.
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
> cl...@publicus.net
>

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[DW] Meetup in Austin, Texas Thu Mar 28?

[Steven Clift]

I am plotting a possible meetup after I am in Austin for the Fair Trade
Federation conference. It related to my soon to be announced new twist on
my tech for good work.

Ping me if you are in the Austin-area and would like to help me organize a
friendly happy hour or dinner conversation bridging the civic tech and
social enterprise worlds.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
cl...@publicus.net

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[DW] [New post] 27, 000 people at a Local Authority Committee Meeting?

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message -
From: John Popham's Random Musings 
Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 6:58 AM
Subject: [New post] 27,000 people at a Local Authority Committee Meeting?
To: 


johnpopham posted: " At the recent #NotWestminster event I asked if any
local authorities were streaming meetings via Facebook. No one present knew
of any, and quite a few people there expressed doubts that doing so would
be a good idea as they would be fearful of the kin"
Respond to this post by replying above this line
New post on *John Popham's Random Musings*

27,000
people at a Local Authority Committee Meeting?

by
johnpopham


At the recent #NotWestminster

event I asked if any local authorities were streaming meetings via
Facebook. No one present knew of any, and quite a few people there
expressed doubts that doing so would be a good idea as they would be
fearful of the kind of comments that would come in during meetings.

And then, yesterday, my attention was drawn to a Facebook Live stream of
Luton Council's Development Control meeting, which was actually being done
by the local BBC radio station, BBC Three Counties.

Now, this meeting was very high profile, as the main item on the agenda was
a proposed development which included the building of a new stadium for
Luton Town 

Re: [DW] TV News App - My new "side hustle" - I need BETA testers

[Steven Clift]

Did you try it? Have a little weekend fun!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stevenclift.tvnewsapp

Thanks,
Steve

On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 12:37 PM Steven Clift  Hey all, I been having some fun developing this new TV News app.
>
> I need beta testers on Android. Please help kick the tires:
>
>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stevenclift.tvnewsapp
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
> P.S. Six! years ago I launched 1 Radio News and the free version now
> has well over 100,000 downloads and beats out everyone for the search
> "radio news" on Google Play (and in the ratings). Try it too:
> http://1radionews.com
>

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[DW] TV News App - My new "side hustle" - I need BETA testers

[Steven Clift]

Hey all, I been having some fun developing this new TV News app.

I need beta testers on Android. Please help kick the tires:

  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stevenclift.tvnewsapp

What do you think?

Thanks,
Steve

P.S. Six! years ago I launched 1 Radio News and the free version now
has well over 100,000 downloads and beats out everyone for the search
"radio news" on Google Play (and in the ratings). Try it too:
http://1radionews.com

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[DW] What We Learned From Collecting 100, 000 Targeted…

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message -
From: Peter M. Weiss 
Date: Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 4:34 PM
Subject: fwd: What We Learned From Collecting 100, 000 Targeted…
To: 


Via ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-political-ad-collector-targeted-ads-what-we-learned

More than 16,000 people have participated in our project to collect and
analyze political ads on the social media platform during the midterm
elections this year.

by Jeremy B. Merrill 
Dec. 26, 12:39 p.m. EST 

Since we launched our Facebook Political Ad Collector project in fall 2017,
more than 16,000 people have participated in it. They all agreed to install
a browser plug-in that anonymously sent us the ads they see when they
browse Facebook. We used that data to understand and report on how
political messaging on Facebook works, and how the system is being gamed to
manipulate the public discourse.


...


-- 


* Pete  Sr. Systems Configurator,
emeritus *

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[DW] Hiring New Ford Tech Fellows!

[Steven Clift]

From: Brennan, Michael
Date: Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 11:48 AM
Subject: Hiring New Ford Tech Fellows!

Hello!

We are hiring three new technology fellows at Ford Foundation and I would
love your help in spreading the word and finding strong candidates. The job
posting is here and will close in early January:
https://fordfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FordFoundationCareerPage/job/Technology-Fellow_R572

These are full-time staff positions for two year terms embedded within
three different teams here at Ford. Their role is to bring a critical
technology lens to the work of the Foundation. The role of each fellow will
vary with each program area they are embedded in:

*Gender Racial & Ethnic Justice*: Examining the intersection of technology
and mass incarceration, the demonization of immigrants and migrants, and
the attack on women’s fundamental rights.

*Building Institutions & Networks*: Developing processes and partnerships
needed to assess and address digital security needs of Ford's grantees.

*Civic Engagement & Government*: Addressing how technology can and should
elevate the voices, reach, and impact of efforts led by communities that
have been historically excluded or marginalized from the political process.

We are looking for people with a strong intersection of social justice
experience and technology related expertise. There is much more detail in
the job post itself. Please forward this on to anyone you think might be a
good candidate and share publicly as you see fit. I have also included a
few sample tweets below.

Thanks!

Michael

Sample Tweets:

They are hiring 3 new tech fellows at @FordFoundation! Apply for a 2 year
term with Gender Racial & Ethnic Justice, Civic Engagement & Government,
and Building Institutions & Networks teams.
https://fordfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FordFoundationCareerPage/job/Technology-Fellow_R572
… #PublicInterestTech #MoreThanCode

Join @FordFoundation as a tech fellow! Three new open positions focused on
the intersection of technology and social justice.
https://fordfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FordFoundationCareerPage/job/Technology-Fellow_R572
#PublicInterestTech #MoreThanCode

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[DW] Your Monthly Public Good Tech Quick Roundup - November 2018

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message -
From: Public Good App House 
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 3:03 PM
Subject: Your Monthly Public Good Tech Quick Roundup - November 2018
To: 


Greetings friends of the Public Good App House!

We’re sharing input, events, projects and opportunities from organizations
doing work in the Public Good Technology field. Please check out what's
happening and join us!
*Events*

Tuesday, November 13, 6-9pm, Hiring Event- Interview Techtonica's Tech
Apprenticeship Graduates. RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interview-techtonicas-tech-apprentice-graduates-tickets-49974807996


Wednesday, November 14 -Friday, November 16, Oakland: Aspiration's
Nonprofit Software Development


Thursday, November 15, 6-9pm at Gray Area in San Francisco’s Mission
District, Launch of TechSoup's Direct Public Offering. RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-celebrate-some-big-news-at-techsoup-


Friday, November 16th, 10am-1pm PT: Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Berkeley- the
final Public Good App House Demo Breakfast of 2018. RSVP

 required.
Opportunities

TICTec is accepting proposals for sessions through 11 January 2019 for
their conference in March, 2019 in Paris ->
https://tictec.mysociety.org/2019#call-for-papers


The Startup in Residence program (STIR2019) seeks translation startups to
apply for STIR Challenge to enter a contract with the city of Henderson by
Nov 14th. Learn more at
https://startupinresidence.org/challenge/city-of-henderson/henderson-challenge-26/



The tech nonprofit Callisto is looking a Head of Strategy & Business
Development. Callisto is: A nonprofit that creates technology to combat
sexual assault, support survivors, and advance justice.
More info:
https://jobs.lever.co/projectcallisto/3211cb25-b140-4355-b969-3a4431800b3c​


If you're an organization helping those displaced by the fires or another
disaster, consider partnering with or joining ITDRC. Their 1000+ volunteer
group provides these IT solutions free of charge -
https://itdrc.org/resources
.
Activate them via supp...@itdrc.org and tell them Susan at Caravan Studios
sent you.
Our Work

The Public Good App House is seeking financial and venue sponsors and
always looking to learn of new public good tech apps to feature in our demo
events. If you have interest, hit reply and we'll chat about it.

If you're interested in the rest of our projects, check out
http://www.caravanstudios.org/



Have something you’d us to share with our community? Let us know by
emailing su...@caravanstudios.org
Community


Hashtag us: #PublicGoodTech

Join us on Slack: http://slack.publicgoodapphouse.org


Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/publicgoodapphouse/

[DW] mySociety: TICTeC Local: wrap-up report

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message -
From: Steven Clift 
Date: Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 9:17 AM
Subject: mySociety: TICTeC Local: wrap-up report
To: 


The Federation <http://www.thefederation.coop/>, opposite the birthplace of
the Co-operative movement in Manchester, was an appropriate venue for TICTeC
Local <https://tictec.mysociety.org/local>. After all, we were all there to
discuss big, transformative ideas that could improve society.

Yesterday’s event — the first of its kind — brought together
representatives from the worlds of Civic Tech, local authorities, and
social impact organisations to discuss, in myriad ways, how citizens and
local government can work better together.

Whether you were there or not, this post will hopefully act as a useful
jumping-off point, with links to where you can find out more about each of
the speakers and the organisations they represent.

We’ll also share photos and the presentations themselves, soon — watch this
space.
Civic Tech and Local Gov: the evidence base

Dr Rebecca Rumbul is mySociety’s own Head of Research; she stressed the
need for research into the impacts of technology, citing examples where
projects have been used in ways that were totally different from what had
been planned. Our research to date can be found here
<https://research.mysociety.org/>.
Opening keynote: Fixing the plumbing

Paul Maltby <https://twitter.com/maltbyps>, Chief Digital Officer, Ministry
of Housing, Communities & Local Government
<https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government>
(MHCLG), presented the several joined-up initiatives that his department
has introduced <https://mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/>, with a basic belief
that we need to ‘get the plumbing right’ before we can build more complex
tech for the future. From training senior managers in tech, to the Local
Digital Fund <https://localdigital.gov.uk/fund/>, they’re already seeing
tangible results. Paul also encouraged all who work within the sector to
sign up to the localgovdigital Slack channel
<https://localgovdigital.slack.com>.
Introducing Public Square

Michelle Brook <https://twitter.com/MLBrook> of the Democratic Society
<http://www.demsoc.org/> announced their collaboration with us, mySociety,
in a two-year action research project that will examine how to increase
citizen participation at the local government level: Public Square
<https://www.thepublicsquare.org.uk/>.

If you work within this sphere and are interested in getting involved, you
should:

– Sign up for the kick-off event on Nov 19th
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-square-looking-to-improve-local-democracy-tickets-51288895467>
in Manchester (and share it with others who might like to come);

– Sign up for the mailing list <https://www.thepublicsquare.org.uk/sign-up/>
;

– and get in touch for a talk on t...@thepublicsquare.org.uk, especially if
you are from a local council and would be interested in helping shape the
research.
FixMyStreet Pro: Better street reporting for citizens and councils

Andrea Bowes <http://twitter.com/Andybags> from Lincolnshire County Council
told such a positive story of the council’s experience in installing
FixMystreet Pro
<https://www.mysociety.org/2018/08/23/fixmystreet-for-lincolnshire-a-very-modern-way-of-working/>
that our ears were burning! It was great to hear how happy they were,
though, all summed up by her final statement: “Since it’s been installed,
no-one’s asked me a single question, which is the dream”.
Family Story: How technology can better support Children’s Services

Elle Tweedy <https://twitter.com/elletweedy> of Futuregov
<https://www.wearefuturegov.com/> presented the software they’ve developed
so that social workers can collaborate with families
<https://www.wearefuturegov.com/work/tri-borough-children-s-service>,
giving  everyone input into a totally transparent plan. Their hope is to
free social workers from the process-led software that sees them stuck in
front of a computer for 60% of their time, and to allow families to regain
ownership of their own story.
Council as a platform: Supporting the civics

Sarah Drummond <http://rufflemuffin.org> of Snook <https://wearesnook.com/>
showed how powerful first-person stories can be, when she told of
reclaiming a patch of land in front of her own block of flats as a garden.
Threatened with litigation by a faceless authority, she set about trying to
find out who owned the land… only to discover a seriously unjoined-up
system.
Revealing the hidden patterns in local democracy

An infographic which combines data on deprivation with the political party
in overall control for each authority
<https://medium.com/@opendatamcr/deprivation-vs-representation-building-a-dataset-eea715a87e25>
was the focus of the presentation by Julian Tait
<https://twitter.com/Julianlstar> and Jam

[DW] Over 400,000 voter registrations driven by Snap Chat

[Steven Clift]

See:
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/social-media-companies-now-play-key-role-in-voter-registration/

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[DW] [NCDD-UPDATES] Tomorrow's FREE Tech Tuesday features Konveio and NCDD 2018

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message -
From: Sandy Heierbacher 
Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 4:47 PM
Subject: [NCDD-UPDATES] Tomorrow's FREE Tech Tuesday features Konveio and
NCDD 2018
To: 


Hi, everybody!

In case you haven't seen the news, the 2018 National Conference on Dialogue
& Deliberation is right around the corner -- November 2-4 in Denver (
www.ncdd.org/ncdd2018).

We're very excited that this year we're going to be trying something fun
with our conference guidebook.  NCDD 2018 participants and others will be
able to interact with our guidebook (and each other) in a cool new way
utilizing the engagement tool Konveio.  You can learn all about it on
tomorrow's Tech Tuesday at 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific, whether you're joining
us in Denver or not. Just register for free at
http://ncdd.org/community/techtuesreg-oct2018.

Konveio helps change agents, community-builders and forward-thinkers turn
their collaborations into action, not just a PDF! The software is a digital
outreach platform that turns bland PDFs into actionable websites to better
convey ideas, collect feedback and spark action. Konveio is one of the
easiest-to-use engagement tools on the market. Users simply upload their
PDFs to an online viewer so others can read and navigate them in their
browser. They then add maps, videos, charts, and other rich content to make
it more insightful and easier to explore. Finally, they can ask for
feedback using embedded surveys or comments directly on the document.

Konveio is one of our awesome conference sponsors, and is putting NCDD's
conference guidebook into the Konveio platform to allow us to create a
truly interactive book for before, during, and after the event!

Tomorrow's free one-hour webinar will include an overview of Konveio as
well as a look at the NCDD 2018 guidebook on the platform. If you're
joining us at the conference or just wanting to network and interact from
afar, you'll learn how to best use the tool to navigate the guidebook.
Otherwise, you'll be learning all about how to use a great new engagement
tool!

See you on tomorrow's Tech Tuesday -

Sandy

Sandy Heierbacher
Founding Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
sa...@ncdd.org • www.ncdd.org • @ncdd & @heierbacher
*Join us this November 2-4 in Denver for NCDD2018!
 Learn more here
 and register today at ncdd2018.eventbrite.com
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[DW] [Air-L] EaP eDemocracy Conference: Politics in the Digital Age, 23 October 2018@Danube University Krems (Austria)

[Steven Clift]

From: Noella Edelmann 
Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 9:06 AM
Subject: [Air-L] EaP eDemocracy Conference: Politics in the Digital Age, 23
October 2018@Danube University Krems (Austria)
To: 


Dear colleagues,

Apologies for Cross-Posting!

I would like to invite you to join us at the: EaP eDemocracy
Conference: Politics in the Digital Age
23 October 2018
Danube University Krems (Austria)
https://wp.me/ptoXX-4oC

The Danube University Krems, Department for E-Governance, and the
Tallinn University of Technology, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation
and Governance, will be hosting the EU*s Eastern Partnership
eDemocracy Conference on *Politics in the Digital Age* under the
auspices of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

There will be 3 thematic panels, each preceded by a keynote:
Panel 1 *Political Communication in the Digital Sphere: media
manipulation, influence on third countries, populism on platforms, and
campaigning*
Keynote: Rasto Kuzel  * MEMO98, Slovakia
Panel 2 *Digital Transparency for Accountability*
Keynote: tbc
Panel 3 *Inclusion: Stakeholder Involvement in the Political Sphere"
Keynote: Elke Löffler * Governance International, UK & Institute of
Local Government, University of Birmingham

The eDemocracy Conference brings together participants from EaP Partner
Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine)
and EU Member States to discuss how eDemocracy can enhance
participation, inclusion, transparency and accountability. This event
allows experts from academia, governments, think-tanks and civil society
to discuss ideas, opportunities as well as address the challenges of
eDemocracy: participation, inclusion, transparency and accountability.
See here for further details and registration: https://wp.me/ptoXX-4oC

Best regards
Noella




Noella Edelmann
PhD

***
Senior Researcher
Department for E-Governance and Administration
Danube University Krems
www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov
Tel. +43 (0)2732 893 2303
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[DW] [google-civicinfo-api] Civic Info Data Availability - 2018 US Midterms

[Steven Clift]

From: 'Cong Chen' via Google Civic Information API <
google-civicinfo-...@googlegroups.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 2:55 PM
Subject: [google-civicinfo-api] Civic Info Data Availability - 2018 US
Midterms
To: Google Civic Information API 


Hi everyone,

I am excited to announce that our data availability schedule is now
published for 2018 US Midterm Elections!

You can find it under "GUIDES => Data Guidelines => Data Availability" (link
 to
page) or click here

to
view it directly. It lists when data is expected to be available for a
specific state with regard to Polling location, Early Voting, Ballot,
and/or Election Admin info.

Please note that these estimates are subject to change based on
availability of data from election officials, our partners and/or other
sources.

Hope this is helpful and let us know if you have any questions!
Cong

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[DW] [mySociety-community] An app for refugees

[Steven Clift]

Reply to:
maya.zos...@gmail.com

An important query. - Steve


From: Myf Nixon 
Date: Mon, Sep 3, 2018, 3:16 AM
Subject: [mySociety-community] An app for refugees
To: mysociety-community 


Hi mySociety community! I've been asked to pass on this message to see if
there's anyone who could donate their time and dev skills to help refugees
in Lesbos.

I’m a doctor who has spent some time in Lesbos in Greece working with
> refugees in a camp called Moria. Conditions are very poor with extreme
> overcrowding, violence and poor sanitation.
>
> However there are a number of grassroots NGOs (non governmental
> organisations, or charities) who run very creative projects that the
> residents of Moria can access and get involved with while they wait out
> their asylum process, which can take months to years.The projects improve
> their mental health, tackle isolation and help them to integrate.
>
> These people are resilient, resourceful and want to help themselves.
> Projects like these are incredibly important for them as they have fled
> war, violence and persecution and the conditions in the camp cause further
> deterioration in their mental health. From what I've seen their sense of
> hope is quickly diminishing.
>
> With the situation there being so chaotic, distributing information is
> difficult and many of the NGOs rely on word of mouth to advertise their
> projects. Most of the migrants have phones or access to someone who has a
> phone.
>
> *I want to create a centralised place (a website and eventually an app)
> where they can access all the information they need in order to empower
> themselves to survive while in the camp. * If anyone is interested in
> joining us we already have a small team - just e mail me and I can send
> across more info: maya.zos...@gmail.com this isn't a very complex project
> so I think we could probably get it up and running in the next few weeks. It
> would be perfect for someone looking for a small side project to work on in
> their own time (even if they can spare only a few hours, we would be very
> grateful).
>

If anyone thinks they might be able to help please contact the email
address given ( maya.zos...@gmail.com) directly - thanks!

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[DW] mySociety: Help us find the world’s electoral boundaries

[Steven Clift]

Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 10:29 AM
Subject: mySociety: Help us find the world’s electoral boundaries


We, and Open Knowledge International , are looking for
the digital files that hold electoral boundaries, for every country in the
world — and you can help.

Yeah, we know — never let it be said we don’t know how to party.

But seriously, there’s a very good reason for this request. When people
make online tools to help citizens contact their local politicians, they
need to be able to match users to the right representatives.

*So* *head on over to the Every Boundary survey*
 *and see how you can help* — or
read on for a bit more detail.
*Data for tools that empower citizens*

If you’ve used mySociety’s sites TheyWorkForYou
 — or any of the other parliamentary
monitoring sites we’ve helped others to run around the world
 — you’ll have seen this
matching in action. Electoral boundary data is also integral in campaigning
and political accountability,  from Surfers against Sewage’s ‘Plastic Free
Parliament’  campaign, to Call
your Rep  in the US.

These sites all work on the precept that while people may not know the
names of all their representatives at every level — well, do you? — people
*do* tend to know their own postcode or equivalent. Since postcodes fall
within boundaries, once both those pieces of information are known, it’s
simple to present the user with their correct constituency or
representative.

So the boundaries of electoral districts are an essential piece of the data
needed for such online tools.  As part of mySociety’s commitment to
the Democratic
Commons project ,
we’d like to be able to provide a single place where anyone planning to run
a politician-contacting site can find these boundary files easily.
*And here’s why we need you*

Electoral boundaries are the lines that demarcate where constituencies
begin and end. In the old days, they’d have been painstakingly plotted on a
paper map, possibly accessible to the common citizen only by appointment.

These days, they tend to be available as digital files, available via the
web. Big step forward, right?

But, as with every other type of political data, the story is not quite so
simple.

There’s a great variety of organisations responsible for maintaining
electoral boundary files across different countries, and as a result,
there’s little standardisation in where and how they are published.
*How you can help*

We need the boundary files for 231 countries (or as we more accurately —
but less intuitively — refer to them, ‘places’), and for each place we need
the boundaries for constituencies at national, regional and city levels. So
there’s plenty to collect.

As we so often realise when running this sort of project, it’s far easier
for many people to find a few files each than it would be for our small
team to try to track them all down. And that, of course, is where you come
in.

Whether you’ve got knowledge of your own country’s boundary files and where
to find them online, or you’re willing to spend a bit of time searching
around, we’d be so grateful for your help.

Fortunately, there’s a tool we can use to help collect these files — and we
didn’t even have to make it ourselves! The Open Data Survey, first created
by Open Knowledge International to assess and display just how much
governmental information around the world is freely available as open data, has
gone on to aid many projects

as they collect data for their own campaigns and research.

Now we’ve used this same tool to provide a place where you can let us know
where to find that electoral boundary data we need.
Where to begin

Start here   — and please feel free
to get in touch  if anything isn’t quite clear, or
you have any general questions. You might want to check the FAQs
 first though!

Thanks for your help — it will go on to improve citizen empowerment and
politician accountability throughout the world. And that is not something
everyone can say they’ve done.

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[DW] [IP] European Parliament votes to block copyright reform

[Steven Clift]

My analysis of the proposals was that going forward a .org like E-Democracy
could not afford the legal risk of hosting under generated content via
online groups on a non-commercial platform and still serve Europeans. We
could move to Facebook or some other .com and let them be liable I suppose.

Is that a reasonable analysis?

Steven Clift

-- Forwarded message -
From: Dave Farber 
Date: Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 8:32 AM
Subject: [IP] European Parliament votes to block copyright reform
To: ip 





Begin forwarded message:

*From:* Richard Forno 
*Date:* July 5, 2018 at 9:09:48 PM GMT+9
*To:* Infowarrior List 
*Cc:* Dave Farber 
*Subject:* *European Parliament votes to block copyright reform*

European Parliament votes to block copyright reform

Google, Facebook and other big firms argued that the text would stifle
creativity and content-sharing online.

By Joanna Plucinska

7/5/18, 12:15 PM CET

Updated 7/5/18, 1:49 PM CET

https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-votes-to-block-copyright-reform/

The European Parliament voted Thursday to reject a sweeping reform of
copyright rules for the internet age, reopening debate on a controversial
bill that sets Big Tech against publishers and media companies.

The rejected bill, which aimed to beef up enforcement of copyright rules
online, will now be sent back to Parliament for further discussion, and all
751 European lawmakers will be able to submit fresh amendments to the text.

After nearly two years of debate, the rare move to reject a bill already
approved by a Parliament committee — usually enough to send the bill on —
showed just how much was at stake.

If passed in their current form, the new rules would have forced companies
like Google and Facebook to monitor their platforms much more closely for
copyright infringements, and hand more power to license-holders ranging
from publishers to media companies and record labels.

The rejection marks a defeat for the latter group, which had hoped that
tougher copyright rules would strengthen their hand in negotiations with
the platforms, wring more revenue from online content and empower creatives
online.

Both sides waged fierce lobbying campaigns in the days ahead of the vote.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney weighed in this week with an impassioned
letter defending the reform, while the other side roped in British comedian
Stephen Fry as well as hiring vehicles to drive around Brussels warning
about dire consequences for internet freedom if the reform passed in its
current form.

The anti-copyright campaign argued that tougher enforcement of copyright
rules would “kill” the internet as we know it, notably by banning “memes” —
an allegation forcefully rejected by the other side, which pointed out that
parody content was protected by pre-existing laws.

In the end, the advantage tipped to the anti-copyright camp. Invoking a
special Parliament procedure, opponents such as German Green MEP Julia Reda
gathered 76 allies to call a vote on whether to approve the mandate of
Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, which had earlier approved the bill.

The procedure, known as 69c, rarely succeeds, as it requires a simple
majority in Parliament to overturn the mandate. In this case, after
feverish lobbying and some last-minute about-faces — notably among German
conservatives — the attempt succeeded, sending the bill back to the drawing
board.

The vote was close, with 278 in favor, 318 against and 31 abstentions.

The anti-copyright camp won this round, but the war is not over. Lobbying
is set to intensify once again, as debates resume on one of Europe’s most
intensely watched legislative files.

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[DW] Please RT - Seeking Startup in Residence Program Director

[Steven Clift]

From: Jay Nath
Date: Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 11:37 AM
Subject: Please RT - Seeking Startup in Residence Program Director
To: Steven Clift 


Hi Steven

Hope you're doing well.

We're excited to announce that we're seeking a Program Director for our
Startup in Residence program - a leader who would help grow the program
nationally and internationally to 100 cities in the next five years.  If
you or anyone you know would be interested, please have them send an email
to ru...@cityinnovate.org.

We'd also love for you to help spread the word by RT and sharing:

LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2tqaGg2
Twitter: http://bit.ly/2yvBxx8

The full job description is below.

Thanks for your help,
Jay




City Innovate (http://cityinnovate.org/) believes government can be a force
for good. We are a team of passionate, entrepreneurial, civic-minded
individuals that believe in the power of collaboration. We help cities
navigate and address their challenges by harnessing the transformative
power of startups in making our cities more effective, efficient, equitable
and responsive.

Our Startup in Residence program (https://startupinresidence.org/) connects
government agencies with startups to develop technology products that
address civic challenges through a streamlined procurement process. Over 16
weeks, startups and governments work together to co-develop solutions that
creates real impact. Since 2014, nearly 50 startups have helped cities in
areas like urban mobility, digital services, process improvement, and civic
engagement.

We are looking for Program Director to help expand the program nationally
and internationally to 100 cities in the next five years.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Startup in Residence Program Director leads all aspects of the
program.  Your job is to ensure the success of the current cohort and to
setup success for the next cohort.  You will lead all aspects of the STIR
program, which starts pre-residency in July, with the 16-week residency
kicking off in January.  You will work closely with the key stakeholders of
the program, which include participating government partners, startups, and
corporate sponsors, ensuring that each stakeholder has a productive,
mutually beneficial experience in the program.

The candidate will support our mission to help government become more
accessible and responsive to its constituents. This individual will join an
experienced senior leadership team including the former Chief Innovation
Officer for the Mayor of San Francisco.

KEY SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
-Passion and understanding for entrepreneurial communities
-Project management and business operations experience required
-Strong communication, organization and project management skills
-Able to serve as an intermediary between government and startup, sometimes
in tricky circumstances
-Experience working in or with government is plus
-Experience managing a national program is a plus

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Account management of the STIR program
-Onboard government partners and startups to the program, ensuring they
have an understanding of the program and their expectations
-Help government partners navigate through their agencies to source
challenges
-Remove any ‘blocks’ in the way of a challenges
-Serve as a mediator between startups and government partners, sometimes
leading tough conversations

Improving the STIR program
-Improving the processes of the program
-Identifying partnership and other opportunities for the growth of the
program
-Working with the wider team to assess cross-offering benefits

Marketing and sales
-Working with the team to ensure we reach 100 cities by 2022
-Plucking out stories and case studies from the program for our blog and
press
-Leading the charge for startup applications to the program through our
partners, advertising, content marketing, and social media

Ownership of the business unit
-Managing the cash flow for the program
-Reporting for federal grants

KEY SUCCESS METRICS
-The number of STIR challenges that result in a contract
-Retention of government partners

To apply, please send your linkedIn profile or resume to
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[DW] [IP] Lauren's Blog: "Why We May Have to Cut Europe Off from the Internet"

[Steven Clift]

What do my EU folks think of this?

-- Forwarded message -
From: Dave Farber 
Date: Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 4:33 PM
Subject: [IP] Lauren's Blog: "Why We May Have to Cut Europe Off from the
Internet"
To: ip 





Begin forwarded message:

*From:* Lauren Weinstein 
*Date:* June 8, 2018 at 3:23:17 PM EDT
*To:* nnsq...@nnsquad.org
*Subject:* *[ NNSquad ] Lauren's Blog: "Why We May Have to Cut Europe Off
from the Internet"*


Why We May Have to Cut Europe Off from the Internet

https://lauren.vortex.com/2018/06/08/why-we-may-have-to-cut-europe-off-from-the-internet


It's not a joke. It's no hyperbole. If the European Union continues its
current course, the rest of the world may well have to consider how to
effectively "cut off" Europe from the rest of the Internet -- to create
an "Island Europe" in an Internet communications context.

For those of us involved with the Net since its early origins, the
specter of network fragmentation has long been an outcome that we've
sorely hoped to avoid. But continuing EU actions could create an
environment where mechanisms to tightly limit Europe's interactions with
the rest of the global Internet may be necessary -- not imposed with
pleasure, not with vindictiveness, but for the protection of free speech
around the rest of the planet.

The EU will later this month be voting on a nightmarish copyright
control scheme that would impose requirements for real-time "copyright
filtering" of virtually all content uploaded to major and many minor
Internet sites, with no protections against trolling, and the certainty
of inappropriately blocking vast quantities of public domain and other
materials, with no real protections against errors and no effective
avenues for appeals. Please see:

  "On June 20, an EU committee will vote on an apocalyptically stupid,
  internet-destroying copyright proposal that'll censor everything from
  Tinder profiles to Wikipedia"
  ( https://boingboing.net/2018/06/07/thanks-axel-voss.html ).

Even if this specific horrific proposal is voted down, it's important to
review how we came to this juncture, as the EU has increasingly
accelerated its program to become the Internet's global censorship czar,
in ways that even countries like China and Russia haven't attempted to
date.

As far back as 2012 and earlier, in "The 'Right to Be Forgotten': A
Threat We Dare Not Forget"
( https://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000938.html ), I warned of the
insidious nature of content censorship schemes flowing forth from
Europe, and I've consistently warned that -- like the proverbial camel's
nose under the tent -- Europe would never be satisfied with any
concessions offered by Internet firms.

Time has borne out my predictions. In ensuing years, the EU has expanded
its demands until now it considers itself in key respects to be the
global arbiter of what should or should not be seen by Internet users
around the world.

Like other of civilization's information control tyrants, a taste of
censorship powers by the EU has inevitably led to utter censorship
gluttony, and the sense that "we know best what those stupid little
people should be allowed to see" is as old as human history, long
predating modern communications systems.

European citizens are of course free to elect whatever sorts of
governments that they choose. If that choice is for information control
tyrants whose pleasure is to victimize their own citizens, so be it.

But if Europe continues to insist that its tyranny of censorship and
information control must be honored by the rest of the world, then the
rest of the world will be reluctantly forced to treat Europe as an
Internet pariah, and use all possible technical means to isolate Europe
in manners that best protect everyone else's freedom of Internet speech.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lau...@vortex.com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren
Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com
Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues
Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org
PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility:
https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
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[DW] mySociety: TICTeC 2018 in Lisbon: Conference resources now online

[Steven Clift]

Date: Thu, May 31, 2018, 11:57 AM
Subject: mySociety: TICTeC 2018 in Lisbon: Conference resources now online


Back in April, we hosted the fourth edition of our research conference The
Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC)
 in Lisbon, Portugal.

We were thrilled to bring together 150 leaders in the field from 29
countries to take stock of the civic technology research landscape and to
discuss what works and what doesn’t when it comes to using technology for
social good.

62 speakers from 19 countries covered topics such as: responsible technology
;
accountability keywords
;
blockchain
;
fact-checking
; service
delivery ;
bridging
the civic tech research divide
; working
with governments
;
impact measurement
;
open
contracting ;
amongst many, many others. Thank you to everyone involved for sharing your
experiences and research.

If you weren’t able to attend (or indeed if you’d like to experience it all
again), do check out the TICTeC website 
to see videos of all conference sessions, interviews with delegates,
photos, and slides where available.

As a taster, here’s an overview of the whole event… in just two minutes:

Thank you again to Google and the MacArthur Foundation for sponsoring
TICTeC. We’ll keep you all posted on next year’s event over on the research
mailing list

and on the TICTeC Google Group
.


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[DW] [ogp] Draft Agenda for the Civil Society Day of the 5th OGP Global Summit

[Steven Clift]

From: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org <
paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org>
Date: Tue, May 29, 2018, 2:32 AM
Subject: [ogp] Draft Agenda for the Civil Society Day of the 5th OGP Global
Summit
To: OGP Civil Society community 



*Dear colleagues,*

















*We’re pleased to share some important updates about the 5th OGP Global
Summit to be held in Tbilisi from July 17-19.Draft Agendas for the 5th OGP
Global  Summit and Civil Society DayWe can now share the draft agenda
for
the Global Summit. As always, this draft agenda for the Global Summit was
co-created with the community through an open call for proposals. We
received over 500 proposals in less than a month. Many proposals were
related to the three main tracks - anti-corruption, civic engagement,
public service delivery - while others highlight other cross-cutting and
emerging issues. The process of narrowing down the agenda from the many
promising proposals we received is described in this blog here
.
As with previous Summits, Civil Society Day, will provide the community an
opportunity to connect, share, and strategize on how we can respond to
global and regional trends affecting civil society and the open government
movement. We are happy to also share with you the draft agenda

for the Civil Society Day. We have designed the agenda by taking into
account feedback from previous Civil Society Days, particularly on the need
to provide ample time and space for networking. The agenda will focus on
issues of current relevance, and curate conversations which enable civil
society to self-examine its role, accountability, and approaches.We welcome
nominations for lightning talks (in the the ‘Spotlight on Reforms’
sessions), suggestions for additional topics for the thematic circles as
well as other additional comments or feedback. Please fill out this short
form  by June 8th to share your
suggestions. We will publish a final agenda by the third week of June.
Please do note that this event is open only to representatives of civil
society organisations, academia and think tanks. Considering the
overwhelming interest, attendance might need to be capped due to venue
capacity. If we do need to make choices, we will let you know as soon as
possible if your place at Civil Society Day is confirmed or not, and share
the criteria we have used to do so.  If you would like to indicate your
interest in attending Civil Society Day and haven’t registered for the
Summit yet, please do so by filling out the Summit Registration Form
 by June 8. Other Important
UpdatesRegistration and Visa Information: All registered participants will
soon receive confirmation emails. This will be an ongoing  process until
registration closes. The Government of Georgia has passed a decree
 allowing for visa-free travel for OGP
Summit attendees. Those who would ordinarily require a visa must register
by June 25 at the latest or you will not qualify for visa-free access.
Further details can be found on the updated OGP Global Summit Visa
Information page
.And
as a closing call to action, we encourage you to use Summit and the weeks
leading up to the Summit to advocate for bigger and better results, and
secure priority wins for your national open government agenda. You can do
so by pushing for your Head of State/Government, OGP Ministers, and other
national champions to attend the Summit and make ambitious new
announcements. See here

for some examples from past events.Thank you and we look forward to seeing
you in Tbilisi!Kind regard,PaulP.S. Here’s one last chance to tell us how
OGP is working for you in your country and how we can help in improving
your OGP experience! Complete the 2017-2018 OGP Civil Society Engagement
survey  before May
31st. *

-- 


*Paul Maassen*Chief Country Support
*Open Government Partnership*

e-mail: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org | skype: maassenpaul |  phone:
++31 646 16 78 56 / ++32 492 97 60 43 | twitter: @maassenpaul |
www.opengovpartnership.org | Based in Brussels (Belgium)

*If you haven't already done so, please fill out the 2017-2018 OGP Civil
Society Engagement Survey
!*

*Please note that emails exchanged with the OGP Support Unit may be subject
to the OGP disclosure policy, which is available here

[DW] [Poplus] [Call for Paper] g0v Summit 2018: showcases and failures in civic tech

[Steven Clift]

From: Yun-Chen Chien 
Date: Mon, May 14, 2018, 1:32 PM
Subject: [Poplus] [Call for Paper] g0v Summit 2018: showcases and failures
in civic tech
To: 
Cc: 


Hello all,


We hope this email finds you well. We would like to invite you to
participate in g0v Summit 2018 on Oct. 5-7th in Taipei.

g0v Summit 2018 is now Calling for Paper until June 30th along with early
bird tickets. 

Hosted by volunteers from g0v decentralized community, g0v Summit is the
largest civic tech conference in Asia, more than 1000 participants from 17
countries sharing citizen-initiated grass-roots experience in using open
source technology to rewire politics and governments in 2016. Two years
later, we would like to invite global civic tech hackers to review the
“ecosystem” of civic tech we have built together, the lessons we learned
behind the scenes, and the next big thing we can build. We welcome hands-on
experience and any crazy ideas.

If you want to be our Promoting Partners for two free tickets, please
contact g0v-summit-2018...@googlegroups.com. You can help us share this
tweet: https://twitter.com/g0vtw/status/992693434891681792.

Hope to see you in Taipei.

Cheers,
Yun-Chen
PR of g0v Summit 2018
*--*
*簡韻真 / **Yun-Chen Chien *
產品經理 / Product Manager
#sense-tw in Open Culture Foundation
@aelcenganda on Twitter , Medium
, LinkedIn
 and Facebook

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[DW] [ogp] Join us for the Launch of the Open Government Network for Europe (May 22 - Brussels)

[Steven Clift]

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From: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org <
paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org>
Date: Mon, May 14, 2018, 12:40 AM
Subject: [ogp] Fwd: Join us for the Launch of the Open Government Network
for Europe (May 22 - Brussels)
To: OGP Civil Society community 


Dear colleagues,

For those that want to join us next week in Brussels, please register here

.

Kind regars




Paul

-- Forwarded message --
From: Paul Maassen 
Date: 9 May 2018 at 10:17
Subject: Join us for the Launch of the Open Government Network for Europe
(May 22 - Brussels)
To:


Happy #EuropeDay, colleagues!

What better way to celebrate than to RSVP for the launch of the Open
Government Network for Europe on May 22 in Brussels. With Sanjay Pradhan
and Emily O'Reilly (European Ombudsman confirmed as speakers - more to come
- and hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee.



*Launch of the Open Government Network for Europe*


*Hosted by:*
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Rue Belliard 99-101, 1000 Brussels

Please RSVP before May 17th.
Please contact the OGP Secretariat with any questions at
og...@opengovpartnership.org.


*Background*

Across Europe, trust in government and institutions is at an all time low.
A growing number of Europeans feel left behind and powerless, fueling a
sense of injustice, insecurity, and perceived threat from migration and
terrorism.  This is a profound challenge.

While voters in some countries have kept radical forces out of office, in
other countries populist and even authoritarian leaders have risen to
power.  To push against this trend, we need to open new frontiers of
participation. People want to shape policies on issues they care about,
feel that their voices have genuinely been heard, and see visible impact.
How can Europe get that right?

Europe’s institutions are home to a growing set of initiatives that aim to
place citizens at the heart of government, and build transparent,
accountable governance.  Committed reformers across the political landscape
are coming together to explore how governments can better work for and with
citizens, from local projects to the European Citizen Consultations
pioneered by President Macron and being taken forward by the Commission and
27 member states.  The European institutions themselves have undertaken
many initiatives. But as trust in government continues to plummet, there is
little room for error. Single initiatives and short-term pilots are no
longer enough - Europe must build open government and citizen engagement in
a joined-up way, consistently and over the long term.


*The event*
This fireside chat brings together renowned European experts, political
leaders and civil society advocates to engage the audience in a candid
conversation on how government in Europe can be made more inclusive,
responsive and accountable, and what that means for European institutions
looking to (re)build trust.

The event will also see the launch of a new network of champions working on
transparency, accountability and citizen engagement across Europe, in all
its diversity. Through the Open Government Network for Europe (OGNfE), the
Open Government Partnership and the Democratic Society aim to connect and
drive the growing efforts for open, accountable and citizen-centered
government by bringing together committed reformers and civil society
leaders across the continent.  The network is open to professionals from
inside and outside the European institutions, and from Brussels and beyond.
Activities will include town halls with political leaders, thematic
fireside chats, peer learning opportunities, networking events and in-depth
technical workshops. As the network develops, it will allow members to link
and extend their open government initiatives, to create new projects using
the network as a platform, and to move towards a common agenda for the
development of open government and citizen participation across Europe.


*Program*
10:30 - Coffee and Registration

11:00 - Welcome (Ms Christa SCHWENG, President of the Section for
Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship, European Economic and Social
Committee)

11:10 - Opening remarks and introduction of speakers (Moderator: Jen Baker)


11:15 - Speakers’ remarks (2 min each)

Sanjay Pradhan, CEO, Open Government Partnership
Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman
Vera Jourová, European Commission
Claudia Luciani, Director of Democratic Governance and Anti-Discrimination,
Council of Europe
Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul, French Secretariat-General for the Citizen
Consultations


*Speakers subject to change.*
11:25 - Fireside chat (moderator)

12:15 - OGNfE launch (Paul Maassen, OGP, & Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic
Society)

12:30 - Close


-- 


*Paul Maassen*Chief Country Support
*Open Government Partnership*

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Re: [DW] New Group: Social Media and Democracy Research Facebook Group

[Steven Clift]

I want to welcome the initial group of members on the Social Media and
Democracy Research Facebook Group. It looks like a good group is forming.

It is super important that you fill out the two required survey questions
when you request membership. You will not be approved for membership in
this off the record group until you fill out those questions.

http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy

Thanks,
Steven Clift




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


On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:25 AM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org>
wrote:

>
> Before I make this new Facebook Group
> <http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy> invite-only based on
> referrals from members, I am looking to connect researchers interested in
> practice and practitioners interested in serious research on all things
> social media and democracy as charter members.
>
> I am guessing you'd also rather join 100 members ready to share knowledge
> rather than be in another group with 10,000 lurkers.
>
> http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy
>
> In recent weeks, you've probably heard <http://po.st/chronphilsocmedia>
> about Facebook's connection <http://po.st/zucksocmediademo> to an independent
> foundation funded <http://po.st/socdemknight> (multiple foundations
> <http://po.st/socdemhewlett>) effort to research the impact
> <http://po.st/socdemssrc> on social media on elections and democracy.
> That's great. There is even a related conference this week
> <http://po.st/socdemconference> (no webcast planned at this point) with
> an amazing list of academic speakers.
>
> I am fundamentally interested in how we open up channels of communication
> that help researchers hear from practitioners on .. what are the gaping
> holes in actionable research? Whether you are a democracy building
> practitioner or a political campaign operative or an activist seeking to
> influence people or your government, what is happening *NOW* with social
> media and democracy that needs solid research? Perhaps you are within
> government having used social media to help get elected or in media looking
> for trends or digital options to boost your role in the future of
> democracy, this group on research is for you too.
>
> I am also interested in how researchers can more effectively engage and
> access digital practitioners across all the major sectors of democracy -
> government, media, campaigns and elections, advocacy and legislative
> bodies, and more. Let's build a digital bridge between research and
> practice that people actually use.
>
> I am a big believer in the power of well conceived and facilitated
> Facebook Groups for truly global knowledge exchange. While Twitter is fine
> for short shelf-life coverage of in-person events, Facebook Groups allow us
> to go more in-depth and reach more people more times of the day. (I still
> love email lists, but it is almost impossible to get new people under 40 to
> join.)
>
> So, if you are interested, you *must* answer the join request survey
> questions or you will not be allowed to join:
> http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
>
> P.S. If you just prefer light reading and not participating actively,
> everyone is welcome to join my 7500+ member Civic Technology and Open
> Government Facebook Group. It is a very active group with daily posts:
> http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup
>
>
> 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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[DW] New Group: Social Media and Democracy Research Facebook Group

[Steven Clift]

Before I make this new Facebook Group
<http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy> invite-only based on
referrals from members, I am looking to connect researchers interested in
practice and practitioners interested in serious research on all things
social media and democracy as charter members.

I am guessing you'd also rather join 100 members ready to share knowledge
rather than be in another group with 10,000 lurkers.

http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy

In recent weeks, you've probably heard <http://po.st/chronphilsocmedia>
about Facebook's connection <http://po.st/zucksocmediademo> to an independent
foundation funded <http://po.st/socdemknight> (multiple foundations
<http://po.st/socdemhewlett>) effort to research the impact
<http://po.st/socdemssrc> on social media on elections and democracy.
That's great. There is even a related conference this week
<http://po.st/socdemconference> (no webcast planned at this point) with an
amazing list of academic speakers.

I am fundamentally interested in how we open up channels of communication
that help researchers hear from practitioners on .. what are the gaping
holes in actionable research? Whether you are a democracy building
practitioner or a political campaign operative or an activist seeking to
influence people or your government, what is happening *NOW* with social
media and democracy that needs solid research? Perhaps you are within
government having used social media to help get elected or in media looking
for trends or digital options to boost your role in the future of
democracy, this group on research is for you too.

I am also interested in how researchers can more effectively engage and
access digital practitioners across all the major sectors of democracy -
government, media, campaigns and elections, advocacy and legislative
bodies, and more. Let's build a digital bridge between research and
practice that people actually use.

I am a big believer in the power of well conceived and facilitated Facebook
Groups for truly global knowledge exchange. While Twitter is fine for short
shelf-life coverage of in-person events, Facebook Groups allow us to go
more in-depth and reach more people more times of the day. (I still love
email lists, but it is almost impossible to get new people under 40 to
join.)

So, if you are interested, you *must* answer the join request survey
questions or you will not be allowed to join:
http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy

Thanks,
Steven Clift

P.S. If you just prefer light reading and not participating actively,
everyone is welcome to join my 7500+ member Civic Technology and Open
Government Facebook Group. It is a very active group with daily posts:
http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup


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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[DW] [IP] Whois is dead as Europe hands DNS overlord ICANN its arse

[Steven Clift]

*From:* Lauren Weinstein 
*Date:* April 14, 2018 at 1:02:54 PM EDT
*To:* nnsq...@nnsquad.org
*Subject:* *[ NNSquad ] [The EU is so wrong, as usual] Whois is dead as
Europe hands DNS overlord ICANN its arse*


[The EU is so wrong, as usual] Whois is dead as Europe hands DNS overlord
ICANN its arse

https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2018/04/14/whois_icann_gdpr_europe/

   In a letter [PDF] sent this week to DNS overseer ICANN,
   Europe's data protection authorities have effectively killed off the
   current service, noting that it breaks the law and so will be illegal
   come 25 May, when GDPR comes into force.  The letter also has harsh
   words for ICANN's proposed interim solution, criticizing its vagueness
   and noting it needs to include explicit wording about what can be done
   with registrant data, as well as introduce auditing and compliance
   functions to make sure the data isn't being abused.  ICANN now has a
   little over a month to come up with a replacement to the decades-old
   service that covers millions of domain names and lists the personal
   contact details of domain registrants, including their name, email and
   telephone number.

- - -

Nobody NEEDS an Internet domain for non-business purposes. And if
you're using a domain name for business purposes, your full
identification, address, and other contact information should be
openly available just like with public business license information
and other public business data. It's the hiding of this data that has
permitted spam, phishing operations, and other crooks to flourish, and
the registries, registrars, and now the EU -- as usual on the wrong
side of every Internet issue these days -- are directly complicit in
these crimes by creating a shield behind which these monsters can
operate. The EU: Pro-crime! Pro-censorship! They make Russia and China
look like amateurs when it comes to 21st century information tyranny.
Show me the switch to cut the EU off from the rest of the Internet and
I'll pull

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[DW] [mySociety-community] Video licensing by parliaments - looking for good practice worldwide

[Steven Clift]

Carl has an interesting question. Reply to:  carl@morris.cymru


From: 'Carl Morris' via mysociety-community 
Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 11:06 AM
Subject: [mySociety-community] Video licensing by parliaments - looking for
good practice worldwide
To: mysociety-commun...@mysociety.org


Hello mySociety community members worldwide

What are the best examples where a parliament uses open licensing for
distributing its own videos (of debates, committees, etc), and gives
explicit encouragement to re-use?

I suppose the ideal licence would be one of these:
CC0
CC BY
Maybe OGL (or similar)

I've been looking at the licence used by the National Assembly for Wales
and it's a uniquely-worded affair requiring:

the material being reproduced accurately and not in a misleading context
>

http://www.assembly.wales/en/help/Pages/terms.aspx

This doesn't strike me as ideal for encouraging re-use, or for that matter
even remotely enforceable.

Diolch o flaen llaw / thanks in advance
-- 
Carl Morris
07891 927252
https://morris.cymru

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[DW] [ogp] Planning Civil Society Events for global Open Gov Week - May 7-11

[Steven Clift]

― 1 file link ―

From: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org <
paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 3:25 AM
Subject: [ogp] Planning Civil Society Events for global Open Gov Week - May
7-11
To: OGP Civil Society community 


Dear all,

We have roughly 4 weeks to go to the first ever global Open Gov Week.
Slowly, events start lining up: webinars (e.g. on inclusion, health,
natural resources), virtual fireside chats with our OGP ambassadors Helen
Clark, national co-creation events and IRM launches.

A warm call on all of you to make sure civil society also initiates and
partners on many activities, especially nationally and locally. Italy had
over 300 events this year in their second national Open Gov Week
, and civil society played a key role in
it.

Get you thinking caps on and initiate co-creation events to shape the civil
society asks, organize hackathons to really open up that government data
you asked for, invite your neighbours to discuss why open government
principles should also matter to them (alcohol allowed). Be as creative as
you want to be, but help us make this a global conversation with
national (tr)action.

The Open Gov week website - with examples and toolkits:
https://www.opengovweek.org

Hashtag: #OpenGovWeek

Best



Paul



On 13 March 2018 at 13:39, Paul Maassen  wrote:

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>
> *Dear OGP partners and friends,Today, at the South by Southwest
>  (SXSW) festival in Austin,
> Texas (USA), we announced the countdown to Open Gov Week, and now we’re
> excited to tell you about the world’s first week devoted to all things
> #OpenGov. OpenGov Week is for anyone who believes citizens should play a
> role in government decision-making. It will feature seminars, hackathons,
> public debates, webinars, open dataset releases and other events planned by
> citizens, civil society and governments.  Open Gov Week is an opportunity
> for civil society, government, and all stakeholders to co-create
> transformative commitments to open governments and make them more
> accountable and responsive to citizens.OpenGov Week takes places May 7-11,
> anywhere #opengov is happening. Events will take place in countries and
> cities around the world, in person and online. Starting at 12 noon ET,
>  please help us spread the word using #OpenGovWeek and #RenewTrust on
> social media.  Suggested tweets follow and social media graphics can be
> found here.
> 
>   - #OpenGovWeek starts May 7! Join thousands of reformers in civil society
> and governments working with @opengovpart to openly debate and discuss
> #OpenGov and ways to #RenewTrust in government. Learn more here. -
> Strengthen #democracy around the world - help guarantee basic civic and
> #humanrights by participating in @Opengovpart’s #OpenGovWeek this May 7-11
> to foster important conversations & create a global movement towards
> openness! Please email opengovw...@opengovpartnership.org
>  to find out how to host or participate
> in an event. *
>
> *Kind regards*
>
>
>
> *Paul*
> --
>
>
> *Paul Maassen*Director, Civil Society Engagement
> *Open Government Partnership Support Unit*
>
> e-mail: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org | skype: maassenpaul |
>  phone: ++31 646 16 78 56 | twitter: @maassenpaul |
> www.opengovpartnership.org | Based in Brussels (Belgium) | Hosted by Hivos
>
> *If you haven't already done so, please fill out the 2017-2018 OGP Civil
> Society Engagement Survey
> !*
>
> *Please note that emails exchanged with the OGP Support Unit may be
> subject to the OGP disclosure policy, which is available here
> .*
>



-- 


*Paul Maassen*Chief Country Support
*Open Government Partnership*

e-mail: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org | skype: maassenpaul |  phone:
++31 646 16 78 56 / ++32 492 97 60 43 | twitter: @maassenpaul |
www.opengovpartnership.org | Based in Brussels (Belgium)

*If you haven't already done so, please fill out the 2017-2018 OGP Civil
Society Engagement Survey
!*

*Please note that emails exchanged with the OGP Support Unit may be subject
to the OGP disclosure policy, which is available here
.*



-- 


*Paul Maassen*Chief Country Support
*Open Government Partnership*

e-mail: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org | skype: maassenpaul |  phone:
++31 646 16 78 56 / ++32 492 97 60 43 | twitter: @maassenpaul |
www.opengovpartnership.org | Based in Brussels (Belgium)

*If you haven't already done 

[DW] mySociety: A new call to join the WhatDoTheyKnow team

[Steven Clift]

Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 3:58 AM
Subject: mySociety: A new call to join the WhatDoTheyKnow team



We’re seeking people to join the WhatDoTheyKnow 
team, dealing with the day-to-day administration of the site.

Over seven million people viewed our Freedom of Information website
WhatDoTheyKnow last year; it now hosts almost 50,000 requests for
information and has around 150,000 registered users. The site, which is
managed on a day-to-day basis by volunteers, is continuing to grow.

Last year we ran a successful call for volunteers

which led to a new cohort of people joining the core volunteer team, and a
number of others taking on associated roles.

We have decided to make the call for volunteers an annual event, as it’s
always useful to have more people involved in running and improving the
service. The site’s growth isn’t the only factor: people move on,
circumstances change, and there’s always a need to keep the pool of
volunteers topped up.

Volunteers, like mySociety staff, work remotely from home, and can pick the
days or hours that suit them best. There is no set number of hours required.
Administrator roles

Would you be interested in joining the team as an administrator? Currently
that role involves:

   - *Considering, and acting on, requests to remove material from our site*
   The material in question could be something big (like the accidentally
   released personal information of thousands of staff at a public body),
   something small (such as an individual’s phone number), or, to give a
   recent example, the address of a vice-chancellor’s official on-campus
   residence which the university doesn’t think should be published.
   - *Assisting users* with using our site, providing advice on requesting
   information and helping resolve basic issues with their accounts.
   - *Managing the service* by resending bounced emails, dealing with
   messages that public bodies have misdirected, and maintaining and extending
   the database of public bodies which the site relies upon.

Other roles

Due to the requirements attached to their grant funding, the efforts of
mySociety’s paid staff are currently focused on developing the WhatDoTheyKnow
Pro service  and supporting deployments
of our Alaveteli FOI software in other countries. To support the operation
of WhatDoTheyKnow in the UK we’d also like to find volunteers could take on
some additional roles. If your skills fit any of the descriptions below,
you’d make a great addition to the team:

   - *Team administrator*  Could you help us keep track of legal deadlines,
   organise (and perhaps chair or minute) our regular team meetings and ensure
   we follow up on outstanding items?
   - *Volunteer developer* It would be useful if we had volunteers able to
   make tweaks to the site’s software to support the growth of the site and
   the work of the other volunteers. Tasks could include improvements to the
   administration interface, and making updates to the static pages on the
   site.  This role would provide an opportunity to get experience working
   with mySociety’s highly professional development team, or offer a chance
   for an experienced developer to help out a team working on an impactful
   civic project.
   - *Strategic fundraiser* Could you help us obtain the funds we need to
   keep WhatDoTheyKnow.com running and ensure that the operation is
   sustainable as it grows? This would be an opportunity to work with
   volunteers, and you’d also work in tandem with mySociety staff, including
   the professional fundraiser we’re currently also seeking to recruit
   .
   - *Documentation specialist* The volunteer team, along with mySociety’s
   staff and trustees, have developed a substantial number of policies
   governing how the site is run. These are filed in the staff Wiki, and also,
   where possible, made public on the site. Tending to both these aspects of
   our documentation would be a great help to the team, and to users.
   - *Public body database administrator* Behind WhatDoTheyKnow is perhaps
   the largest database of public bodies in the UK — would you like to help
   maintain and improve it? There may be opportunities to support new
   WhatDoTheyKnow Pro features which are in development, for example by
   curating lists/groups of public bodies.
   - *Regional, or sector, specialist* Would you like to join us and help
   improve our service in a particular geographic or sector area? Perhaps you
   would like to help ensure we have full coverage of public bodies in, say,
   Manchester, and ensure they’re well described.
   - *Journalistic / communications volunteers* We would like to do more to
   promote and encourage high quality use of our site, for example though a
   regular blog post pointing to notable responses received each month.

[DW] mySociety: Writing to MPs in public: People’s Assembly in South Africa

[Steven Clift]

Date: Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 5:54 AM
Subject: mySociety: Writing to MPs in public: People’s Assembly in South
Africa

Does publishing a correspondence with MPs make it more likely that promises
will be upheld, and citizens’ voices heard? Thanks to a piece of software
we’ve just installed on a partners’ site, we may be about to find out.

As you may know, mySociety supports several partners’ projects worldwide:
one of these is People’s Assembly , which, like our
own TheyWorkForYou, makes it easier for citizens to find out who their
representatives are and what they’re doing in Parliament.

PMG, who run the site, saw the potential of the Open Source WriteInPublic
software , which was made by our friends in
Chile Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente .
Like mySociety’s own UK tool WriteToThem, WriteInPublic allows users to
easily contact their representatives; where it differs is that the whole
correspondence is published online. It’s a way of holding representatives
to account, and making sure that promises or assertions are not forgotten.
Messages to MPs

Here in the UK, of course, MPs only deal with correspondence from their own
constituents, but in South Africa, citizens may legitimately write to any
MP. Messages are far more frequently about policy rather than personal
issues, which might go some way to explaining why a WriteInPublic tool
targeting MPs is a more viable prospect than it might be, say, in the UK.

PMG are yet to promote the tool through their newsletter and social media
channels, but of course, users are discovering it for themselves on the
homepage. In the five weeks since launch, more than 270 messages have been
sent to MPs. These can be seen on the MPs’ pages, in a new ‘messages’
tab: here’s
an example .
[image: Messages tab on an MP's page on People's Assembly]
 Informing
Committees

The new tool doesn’t just invite users to write to their MPs directly;
People’s Assembly now sports two invitations on its homepage: one to write
to an MP, and another to contact a Committee.
[image: WriteInPublic on People's Assembly] 

PMG have previously had some success in surveying their users over key
issues of party funding: the survey results were sent to a sitting
Committee, and the chairman reported that they were “very helpful for the
Committee’s discussions” and were “used as a reference point to gauge
public opinion especially where discussions were deadlocked”.

The group are keen to extend this kind of engagement, and this second tool
allows citizens to send a message to a Committee dealing with specific
issues such as public works or the police. PMG are planning to continue
surveying their users, while also pointing them at the tool as a way of
getting public input into the bill-making process.

In the spirit of Democratic Commons
,
the underlying contact data for the MPs tool (though not the Committees
one) is also now being used by Wikidata and our EveryPolitician project, so
it’s freely available for anyone to use. For us it’s a win-win when data
can not only serve an immediate purpose, but will also go on to provide a
resource for anyone else who needs it.

—
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by/2.0 )


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[DW] [civicmedia-researchers] Journal of Civic Media - Call for Submissions

[Steven Clift]

From: "Catherine D'Ignazio" 
Date: Mar 11, 2018 8:06 AM
Subject: [civicmedia-researchers] Journal of Civic Media - Call for
Submissions
To: "civicmedia-researchers" 
Cc:

Hi folks -

Graduate students in the Civic Media Art & Practice program at the
Engagement Lab/Emerson College have launched a journal of civic media.

Please share the Call for Submissions widely!
https://www.journalofcivicmedia.org/secondary-about/

*Theme: **Public Engagement in the Smart City*

*Publication Date: *August 2018

*Submission Due Date: *Friday, April 20, 2018

*About the Journal*

The Journal of Civic Media (JCM) seeks submissions for its inaugural
edition. JCM is a twice-yearly, graduate student edited, peer-reviewed
publication published by the Engagement Lab at Emerson College. The focus
of the journal is on the practices of using media and technology to
facilitate democratic process, ranging from global digital platforms to
community based media initiatives.  The objective of the Journal of Civic
Media is to provide a forum for scholars, practitioners, students and the
general public to read about and discuss the complex landscape of the field.

*Call for Submissions*

A discussion about ‘smart cities’ can quickly become an invitation for
contemplation, bewilderment, passionate discourse or vehement dismissal.
The term has been appropriated by municipalities, consultants, companies
(transit, energy, sensor, etc.), and technologists looking to capitalize on
hashtag-friendly jargon. Public sector representatives hail smart cities
for their increased levels of service, readiness, or ability, but for many
members of the public, the term represents surveillance, invasion of
privacy, or pricey taxpayer-funded projects. The definition of ‘smart city’
is hotly debated and its potential for staying power demands a critical
approach.

For its inaugural issue, the Journal of Civic Media seeks papers that
contemplate the value of a smart city as it is or should be determined by
the people who live, work, learn or play there. The emerging discussion on
public engagement in smart city environments is drawing from critical
traditions of Henri Lefebvre, David Harvey, Mark Graham and Joe Shaw. There
is need to challenge and develop this thinking so that it is responsive to
the particular conditions of the contemporary “smart” city.

The Journal of Civic Media seeks submissions on all aspects related to
public engagement in the smart city, including but not limited to:

   -

   The presence of community voice in smart city activities
   -

   The contemplation of non-technology smart city interventions
   -

   The effects (real or imagined) of typical ‘smart city’ activities on
   privacy and security
   -

   Meaningful, uncommon or uncontemplated smart city engagement strategies
   -

   Analog/non-digital approaches to engagement and how they may be applied
   to smart initiatives
   -

   Race and class in urban technology projects

We invite graduate students, faculty and practitioners in the civic media
field to submit paper proposals.  Papers should be between 1,500 and 2,500
words, including references.

Please review the Journal of Civic Media’s full Editorial Policies
 prior to
submission. Inquiries and submissions should be sent to journalofcivicmedia@
emerson.edu by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018. Selected submissions for
the current call will be published in the August 2018 volume of the Journal
of Civic Media.

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[DW] [ogp] Civic Engagement - inclusion of every citizen, influencing policy making and monitoring implementation - melting geographic, wealth, digital divide and language barriers ...

[Steven Clift]

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From: "k...@phone2vote.com" 
Date: Mar 8, 2018 5:18 AM
Subject: [ogp] Civic Engagement - inclusion of every citizen, influencing
policy making and monitoring implementation - melting geographic, wealth,
digital divide and language barriers ...
To: "OGP Civil Society community" 
Cc:

Dear OGP Friend



It is truly wonderful to be a part of the OGP Community and to work
together on building a more open, responsive and just society with better
governance and empowered citizens.



Our tool, Phone2Vote, for citizen engagement with politicians, government
officials and elected leadership, has all the above objectives and features
embedded in it.



Phone2Vote gives Citizens a direct voice in Government processes using
technology, and making it easy, inexpensive and convenient to all citizens,
overcoming barriers of geography, language and digital divide.



We are sharing our idea with each of you to explore opportunities to
collaborate.  We do believe that this collaboration will further the cause
of Social Accountability.  Please let me know a good time to speak over
either Skype (my ID is kpatluri) or WhatsApp on either of my mobile phones
below.



Looking forward to hearing soon.  Best wishes and warm regards.



KP
(Krishna Prasad Atluri, Founder of Phone2Vote)
US Mobile +1-949-378-5775 <(949)%20378-5775>; India Mobile +91-90300-98999
<+91%2090300%2098999> (both available on WhatsApp)
Email: k...@phone2vote.com, Skype ID: kpatluri



*An introduction to Phone2Vote:*



We have a web and telecom based product that is designed for the entire
population, and also serve large number of people who may either have
limited resources or are in remote locations.  It enables them to connect
with elected or government officials in monitoring of programs and projects
being implemented, influence policy and exchange of views and giving first
hand feedback constantly.



   - Efficiency in Democracy is taken to an absolutely new level by
   ensuring transparency, accountability and maintaining check and balance
  - Every leader and elected official one local call away or one text
  away
  - A politician can connect to and serve thousands of citizens in less
  time with Phone2Vote
  - Transparency and competition may result in higher quality of
  leaders, all in a mobile phone
   - Citizens solve problems easily.  The platform provides excellent work
   flow and data that helps in efficient implementation of poverty reduction
   programs
   - A solution for objective measurement of poverty reduction programs,
   maintaining history and activities in democracy, worldwide



The important features of this platform are:



   - Each citizen speaks wherever and whenever she wants to speak, in her
   native language
   - Every Leader quickly solves problems, not talk of problems in solving
   - Citizens of the world exchange ideas and solutions without the
   intermediation of governments and businesses, to unite all of us on the
   planet



People from any part of the planet can “talk to” any other community, in
their native languages, discuss and collaborate to discover solutions.



https://youtu.be/VYJE-TDLLfI  - this short video gives you an overview of
the project



https://youtu.be/3eMWgZfAHHE - a Phone2Vote presentation to the World Bank



It has worked successfully in a dozen constituencies in India, and
available in the US.  Let us team up for this mission – One Planet, One
Democracy, all of us together



We wait to hear from you on how we can do this.  Warm regards.



KP

(Krishna Prasad, Founder of Phone2Vote)
US Mobile +1-949-378-5775 <(949)%20378-5775>; India Mobile +91-90300-98999
<+91%2090300%2098999> (both available on WhatsApp)

Email: k...@phone2vote.com; Skype ID: kpatluri

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[DW] [opengovuk] Add your idea to the next UK Open Government Action Plan

[Steven Clift]

Great to see the use of online engagement tools in this process!

Thanks,
Steve


From: "Andreas Pavlou" 
Date: Mar 2, 2018 5:49 AM
Subject: [opengovuk] Add your idea to the next UK Open Government Action
Plan
To: 
Cc:

Dear Open Government advocates! We are still collecting your ideas for open
government that could be put into the upcoming UK open government action
plan. Log onto the Discuto platform, and comment and vote for the proposals
you like. You can also add your
Respond by replying above this line or visit http://forum.opengovernment.
org.uk/conversations/1377
*Did you know…* You can view this conversation on the web
 to learn more
about its participants.
Like this post


Dear Open Government advocates!

We are still collecting your ideas for open government that could be put
into the upcoming UK open government action plan.

Log onto the Discuto platform ,
and comment and vote for the proposals you like. You can also add your
ideas/proposals (and get people to vote for them!):

Already, we have proposals on...

- Increasing transparency around natural resources extraction industries
- Improving the storage, collection and transparency of financial
declarations of MPs
- Expanding Open Contracting to local government
- Transparency around the data on public consultations
- Expanding the FOI Act to, and developing accountability mechanisms for,
public service providers.

And many others!

Also, please retweet and spread the news out
to your networks!If you are interested in the potential commitments from
the devolved nations, feel free to connect with the various coordinators to
see how you can get involved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Best

Andreas

 Andreas
Pavlou


   - Member of opengovuk
   , Open Government
   Pioneers Project
   , infoaccess
   , ogp
   , opengovni
   , opengovscot
   , wales
   , accountability
   ,
   anticorruption ,
   opendata ,
   participation ,
   and opencontracting
   
   - Coordinator at UK Open Government Civil Society Network
   
   - Network Lead at Involve
   

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[DW] Facebook Asks: How would members of your community describe you as a leader?

[Steven Clift]

We are up to over 50 cities all over the world who have said they
would host meetup as part of a "civic tech world tour." Thank you
everyone.

Next up is a question that I need help with:

Facebook Asks: How would members of your community describe you as
a leader?

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2081661495398769/

Thinking of the Facebook Group as an extension of my work with this
email list, please add a few comments if you'd like to help me give an
authentic response. My plan is to use quotations from the comments.

Thanks,
Steve

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[DW] 2018 Digital Engagement Census

[Steven Clift]

From: "Tim Bonnemann" 
Date: Feb 20, 2018 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [democracies online exchange] ParticipateDB 2018 Digital
Engagement Census, Feb 9-18
To: 
Cc:

Democracies Online 

[image: Photo of Tim Bonnemann] 
*ParticipateDB 2018 Digital Engagement Census, Feb 9-18*

by *Tim Bonnemann* 
in *Democracies Online Exchange* 
--
Here’s a first quick glimpse at some of the responses we have received so
far:

http://*blog.participatedb.com*​/2018​/02​/18​/participatedb​-
2018​-digital​-engagement​-census​-extended​-through​-february​-26​/


We’ve decided to give it another week as word is still spreading. New
deadline to participate is Monday, February 26!

Thanks to everyone who has already responded and/or shared the census with
their friends and colleagues. Much appreciated!

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[DW] [Air-L] CfP: Digital Citizens. Engaging with Information Politics, Transparency and Surveillance

[Steven Clift]

From: "Ramón Reichert" 
Date: Feb 22, 2018 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Air-L] CfP: Digital Citizens. Engaging with Information
Politics, Transparency and Surveillance
To: , 
Cc:

Dear AoIR/AoIR-Grad list members,

enclosed please find our call for proposals for:

CfP: Digital Citizens
Engaging with Information Politics, Transparency and Surveillance

Abstract deadline: March 21, 2018
Contact: Ramón Reichert, Karin Wenz (Eds.)

This issue of the Digital Culture & Society journal invites theoretical and
artistic contributions on citizen engagement, digital citizenship and
grassroots information politics.

Today, engagement and participation are considered key when we investigate
media and user practices. Participation has become a popular imperative of
digital societies: “Calls for greater transparency and participation are
heard not just by elected officials, but also in corporate headquarters”
(Geiselhart, 2004). A number of theoretical reflections on digital
societies assume that social media are becoming a dominant media channel
for participatory engagement.

Practices of participation and engagement are an indispensible part of our
digital everyday lives: from chat rooms to community forums, from social
media platforms to image boards, and from rating platforms to
whistle-blowing websites. The Internet is used for a wide variety of forms
of participation in culture, education, health, business and politics. On
the one hand these ‘digital collectives’ are deemed the torchbearers of the
coming social and political transformation or hailed as self-organized
collective intelligence. On the other hand state apparatuses are asking for
participative activities to increase efficiency and to avoid friction. It
is argued that the use of technology fosters participation and processes of
consensus-building.

This discourse almost implies that these processes can be hardwired into
digital technologies. The terms “cultural citizenship” and “digital
citizenship” are expected to provide a broader but also a more critical
approach to citizen engagement.

In the meantime, there are numerous studies that examine the different
forms and effects of participation on the Internet and its limitations
(e.g. Fuchs, 2014; Trottier/Fuchs, 2015). Critical voices show that
participation has long become a buzz word, often related to one-sided,
positive perspectives: applauding the possibilities of user engagement and
ignoring issues such as information politics and a digital divide, not only
based on technological access but also on a lack of digital literacy (e.g.
Jordan, 2015; van Dijck et al., 2017). We observe not only liberation of
users based on participatory practices but exploitation at the same time.
The information politics behind design decisions are a relevant topic for a
deeper understanding of the interrelation of technological developments and
user practices.

Participation and sharing data by users also led to critical debates about
surveillance (Albrechtslund, 2013; Lyon, 2017) and whether privacy matters
any longer if we “have nothing to hide” . Under which circumstances do we
have to consider privacy a commodity and how can we reestablish mechanisms
of forgetfulness? Surveillance as observation and control from those in
power has been accompanied by a discussion about “sousveillance”, a term
coined by Mann, Nolan, and Wellman (2003) to describe instances in which
people watch and control those in power. What tools have been developed
both for collecting private data and for protecting our privacy and in how
far do they challenge our platform society?

In our special issue we aim at including approaches from fields such as:
(digital) sociology, STS, (digital) media studies, cultural studies,
political sciences and philosophy reflecting on the role of the digital
citizen. We ask for the role and value of a digital sociology exploring the
practices of digital citizens. We particularly welcome contributions that
are critically reflective about online practices in relation to new
concepts of surveillance and control society.

Paper proposals may relate to, but are not limited to, the following
topics: Digital citizenship, networked publics, information politics,
engagement, participation and sharing, transparency, surveillance, urban
informatics, citizen score, democracy as a service, participatory
engineering, data commons, large scale protests and trending topics,
slacktivism and clicktivism, participation divide.

Deadlines and contact information

Abstracts (max. 300 words) and short biographical note (max. 100 words) are
due on: March 21, 2018.
Authors will be notified by March 25, 2018, whether they are invited to
submit a full paper.
Full papers are due on: May 25, 2018.
Notifications to authors of referee decisions: June 30, 2018.
Final versions due: July 30, 2018.
Please send your abstract and short biographical note to Ramón Reichert 

[DW] Want to host a Civic Tech World Tour stop in your city?

[Steven Clift]

There is a chance the Civic Technology and Open Government Facebook Group
will secure a $1M grant to do amazing things.

As you know, I've loved connecting people face to face as I've spoken
across 36 countries. Typically one or two people are connected digitally to
a network I run or participate in and then 10-20 new people join in after I
visit and *far* more importantly new local connections are made that lead
to civic tech goodness.

While this grant is a long long shot, you basically have to think big. I
can envision lots of virtual networking efforts and a massive civic
tech/tech for good/digital civic engagement/open gov *online based*
multi-day conference and lead-up events.

Every step of the way, the main Civic Tech and Open Gov Facebook Group will
grow with ongoing engagement to 100,000 members.

However, leading up to a big connect the world, multilingual online
conference held in the group, I can see a couple of round the world tours
combined with commissioning continental "who's doing what, what's working"
speakers in the first part of the one year effort.

If I showed up travel expense free with a modest budget for snacks, would
you secure/provide a location for a Civic Tech Facebook Group World Tour
event/meetup?

I would of course select locations that commit to solid outreach and get
creative with efforts to highlight local civic tech/open gov projects and
speakers along side me.

So, if you are tentatively interested in hosting an event, reply with your
name, org, city, country and contact info.

Also, if you haven't please join:
http://Facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

Note today's post:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2080155258882726/

And if you want to advise my application which is due March 9, join here:
http://Facebook.com/groups/civicgroups

Thanks!

Steve

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[DW] [Air-L] New Report on Civic Media Practice

[Steven Clift]

From: "Eric Gordon" 
Date: Feb 16, 2018 11:47 AM
Subject: [Air-L] New Report on Civic Media Practice
To: "ai...@listserv.aoir.org" 
Cc:

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I’m excited to share a new report published by the Engagement Lab called
*Civic
Media Practice: Identification and Evaluation of Media and Technology That
Facilitates Democratic Process*.

Funded by the MacArthur Foundation, our report is based on over 40
interviews with practitioners and focuses specifically on those using media
tools to form relationships and build trust in their communities. The
report presents a method of process, paying attention to four specific
activities:


   -

   Network Building
   -

   Holding Space for Discussion
   -

   Distributing Ownership
   -

   Persistent Input


We provide recommendations for practitioners and funders as they create and
support civic media practice. The institution of civic media is nascent.
This report is meant to solidify common principles and provide direction
for those invested in transforming civic life through media practice.

You can learn more about the project and download the full report here:
https://elab.emerson.edu/projects/civic-media-practice.

Thanks,

Eric
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[DW] Webinar: Sunlight: Join us for “Community impact with open data: Two models from Canada and the United States”

[Steven Clift]

See: http://ift.tt/2BXEB6b
-- Forwarded message --
From: "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org>
Date: Feb 14, 2018 12:16 PM
Subject: Sunlight: Join us for “Community impact with open data: Two models
from Canada and the United States”
To: <cl...@e-democracy.org>
Cc:

<https://cc.readytalk.com/r/1kisyf0bvrgw>
>
> *Change in cities is a community effort*. Data is the newest tool that
> cities have to understand and address their most entrenched challenges. For
> data to have the biggest impact, however, it needs to be open and it needs
> to involve residents. City staff will need to incorporate resident feedback
> in their data-driven work as well as support residents in using open data
> on projects of their own.
>
> Involving community members in open data work can be unfamiliar, unclear,
> or even intimidating. How can city staff recognize these fears, understand
> the powerful potential of public collaboration, and cultivate that power to
> create a robust and enduring open data program?
>
> Canadian nonprofit OpenNorth <http://www.opennorth.ca/> and the
> U.S.-based Sunlight Foundation Open Cities team
> <https://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/open-cities/> have both created
> models for what engaged, collaborative data publication and use looks like. 
> Join
> us for a webinar conversation
> <https://cc.readytalk.com/r/1kisyf0bvrgw> on Tuesday, February 27,
> 2018 from 12-1 PM EST to learn about these two approaches and how your city
> can use them for your own work empowering community use of open data.
> Register <https://cc.readytalk.com/r/1kisyf0bvrgw>
>
> OpenNorth’s thematic, focused cluster engagement model on city resilience
> and smart city issues was created while developing the recently launched
> City of Toronto’s open data master plan and roadmap. The model was
> prototyped and refined thereafter and responds to the growing need of
> cities for meaningful, issue-based engagement methods. *Jean-Noé Landry*,
> OpenNorth’s Executive Director, will talk about the organization’s
> engagement model and its relevance in dynamic and diverse ecosystems such
> as Toronto and Montreal.
>
> Sunlight Open Cities’ Tactical Data Engagement
> <https://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/open-cities/tactical-data-engagement/>
> framework is a four-step process to help communities support community use
> of open data by finding a focus area, refining use cases, designing a plan,
> and implementing an intervention. Sunlight recently published detailed user
> personas as part of their work helping the City of Madison, Wisconsin
> create more equitable and complete neighborhoods. *Stephen Larrick*, Open
> Cities Director, will join the event to talk about this model and how the
> process has evolved in Madison.
>
> Register for this webinar <https://cc.readytalk.com/r/1kisyf0bvrgw>
> to learn about these two different approaches to helping your community use
> open data, and to ask questions about challenges that your city is facing.
> You’ll also be able to follow the conversation on Twitter at the hashtag
> #TacticalData.
>
> Bring your questions, concerns, and curiosity about community involvement
> and open data. We look forward to discussing it with you on February 27.
>
>
> from Blog – Sunlight Foundation http://ift.tt/2BXEB6b
> via IFTTT <https://ifttt.com/?ref=da=gmail>
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[DW] Tech Tuesday Free Webinar: Digital Democracy and Participatory Budgeting Tools - Feb 13

[Steven Clift]

 If you can't make tomorrow's webinar, you can always request more
information here from the Citizens Foundation: http://po.st/CFrequestinfo

Just as I introduced Robert's crew to NCDD and Open Twin Cities for virtual
presentations, I'd be glad to do the same for you. - Steven Clift



*Tech Tuesday Free Webinar: Digital Democracy and Participatory Budgeting
Tools - Feb 13*

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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[DW] Digital Teams in 2018: the new landscape of digital engagement (REPORT)

[Steven Clift]

From: "Mr. Austen B Levihn-Coon" <

Hi Everyone!

I'm excited to share with you the 2018 Nonprofit Digital Engagement Teams
Report.

In this year's report, created in partnership with Netchange Consulting
, we reveal significant trends in digital and
engagement team structures, practices, and characteristics over time. The
report outlines the structures and practices that the most successful
digital teams are using as well as some of the places where digital teams
are falling short.

I promise that it will get you and your boss thinking about how you can do
better at digital and engagement.

Download the full report here:

http://digitalteams.org/

Thanks to all of the people that participated in this survey of nonprofit
advocacy organizations. And thanks to Jenn Sturm for her help in making the
report possible. I hope that this year's report will help to catalyze the
shifts around supporter engagement, diversity, and so much more that
nonprofits need to see in order to be more effective and inclusive at
creating social change.

Best,

Austen


Today we launch our latest report on nonprofit digital teams in 2018,
packed full of insight.
[image: NetChange - Tapping into the power of networked movements]


*Are you a team and structure geek like us? Our new report on the state of
digital teams is packed full of fresh data + insight. We guarantee it will
get you, and your boss, thinking. *

New report: Digital Teams in 2018

The health of teams working on digital strategy, platforms, and tools at
non-profits has long been an indicator of their adoption of or resistance
to wider trends around innovation and impact.

Last fall we asked 80 advocacy-oriented nonprofits about the state of their
digital teams and programs today. This is our third report on digital
teams, this time co-authored with Austen Levihn-Coon, so we've been able to
track trends over time.

Key takeaways from the 2018 Digital Teams Report
 include:

   - *When digital leads, we win.* Having digital leaders on senior
   management teams and shaping new campaigns and initiatives is now proven to
   lead to more successful digital programs
   - *Is engagement just a word?* The vast majority of respondents don't
   measure engagement and lack dedicated staff + budget to lead it, showing
   engagement is still more of a concept than a deeply valued reality
   - *Distributed digital skills leads to better programs. *We found teams
   with the highest performance digital programs are overwhelmingly using the
   hybrid team structure model
   - *We still struggle with structure: *Three-quarters of teams have been
   re-structured in the past 3 years, yet only 10% find their structure to be
   highly effective. That's a lot of painful change leading to uncertain
   results

Covering topics ranging from where digital teams now live, today's key
roles, shifts in team structures, sources of cross-departmental tension,
and how we develop digital leaders, we offer an insight for each data
point, and include four recommendations for helping our organizations
become more effective by building better digital teams.

The path to greater impact is now clear, we just need to take it.

The report is available for free download from our website
.
Download the 2018 Digital Teams Report




*Huge thanks to the 80 digital leaders from four countries who contributed
the data! *

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[DW] Correction: 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 -
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> Join their email newsletter with over 30,000 subscribers:
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> 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
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[DW] 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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[DW] [apsa_itp] CFP: Digital Politics & Politics of the Digital at ECPR Conferec ne in Hamburg, Germany 22-25 August 2018

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message --
From: "Nanette Levinson" 
Date: Jan 29, 2018 2:00 PM
Subject: [apsa_itp] CFP: Digital Politics & Politics of the Digital at ECPR
Conferec ne in Hamburg, Germany 22-25 August 2018
To: "apsa_...@lists.hmdc.harvard.edu" 
Cc:

In view of next *ECPR (European Consortium for Political Research) General
Conference*, to be held in Hamburg, Germany, 22-25 August 2018, the
ECPR Standing
Group on Internet and Politics is sponsoring *Section S23 on** “Digital
Politics and Politics of the Digital”.*

The following panels are envisaged:
(1) Political Organisations and the Digital;
(2) E-Diplomacy – How the digital age shapes international and security
affairs;
(3) Populism Online: Entering Politics through the Digital Door;
(4) Governing the Digital in an Era of Platforms and Big Data;
(5) Digital Media and Politics;
(6) State of Digital Democratic Theory;
(7) Political Participation and Deliberation Online – Contributions from
Social Computing
More details on Section S23, with panels description are at:
https://ecpr.eu/Events/SectionDetails.aspx?SectionID=769=115

.

*Deadline for submissions of panels and papers (500 words abstract) is 15
February 2018.*

*How to submit:*
- General guidelines and deadlines are available here: https://ecpr.
eu/Events/Content.aspx?ID=359=115

- You need to have a MyECPR account (or create one: https://ecpr.eu/
LoginCreateNewAccount.aspx
)
to submit a panel or a paper proposal.
- Then go to the panel (https://ecpr.eu/MyEcpr/Forms/PanelProposalForm.aspx?
EventID=115
)
or paper (https://ecpr.eu/MyEcpr/Forms/PaperProposalForm.aspx?EventID=115
)
submission page on ECPR General Conference website (https://ecpr.eu/Events/
EventDetails.aspx?EventID=115

)

*Simpler alternative if interested to be part of the panel on **"Governing
the Digital in an Era of Platforms and Big Data": *send your abstract (max
500 words) to co-chairs Nanette Levinson and  Meryem Marzouki (
meryem.marzo...@lip6.fr, nlev...@american.edu) by Tuesday 13 February, so
that we can consider it for inclusion in the panel.


Nanette S. Levinson

Associate Dean For Faculty Affairs

School of International Service

American University

Washington, DC 20016-8071

202-885-1480 <(202)%20885-1480>

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[DW] [ogp] European Open Government Leaders’ Forum -Milan, February 5th 2018

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message --
From: "e...@ernestobelisario.eu" 
Date: Jan 29, 2018 6:35 AM
Subject: [ogp] European Open Government Leaders’ Forum -Milan,  February
5th 2018
To: "OGP Civil Society community" 
Cc:

Dear all,

I am writing to invite you to the European Open Government Leaders’ Forum
 that will
be held next week (Monday 5 February) in Milan

The Forum will gather ministers, policy-makers, senior civil servants, high
level experts and Civil Society Organizations’ representatives from across
Europe to discuss the role of civic participation in improving policy
making and public governance systems.

The event will include a morning and an afternoon session.

The morning session will consist of an interactive discussion on how
participation can effectively foster innovation, improve public services
and restore trust between public institutions and citizens.

The afternoon session will be dedicated to administrations and CSOs that
will present participation best practices at subnational level coming from
the OGP subnational programs and from an ad hoc scouting exercise by
Italian CSOs.
The session will include two parallel events:

   -

   a poster gallery where participants will have the opportunity to follow
   a path across Europe and read about 20 best practices;
   -

   an interactive talk with selected speakers presenting in greater detail
   10 of the 20 best practices selected.

The full event will be streamed online on the website http://open.gov.it

You can find the full agenda here

.
You can confirm your presence by registering here

.

Best,

You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community OGP
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[DW] Facebook Asks - Hard Questions: Social Media and Democracy

[Steven Clift]

See:

http://po.st/facebookhardquestionsdemocracy


Discuss:

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


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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[DW] What Search Data Tell Us About Trump's First Year

[Steven Clift]

From: "Darrell West" 
Date: Jan 17, 2018 6:48 AM
Subject: What Search Data Tell Us About Trump's First Year

At the end of Donald Trump’s first year, it is time to assess his
presidency using search data. Much of the traditional analysis has
emphasized polls, election results, and legislation. All of these are
useful ways to analyze, but they ignore big data analytics based on digital
tools and social media behavior. Due to their real-time character and the
large number of data points, these techniques represent valuable means to
examine contemporary behavior. In my report at https://www.brookings.edu/
research/what-internet-search-data-reveal-about-donald-
trumps-first-year-in-office/, I inaugurate the first in a series of big
data analyses that will chart long-term trends in public interest. In the
same way that researchers track political, economic, and social activities,
it is useful to deploy social media and event histories to identify
patterns in internet search behavior regarding President Trump.



Using this information, I find several important developments:

1) Public interest in Trump has plummeted over the course of 2017. After
peaking during inauguration week, searches for him have dropped to 20
percent of the initial level as the public has soured on the chief
executive.

2) There were variations in interest in economic, domestic, and foreign
policy, depending on the time of year. Interest in health care peaked
during the period of the summer when Congress attempted but failed to
repeal Obamacare. There also were spikes in interest in North Korea,
terrorism, taxes, and inequality as those topics were in the news.

3) There were significant differences across states and cities in public
interest as various topics surfaced nationally. Variations based on
geography reveal interesting things in terms of how different issues
resonate in various parts of the country.

4) Impeachment interest has surged during Trump’s first year. In May and
November, there were major spikes in public interest in that topic as Trump
fired FBI Director James Comey in May and saw leading advisors face federal
indictment in November.



*Darrell West*

*VP, Governance Studies*

*Director, Center for Technology Innovation*

*Douglas Dillon Chair in Governance Studies*

*Brookings Institution*

*1755 Massachusetts Avenue NW
*

*Washington, DC 20036
*

*Phone:  202-797-6481 <(202)%20797-6481>*

*Website: **www.InsidePolitics.org* 

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

[Steven Clift]

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


From: "Internews" 
Date: Jan 9, 2018 12:06 PM
Subject: In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women Report Mixed
Feelings
To: 
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] 
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
* examines the development
and influence of social media on open expression and social change in
Afghan society.

READ MORE 


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[DW] [ogp] Save the Date: OGP 5th Global Summit - July 17-19, Tbilisi

[Steven Clift]

From: "paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org" <
paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org>
Date: Jan 9, 2018 6:57 AM
Subject: [ogp] Save the Date: OGP 5th Global Summit - July 17-19, Tbilisi
To: "OGP Civil Society community" 
Cc:

Dear colleagues:

First of all, happy new year. I hope it will be a beautiful year for open
government and overall for the values and principles we all work for every
day!

Some important news to kick of the year. *Georgia, co-chair of the Open
Government Partnership (OGP), will host the 5th OGP Global Summit in
Tbilisi on July 17-19, 2018.*

The OGP 2018 Global Summit will focus on civic engagement, fighting against
corruption, and public service delivery. The objectives of the Summit are
to promote peer learning, inspire OGP reformers to raise the level of
ambition, and push the open government agenda forward to address new
challenges and improve the lives of citizens around the world. In line with
the OGP philosophy of co-creation, we will shortly launch a process to
collectively build an agenda that reflects the priorities of all
participants.

For further information, please contact: sum...@opengovpartnership.org.


Hope to see you in Tbilisi in July!




Paul







-- 


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*Open Government Partnership Support Unit*

e-mail: paul.maas...@opengovpartnership.org | skype: maassenpaul |  phone:
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[DW] Civic Tech in North Carolina Report

[Steven Clift]

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-- Forwarded message --
From: "Stephens, John B" <steph...@sog.unc.edu>
Date: Dec 20, 2017 2:15 PM
Subject: Civic Tech in North Carolina Report
To: "Steven Clift (cl...@publicus.net)" <cl...@publicus.net>
Cc:

*Steven – a different angle on community engagement/democratic direction of
local government.*



Hope you find the following of interest:



*Civic Technology: Open Data and Citizen Volunteers as a Resource for North
Carolina Local Governments*  https://www.sog.unc.edu/
publications/reports/civic-technology-open-data-and-
citizen-volunteers-resource-north-carolina-local-governments



Please share the link with your network. I also offered a post on Medium
https://medium.com/@jbgumbystephens/civic-tech-success-and-challenges-one-
opinion-from-north-carolina-d5d7c33b00cb  to focus on the key questions I
see for the future of civic tech relying on volunteers:



   1. Can civic tech be extended beyond large cities and counties?
   2. Can brigades attract more non-IT specialists and diversify the
   membership and interests of participants?
   3. Are brigades sustainable as volunteer-managed groups? (I’m aware that
   a few of the largest brigades have compensated staff.)
   4. Is civic tech relevant to lower-tech and less well-resourced counties
   and cities? (Let me add that a potential pitfall of civic tech is that it
   is being labeled as yet another sophisticated city activity that is
   disconnected from small towns and rural areas.*)*
   5. Should county and city governments pilot one or two datasets as open
   data to gauge the community’s interest in civic tech?
   6. What range of relationships preserves the interests of both
   government officials and civic tech volunteers?



I’ll be updating my thinking and exploring related questions via my work
website,  https://www.sog.unc.edu/resources/microsites/civictech. I’m eager
to hear from folks!



Regards,

John Stephens



*Dr. John B. Stephens*

Associate Professor of Public Administration and Government

School of Government

Campus Box 3330

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330

(919) 962-5190 – voice

(919) 962-2705 – fax

steph...@sog.unc.edu

http://www.sog.unc.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/john-b-stephens

@JBStephens1



Two blogs of note:

  “We invite you to sign up for *The Public Leadership Blog:  *
*http://leadership.sog.unc.edu/* <http://leadership.sog.unc.edu/>*”*

*Civic Engagement – multiple perspectives: **http://cele.sog.unc.edu/*
<http://cele.sog.unc.edu/>



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[DW] How to Combat Fake News

[Steven Clift]

From: "Darrell West" 
Date: Dec 18, 2017 8:13 AM
Subject: How to Combat Fake News
To: "Darrell West" 
Cc:

Today, we have released a new Brookings Institution paper on “How to Combat
Fake News and Disinformation” at

https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-to-combat-fake-
news-and-disinformation/.  In it, I argue that journalism is in a state of
considerable flux. New digital platforms have unleashed innovative
journalistic practices that enable novel forms of communication and greater
global reach than at any point in human history. But disinformation and
hoaxes that are popularly referred to as “fake news” are accelerating and
affecting the way individuals interpret daily developments. Driven by
foreign actors, the proliferation of talk radio and cables news, and
citizen journalism, many information systems have become more polarized and
contentious, and there has been a precipitous decline in public trust in
traditional journalism. Fake news and sophisticated disinformation
campaigns are especially problematic in democratic systems, and there is
growing debate on how to address these issues without undermining the
benefits of digital media. In order to maintain an open, democratic system,
it is important that government, business, and consumers work together to
solve these problems. Governments should promote news literacy and strong
professional journalism in their societies. The news industry must provide
high quality journalism in order to build public trust and correct fake
news and disinformation without legitimizing them. Technology companies
should invest in tools that identify fake news, reduce financial incentives
for those who profit from disinformation, and improve online
accountability. Educational institutions should make informing people about
news literacy a high priority. Finally, individuals should follow a
diversity of news sources, and be skeptical of what they read and watch.



*Darrell West*

*VP, Governance Studies*

*Director, Center for Technology Innovation*

*Douglas Dillon Chair in Governance Studies*

*Brookings Institution*

*1755 Massachusetts Avenue NW
*

*Washington, DC 20036
*

*Phone:  202-797-6481 <(202)%20797-6481>*

*Website: **www.InsidePolitics.org* 

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Re: [DW] 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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[DW] Tech+ 2017 | Post-Event Report

[Steven Clift]

-- Forwarded message --
From: "Debug Politics" 
Date: Dec 15, 2017 2:00 PM
Subject: Tech+ 2017 | Post-Event Report
To: 
Cc:

Who was there, what happened, and who won...

*Tech+ 2017 in Review*
*48 hours, 9 amazing projects, another vibrant community of passionate
civic tech hackers*
Check out the pictures and videos!



*Friday to Sunday*
*Topic tracks, team building, and expert talks*
*Debug Politics*
,
together with  *Startup Policy Lab*

 , kicked off its second year with *Tech+Politics+Society+You 2017* (*Tech+
2017*)—a special edition of our hackathon, with new programming elements
that again challenged the tech community to transform frustration into
meaningful action. Joined by civic agencies, social good ventures, and
advocacy organizations—along with an amazing lineup of experts—we came back
to downtown San Francisco to host a cohort of civic tech enthusiasts as
they tackled some big politics+social questions at the *General Assembly*
Financial
District campus *Friday, December 8 through Sunday, December 10.*

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of *Everyone Counts*

and
additional support from  *Tableau*

 and *Venable*

, developers, designers, civic experts, social issue advocates, community
organizers, and academics came together, ready to collaborate all weekend
long with mentors and each other to address four challenge topics:

*+Crisis:* Infrastructure during disasters (how tech helps and how it needs
direction)
*+Democracy:* Election tech (from districts to voting)
*+Media:* Data and tools to better manage, analyze, & engage
*+Society:* Empowering advocacy for the homeless in San Francisco

During registration, participants were asked to commit to attend all three
days and identify their preferred topic tracks. They were then pre-notified
of their track assignments and upon arrival *Friday* night, were introduced
to their fellow trackmates and track leadership.

On *Saturday*, track cohorts formed teams, participated in topic-specific
discussion groups, and came together at dinner for a panel that discussed
politics, technology, and need-to-know insights about the civic tech market
and end users' needs.

All day *Sunday *teams prepared for judging and took turns doing dry runs
of their demos in front of a mandatory pitch practice panel. Finally, it
was "pencils down" with everyone coming together for the *Sunday Showcase*,
adding another nine amazing demos to the Debug Politics roster of civic
tech projects.

*The Sunday Showcase*
*The judges, the winners, and the awards*
Debug Politics and Startup Policy Lab were honored to welcome the following
civic tech leaders to our *Tech+ 2017 Sunday Showcase Judges Panel*:

*- Brady Kriss,* Founder & Executive Director at Ragtag
*- Stephanie Lewis,* Director at T Lab at Tipping Point Community
*- Cat Plein,* COO at Pantsuit Nation
*- Nick O'Neill*, Co-Founder of 5 Calls

*And the winning projects were:*

*1st: **Comment Better Button*
*A Chrome plug-in for Facebook that provides comment prompts designed to
reduce emotional cost of political discussion. **Awarded:* 30-minute call
with Brady Kriss; ongoing mentorship; 30-minute call with Cat Plein;
introduction to Pantsuit Nation executive team.

*2nd:* *SF72 EmBot*
*A Twitterbot designed in collaboration with the SF Dept of Emergency
Management (DEM) to help triage and document 911 calls in real time when
operators are over capacity. **Awarded:* Recommendation to SF DEM for
formal project recognition by City Council; resource recommendations from
judges

*Judges Mention: **Beyond 311 *
*A mobile app that directs San Francisco residents to services that provide
compassionate, supportive triage and response to the homeless community. *
*Awarded:* :30 minute call with Nick O'Neill; ongoing mentorship.

*The Tech+ 2017 Luminary Lineup*

*With much respect and our deepest gratitude, we acknowledge everyone who
gave of their time, talent, and selves to support the Tech+ 2017 cohort*
*+Crisis*
- Alicia 

[DW] [ogp] Learning to Make All Voices Count - new reports from Global Integrity

[Steven Clift]

From: Michael Moses 
Date: Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 1:31 AM
Subject: [ogp] Learning to Make All Voices Count - new reports from Global
Integrity
To: OGP Civil Society community 


Hi all,


Global Integrity , in collaboration with
Making All Voices Count, has just released lots of material from our Learning
to Make All Voices Count

program, in which we worked with six CSO partners in five countries, and
supported their efforts to develop and apply a participatory, adaptive,
learning-centered approach for strengthening subnational citizen engagement
in OGP processes.


Some of this material might be of interest to those on this list. For a
full report on the project and what we learned, see here
.
For a summary focused specifically on localizing OGP, check out this brief
.
Our website

has plenty more from the overall project, including additional briefs, films

, blogs , and case stories

documenting the learning journeys undertaken by our partners.


Comments and questions on any and all of the above are very welcome.


Best,

-- 
Michael Moses // Director of Advocacy & Programs
*GLOBAL INTEGRITY *: Data, Learning, &
Action for Open Governance
Direct: +1 202.753.6931 // We work at the *OpenGov Hub*

1110 Vermont Ave., NW, Ste. 500
,
Washington, DC 20005 USA

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[DW] New Facebook group for US Tax Plan Analysis

[Steven Clift]

New Facebook group for US Tax Plan Analysis:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/taxplananalysis/
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/taxplananalysis/?ref=gs=gs=1439291219635803_location=group>

I couldn't find a "go to" place for the exchange of serious analysis on the
current tax plan, so join us and share the facts.

This is not a space to advocate for various plans. It is to understand them
based on sharing in-depth analysis.

Steven Clift

P.S. I know this may not work at all, but it is notable that Facebook
Groups are created by everyday people to bring everyone together after a
natural disaster, but major political episodes like tax reform almost never
have a space created across our political silos for sharing information.


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Re: [DW] PB Tech from Iceland - Join Open Twin Cities on Facebook Live (Tue US/Wed Asia Pacific)

[Steven Clift]

Here is the webcast and slides:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2041226662775586/

The presentation is a concise 20 minutes.

By the way, if you have a civic tech related presentation you'd like to get
a wider audience, consider streaming on Facebook Live via the Civic
Technology and Open Government Facebook Group:
http:// Facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup

Or if you stream it somewhere else or have a conference session on-demand,
take just a minute to promote it to a ready made audience. If it was worth
traveling around the world to speak at a conference breakout session to 30
people, it is worth a few minutes of your time to double or triple your
audience and share your video, slides or papers digitally.

Thanks,
Steven Clift

On Dec 4, 2017 3:10 PM, "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:

> *Iceland’s New Saga: Participatory Budgeting and Policy Crowdsourcing Tech*
>
> All the details:
>
>http://blog.e-democracy.org/posts/2739
>
> Join our Facebook Live webcast at these local times
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2017=12=6=0=0=0=219=263=75=224=22=240=196=248=241>
>  in
> North America and Asia/Pacific.
>
> Watch the Civic Technology and Open Government Facebook Group
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/> at :15 minutes after the
> hour for the start of the live stream.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
> 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:
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[DW] PB Tech from Iceland - Join Open Twin Cities on Facebook Live (Tue US/Wed Asia Pacific)

[Steven Clift]

*Iceland’s New Saga: Participatory Budgeting and Policy Crowdsourcing Tech*

All the details:

   http://blog.e-democracy.org/posts/2739

Join our Facebook Live webcast at these local times
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2017=12=6=0=0=0=219=263=75=224=22=240=196=248=241>
in
North America and Asia/Pacific.

Watch the Civic Technology and Open Government Facebook Group
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/> at :15 minutes after the
hour for the start of the live stream.

Thanks,
Steve

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[DW] 24 hour "social broadcast"

[Steven Clift]

A very interesting example of e-activism meets social media meets live:

 https://www.24hoursofreality.org/stream-faq

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[DW] Research Opp - Help us design research on how digital platforms can help governments respond to citizen feedback

[Steven Clift]

https://www.hewlett.org/help-us-design-research-digital-platforms-can-help-governments-respond-citizen-feedback/

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[DW] FT: The world watches Reykjavik’s digital democracy experiment - Participatory Budgeting

[Steven Clift]

*Is your community exploring participatory budgeting? Let us know
<http://po.st/CFrequestinfo>.*


The *Financial Times* just wrote an interesting *article on community idea
generation and participatory budgeting* <http://po.st/FTworldwatches> in
Reykjavik, Iceland.

The City of Reykjavik just finished their 6th yearly round which allocates
about 6% of the city budget on community improvement projects - that's over
$20M total over the years.  Turnout was up 20 percent to a high of 11% of
people voting via participatory budgeting (with over half completing the
process via a mobile optimized experience).  Reykjavik uses Your Priorities
to gather and vet public ideas and then a more secure online voting system
than you'll likely find with many other PB projects due to the scale of
spending.

Both tools are open source, but in this case and with governments in other
countries <http://po.st/cfportfolio>, the lead nonprofit Citizens Foundation
<http://po.st/citizensfoundation> can do the hosting, manage a locally
hosted server, or build out any desired customizations. A new AI tool is
also mixed in to raise up useful content.

If you'd like to learn more, participate in a webinar on tools for PB or
idea generation, *please fill out this form* <http://po.st/CFrequestinfo>.

And check out this dynamic discussion about participatory budgeting
technology
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2032877296943856/>
on the civic tech Facebook Group that I host.

I've been in the civic tech space for over twenty years and the humble,
make it simple, make it work Citizens Foundation approach is such a winner
that my nonprofit decided to partner with them on global outreach. So
please share this with those you think would be interested.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org


P.S.* Civic digital advertising outreach case study
<http://po.st/CFrequestinfo>* - The other week at the Council of Europe's
Participatory Democracy Incubator for cities, Robert Bjarnason
<http://po.st/rblinkedin> with the Citizens Foundation and I had a chance
to catch up. In one of those "ah ha" moments (at the bar of course!), he
mentioned that they invested heavily in online advertising via Facebook and
some with Google Adwords. Spending about 13,000 Euros they reached just
about everyone in Iceland recently. They tested and tracked different civic
messaging and know what led to wasted paid visits and what led to actual
deep participation. I pressed Robert to write a case study and he agreed!
You can request the future case study and more information on their digital
tools here <http://po.st/CFrequestinfo>.


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[DW] [apsa_itp] CFP special issue "Generation of Public Value through Smart Technologies and Strategies"

[Steven Clift]

― 5 file links ―

From: "Gil-Garcia, J Ramon" 
Date: Nov 28, 2017 8:27 AM
Subject: [apsa_itp] CFP special issue "Generation of Public Value through
Smart Technologies and Strategies"


Generation of Public Value through Smart Technologies and Strategies



Special Issue of the International Journal of Public Sector Management



International Journal of Public Sector Management is seeking scholarly
manuscripts for a special issue on Generation of Public Value through Smart
Technologies and Strategies, scheduled for publication in the first
semester of 2019. International Journal of Public Sector Management focuses
on the common issues which public sector managers, administrators and
policy-makers face in a world of over-improving efficiency and
effectiveness in situations of scarce resources and rising public
expectations. Theory, concepts, methods and practical experience are all
drawn upon. A blind review process ensures the journal's validity and
relevance. International Journal of Public Sector Management its necessity
from public demands for higher standards of service and commitment to
improvement. These demands, balanced against shrinking budgets and staff
levels, leave the public sector manager requiring all the information and
ideas available, as well as experience, to motivate a demoralized
workforce, satisfy government officials and win over an increasingly
hostile public.



Scope and focus of the Special Issue



This special issue targets high-quality research on topics related to
Generation of Public Value through Smart Technologies and Strategies from
different perspectives, including economic, social, legal, and political
lenses. It also looks for studies highlighting different dimensions of
public management, including transparency, openness, and accountability;
public- private partnerships; human resources satisfaction and improvement;
communication and marketing; crowd-sourcing, collaboration, and citizen
participation in the public sector; new governance forms; smart design of
public services; policy effectiveness; and post-New Public Management
discourses and theories.



Smart technologies may include different tools and applications such as Big
Data, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial
Intelligence (AI), crowdsourcing platforms, open data portals,
microblogging, social networking, multimedia sharing, virtual worlds,
online participatory platforms, among others. The study of these smart
technologies and their corresponding strategies in public management is
important to understand the process by which governments and citizens
exchange information. In other words, smart technologies have the potential
to transform the mediation process between government actors and the
citizenry, which could have a significant impact on the co-creation of
services and the delivery of public value.



Different public agencies across the world have recently experienced
advances in this field, but the impact of smart technologies and strategies
on public management is not clear. Therefore, this special issue will
assess the existing potentials, pitfalls, opportunities, and/or risks
derived from the implementation of smart technologies in public management
to foster co- creation of services and the generation of public value. The
papers are expected to emphasize public management implications (including
“post-New Public Management” and Web 2.0) of smart technologies and
strategies and how and why they can make a difference in the process of
value creation of public services and data.



Intended Contributions



This special issue will welcome contributions from different perspectives
and areas of research on Generation of Public Value through Smart
Technologies and Strategies. It is oriented to bring together
international, high-quality research to produce theoretical and empirical
insights on aspects related to the adoption, use, results, and impacts of
smart technologies. In recent issues, International Journal of Public
Sector Management has hosted related contributions on public value and
co-creation of public services, including areas such as public innovation,
transparency, open governance, collaboration in public services, good
governance, public-private partnerships, and organizational performance.
This special issue aims to provide a broad perspective on the possibilities
of smart technologies to foster the co- creation of public services and the
generation of public value in management processes, based on the
collaborative, social, and horizontal nature of smart technologies.



This special issue welcomes conceptual, empirical, qualitative,
quantitative and mixed-method research papers. Topics may include, but are
not limited to, the following:



• Theories and discourses on Generation of Public Value through
Smart Technologies and Strategies. The interplay between co-creation of
public services, public value, and smart 

[DW] Today in OpenGov: Sharing is caring

[Steven Clift]

A particularly good edition:
http://mailchi.mp/a8d813f2e3ba/today-in-opengov-sharing-is-caring?e=adc878280a
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   - *The legal teams for Michael Flynn and President Trump no longer
   sharing information.* "Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s
   former national security adviser, notified the president’s legal team in
   recent days that they could no longer discuss the special counsel’s
   investigation, according to four people involved in the case — an
   indication that Mr. Flynn is cooperating with prosecutors or negotiating a
   deal." (The New York Times
   

   )
   - *Donald Trump Jr. will headline a fundraiser for the vice chair of
   President Trump's "voter fraud" commission.* "President Trump’s eldest
   son is headlining a fundraiser in Kansas next week for Republican
   gubernatorial hopeful Kris Kobach, marking the Trump family’s entrance into
   a crowded race on behalf of a high-profile leader of the president’s
   controversial voter fraud commission." (Washington Post
   

   )
   - *A hotel at Shenandoah National Park sold Trump Wine. Was it a
   conflict?* Bill Snape and the Center for Biological Diversity think it
   was. Robinson Meyer reports that the Skyland Lodge, a hotel in Shenandoah
   National Park sold wine from the nearby Trump winery until earlier this
   year. He writes, "Snape worries that the sale poses a major conflict of
   interest and may even violate the Constitution’s emoluments clause...The
   company behind Skyland Lodge has now confirmed that it sold Trump wine at
   Shenandoah National Park this year. This week, Snape and the Center for
   Biological Diversity filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act
   to learn how Trump wine came to be sold at Shenandoah in the first
place." (The
   Atlantic
   

   )
   - *Several former Trump staffers failed to file required financial
   reports as they left the White House.* "Several of President Donald
   Trump’s top aides — including former chief strategist Steve Bannon and
   former deputy assistant to the president Sebastian Gorka — have failed to
   file legally required financial reports after they were dismissed this
   summer, according to the White House...In total, at least four senior White
   House staffers have not filed termination reports, which outline their
   financial activity while serving in the White House." (McClatchy
   

   )
   - *How the Trump administration is censoring climate change information
   on the web.* Sunlight Fellows Toly Rinberg and Andrew Bergman take their
   research to the New York Times op-ed page, arguing that the "administration
   is making it harder to find government information about climate change on
   the web." Starting earlier this year, for instance, the Environmental
   Protection Agency " began systematically dismantling
   

its
   climate change website, which had survived Democratic and Republican
   administrations and was a leading source of information
   

on
   a global problem 

[DW] mySociety: Join us for a FixMyStreet Pro Webinar

[Steven Clift]

Important trend - nonprofit civic tech tools develop enhanced offerings for
government clients to generate crucial revenue.




Subject: mySociety: Join us for a FixMyStreet Pro Webinar


After several months of consultation with councils, feature development and
testing, a new improved version of FixMyStreet for Councils was born. Now
renamed FixMyStreet Pro , the service’s enhanced
backend features — designed with and for council staff — and seamless
integration with existing systems represent a genuine leap forward in
street reporting software. Now we’re ready to share everything it can do
for you.

>From this Friday we will be hosting fortnightly webinars to demo our
FixMyStreet Pro service. If you work in street or environment services
within a Local Authority or City Government we’d love you to join us.

The sessions take around 45 minutes with plenty of time for questions and
discussion – you can sign up for the next one on the FixMyStreet Pro site
 or use the Eventbrite form at bottom of this post.


What we’ll cover

We’ll show you how you can use FixMyStreet Pro as a single end-to-end case
management service for citizens, council staff and contractors alike.

We will take you through all of the major features, and explain how
FixMyStreet Pro can help you provide a better reporting service to your
citizens for street and environment issues, whilst reducing the burden on
your customer service teams – avoiding any rekeying and connecting directly
into your current management services.

You’ll learn how to setup and customise FixMyStreet Pro to support your
existing workflow, how to manage, moderate and respond quickly and easily
to reports. We’ll also take you through the more advanced features for
making use of asset layers and inspector tools.

If you can’t wait until Friday, you can try a demo version of the service
for yourself at demo.fixmystreet.com  – just click
on ‘Sign in’ and you can try the service in a variety of roles such as a
customer service rep, a highways inspector, or a site administrator.

If you can’t join us on a Friday please get in touch with me directly
 and we can arrange a one-on-one demo for you and your
team.


Sign up for the next FixMyStreet Pro webinar


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[DW] Mapping Digital Social Innovation across Europe

[Steven Clift]

See:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2032515583646694/

And:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2032514260313493/


Looks like a very very interesting map and project.

Steven Clift
http://po.st/engageclift

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[DW] Dear Fiscal Board III - Join via live stream, be part of the conversation!

[Steven Clift]

From: "Giancarlo Gonzalez" 
Date: Nov 16, 2017 5:33 AM
Subject: Dear Fiscal Board III - Join via live stream, be part of the
conversation!
To: 
Cc:

Join the Public Interest Technology program at New America as they co-host
the third event in Piloto 151's "Dear Fiscal Board" speaker series.

It's happening tonight! Can't make it? Join us via Livestream
When

November 16, 2017

5:15 pm - 9:00 pm

Where

New America

740 15th St NW #900


Washington, D.C. 20005
Register

Livestream

[image: Dear Fiscal Board: A Conversation on Rebuilding Puerto Rico]

Join us for the third “Dear Fiscal Board
”
speaker series on November 16th in Washington, D.C
.
at New America

 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900


Join the Public Interest Technology program as they co-host the third event
in *Piloto 151's "Dear Fiscal Board" speaker series. *

The events speakers include Cecilia Muñoz, who served as senior staff in
the Obama administration; Bill Cooper, the lead drafter of the 2016 Puerto
Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act
;
and members of the Maria Tech Brigade
,
a group of civic technologists formed in the wake of the hurricane.

A central question will be posited at the event: What are the necessary
building blocks of digital policy and infrastructure required to rebuild
Puerto Rico? The event will also address how to best sustain Puerto Rico’s
tech ecosystem
,
which had made progress despite the financial crisis that was facing the
island when the storm arrived. The event will also raise money for
ConPRmetidos
,
an organization that seeks to develop public and private partnerships to
accelerate economic development in Puerto Rico.
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Re: [DW] Public Good App House Festival - Free 3 Day Event in DC - Nov 13-15 - DoWire/EDem

[Steven Clift]

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Live video now for the opening:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/publicgoodapphouse/
permalink/1689059934478931/

Join the Facebook Group for more video:
http://po.st/pgahfacebookgroup

Twitter #PublicGoodAppHouse:
http://po.st/pgahhashtagtwitter

Thanks,
Steven Clift
http://po.st/engageclift

On Oct 24, 2017 2:09 PM, "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:

> Hey DoWire/E-Democracy/CityCamp friends,
>
> Please share *this awesome free festival event*
> <http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> with civic tech 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>. If you have suggestions on where to
>post this to reach the right folks in the DC region, get in touch
><cl...@e-democracy.org>.
>
>
> To stay in the loop, join the Public Good App House email news list
> <http://po.st/pgahupdates>, join the Facebook Group
> <http://po.st/pgahfacebookgroup>, 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. W

[DW] CFP - e-Democracy 2017: Call for Participation - Early Registration is now open!

[Steven Clift]

From: "Eleni Veroni" 
Date: Nov 13, 2017 5:25 AM
Subject: e-Democracy 2017: Call for Participation - Early Registration is
now open!
To: "Eleni Veroni" 
Cc:

​​
*7th International Conference on e-Democracy*
==
*e-Democracy 2017: Privacy-Preserving, Secure, Intelligent e-Government
Services*
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
==

*December 14-15, 2017, Athens, Greece*
www.edemocracy2017.eu


ICT innovations such as Big Data, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing as
well as Intelligent Systems employed in e-Government services raise issues
relating to Security, Privacy and Data Protection. Governments want to
integrate more services and enhance participation, but they have to
convince the users that they can be trusted. At the same time e-Government
services need to improve their efficiency and to do so they need to
reengineer their back office processes, to support them with intelligent
systems, but also improve openness, collaboration and citizen
participation. This last point can be hugely enhanced by offering citizens
participation in devolved decision making and e-voting facilities for
elections. Such services are often quoted as being dependent on political
will, but are the systems and services ready? Are they privacy-friendly and
secure to withstand attacks and malicious or even terrorist activities in
cyberspace? Are they trustworthy to be embraced by the citizens in a
digital world that is moving fast and becoming more intelligent? And
finally, where should be drawn the “golden line” between anonymity and
confidentiality, and accountability and certification?

These are the questions and the focus of the 7th occasion of the
International Conference on e-Democracy that will be held in Athens, the
cradle of democracy, on December 14-15, 2017.

The conference is organized by the Scientific Council for the Information
Society, in co-operation with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority and a
number of European and Greek Universities, Academia and Research. It is
intended, similarly to previous occasions, to provide a forum for
presenting and debating the latest developments in the field, from a
technical, political, legal and regulatory point of view.

The conference will include keynote addresses, tutorials, panels, Ph.D.
colloquia and sessions, workshops, special, regular and poster sessions.
All submitted papers to the conference will be peer reviewed, while
acceptance will be based on quality, relevance, and originality. Accepted
papers will be published in the conference proceedings and selected papers
will be invited to participate (after the necessary enhancements) to the
evaluation process for inclusion in special issues of peer-reviewed
journals.

Tentative Agenda can be found at:
http://www.edemocracy2017.eu/?page_id=717

Registration information, including classes and dates can be found at:
http://www.edemocracy2017.eu/?page_id=591
​***Early Registration Period for eDemocracy 2017 Conference will be open
from 18th of September until 26th of November 2017.​*

Venue and accommodation information can be found at:
http://www.edemocracy2017.eu/?page_id=289


Looking forward to seeing you in Athens!
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[DW] Act Quick... [Sunlight Foundation] FEC extends comment period; 150,000+ comments filed to date

[Steven Clift]

From: "Alex Howard" 
Date: Nov 11, 2017 10:20 PM
Subject: [Sunlight Foundation] FEC extends comment period; 150,000+
comments filed to date
To: "no-free-lunch-caucus (no-free-lunch-cau...@googlegroups.com)" <
no-free-lunch-cau...@googlegroups.com>, "opengovt...@googlegroups.com" <
opengovt...@googlegroups.com>, "transparency-roundta...@googlegroups.com" <
transparency-roundta...@googlegroups.com>
Cc:

Sorry for any cross posting, all. I look forward to seeing many of you on
Wednesday in DC.


By November 9th, the public submitted 150,000+ comments to the Federal
Election Commission over the past month about transparency for online
political ads. If you or your organization want to be able to know who paid
for an online ad, please add your voice and networks — the FEC has extended
the public comment period through Monday:  https://sunlightfoundation.
com/2017/11/09/please-tell-the-fec-why-you-support-more-
sunshine-in-online-political-ads/



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[DW] [ogp] The United States has withdrawn from the EITI as an implementing country.

[Steven Clift]

From: "gubad.ibado...@gmail.com" 
Date: Nov 6, 2017 9:01 AM
Subject: [ogp] The United States has withdrawn from the EITI as an
implementing country.
To: "OGP Civil Society community" 
Cc:

The United States has withdrawn from the EITI as an implementing country.
While they plan on still being involved at the international and board
level, the United States will no longer be seeking to disclose in line with
the international standard and the MSG is effectively disbanded.
EITI Chair Statement on United States withdrawal from the EITI is below:
https://eiti.org/news/eiti-chair-statement-on-united-
states-withdrawal-from-eiti

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[DW] [IP] Estonia freezes resident ID cards due to security flaw

[Steven Clift]

From: "DAVID FARBER" 
Date: Nov 5, 2017 12:07 PM
Subject: [IP] Estonia freezes resident ID cards due to security flaw
To: "ip" 
Cc:




Begin forwarded message:

*From:* Lauren Weinstein 
*Date:* November 4, 2017 at 10:58:16 PM EDT
*To:* nnsq...@nnsquad.org
*Subject:* *[ NNSquad ] Estonia freezes resident ID cards due to security
flaw*


Estonia freezes resident ID cards due to security flaw

https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/04/estonia-freezes-
resident-id-cards-security-flaw/

 Estonia's residents use their mandatory national IDs to access
   pretty much anything, from online banking to online voting.
   So, it was a huge blow to the program when experts found a
   security flaw in the IDs' chip that makes it easy for bad
   players to impersonate and steal the identities of all 760,000
   affected individuals. That might not sound like a huge number,
   but that's half the small country's population.  Now, the
   country has blocked most of its residents from accessing all
   its online services for a weekend, so it can go in and and fix
   the vulnerability.  All ID cards issued from the beginning of
   the program in October 2014 to October 25th, 2017 will be
   frozen until their owners apply for updated certificates with
   the fix. They can do that online, but the online service kept
   crashing over the past week, leading people to flock to police
   stations and other government offices to get their IDs
   updated. For now, only medical professionals and the most
   frequent users will be able to apply for updated certificates
   online, but Estonia will open up the system to the public
   again on Monday.


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[DW] Attending the World Forum for Democracy next week? Webcast ... "Is Populism a Problem ?"

[Steven Clift]

Hey all, I encourage you to check out this conference in Europe:

https://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy/home

More:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMD_RYvUcCYmtDzsfVSny7SEXg3wrbgdS
https://www.facebook.com/WFDemocracy
https://twitter.com/WFDemocracy

I assume parts of it will be webcast as in past years.


Are you attending the conference in-person?

If yes, join my unofficial experimental WhatsApp channel. Just reply
privately to this email and I will send you the invite link.

Thanks,
Steven Clift


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[DW] E-Participation Event in Slovenia - Fri Nov 10

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Hey all you Slovenian, Balkan, N. Italian, Hungarian, and Austrian
friends ... come to Ljubljana at the end of next week.

  https://www.facebook.com/events/253514191840961

I'll be a guest of Inštitut za elektronsko participacijo (INePA) and
speak at an event held in their national parliament building.

https://www.facebook.com/institut.inepa/
https://twitter.com/Institut_INePA
http://www.inepa.si

Thanks,
Steve

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[DW] New Report on Mis- and Dis-Information

[Steven Clift]

See:
https://shorensteincenter.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=30699762a3826bbf132818652=948257293e=517ac50076


From: "Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School" <
shorenstein_cen...@hks.harvard.edu>
Date: Oct 31, 2017 6:10 AM
Subject: New Report on Mis- and Dis-Information
To: 
Cc:

>From First Draft, the Shorenstein Center, and the Council of Europe
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*Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research
and policymaking*


A new report

published by First Draft, a project of the Shorenstein Center, commissioned
by the Council of Europe, examines how dis-information campaigns have
become widespread and, heavily relying on social media, contribute to a
global media environment of information disorder.

The report is a comprehensive analysis of information disorder and its
related challenges, such as filter bubbles and echo chambers, and provides
a framework for dialogue that can be used by policymakers and researchers.
It contains 34 recommendations for stakeholders such as technology
companies, media, national governments, civil society, and educational
agencies to help them identify strategies to address the problem.

The report was written by Dr. Claire Wardle, Research Fellow at the
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard
Kennedy School and Executive Director of First Draft, and writer and
researcher Hossein Derakhshan.

“What we are witnessing is something completely new: disinformation
campaigns, often playing with people’s emotions, spreading at great speed,
with a potential to have an enormous impact on society,” said Wardle. “To
fight misinformation, simply pushing out more factual information, without
understanding the emotional and ritualistic elements of communication,
could be a complete waste of time.”

*Key findings of the report include: *

   - There are three different types of “information disorder”:
  - *Mis-information*, when false information is shared, but no harm is
  meant;
  - *Dis-information*, when false information is knowingly shared to
  cause harm;
  - *Mal-information*, when genuine information is shared to cause
  harm, often by making public information designed to stay private.
   - There is a complex web of motivations for creating, disseminating, and
   consuming “polluted” messages.
  - *Political:* Some see disinformation as a tool to mobilize action
  and behavior change.
  - *Financial:* Fabricated “news” sites may create lucrative
  opportunities.
  - *Psychological: *Some who create and share misinformation are
  seeking prestige or reinforcement.
  - *Social: *Some are motivated by a desire to connect with others
  around a shared group identity or world view.
   - There are myriad content types and techniques for amplifying content:
  - Messages that are most shared evoke an emotional response, have a
  powerful visual element and strong narrative, and are repeated.
  - Algorithms that favor images and video have the potential to reach
  more users than articles or text posts—regardless of veracity.
  - Visuals are overwhelmingly the most shared pieces of disinformation
  and are the most difficult to debunk.
   - There are innumerable platforms hosting and reproducing this content:
  - Seeing the same message many times across platforms makes users
  more likely to believe it to be true.
  - Sharing information on social networks allows people to “perform”
  their identities with others who share their worldviews.
  - Filter bubbles keep opposing viewpoints out of social media feeds.
  If platforms changed their algorithms to provide users with more
  challenging material, people would likely spend less time on them.
   - The long-term implications of disinformation campaigns designed to sow
   mistrust and confusion and to sharpen socio-cultural divisions using
   existing nationalistic, ethnic, racial, and religious tensions are
   concerning.
   - There is a risk that in the near future, audiences may have little
   trust in the information they find online.

The report also provides a round-up of related research and practical
initiatives, and stresses the need for additional research, including about
the way humans make sense of and use information in their lives.
Read the report

[DW] Public Good App House Festival - Free 3 Day Event in DC - Nov 13-15 - DoWire/EDem

[Steven Clift]

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Hey DoWire/E-Democracy/CityCamp friends,

Please share *this awesome free festival event*
<http://po.st/publicgoodapphousefestivalE> with civic tech 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>. If you have suggestions on where to
   post this to reach the right folks in the DC region, get in touch
   <cl...@e-democracy.org>.


To stay in the loop, join the Public Good App House email news list
<http://po.st/pgahupdates>, join the Facebook Group
<http://po.st/pgahfacebookgroup>, 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.


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[DW] Paris Event - Global Civic Tech - 6 Nov 2017

[Steven Clift]

Join us for a small and informal discussion of global civic tech trends and
networking democracy builders:

https://www.facebook.com/events/123422248341335

Space is limited, so firm commitments only.

Thanks,
Steven Clift


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[DW] New Report: How to Use Data Science Tools for Email Audience Analysis

[Steven Clift]

See:
http://mailchi.mp/hks/flint-water-crisis-479309?e=517ac50076



>From the Shorenstein Center’s Single Subject News Engagement Project
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Using Data Science Tools for Email Audience Analysis: A Research Guide


The Shorenstein Center's Single Subject News Engagement Project
is
pleased to make available a free, open-source tool designed to help news
outlets better understand their email lists.

Email is a crucial vehicle for media companies to generate reader revenue,
yet the ways we measure email have not changed for almost two decades.
Flawed, static measures distract from success and lead to misguided
strategies, crippling the development of new products.

Using open source techniques from other fields, data scientists are able to
provide a more complete picture of an organization’s readers and viewers. The
Shorenstein Center Notebooks

(written in Python and available on GitHub) provide data analysis to
deliver more sophisticated ways of measuring email list composition and
performance in order to help editors and publishers ask the right questions
about reader engagement. We have also published an accompanying whitepaper
,
which provides guidance on how to interpret and act on the reports.
Read the whitepaper



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[DW] [Poplus] Join our GLOW challenge

[Steven Clift]

From: "Gemma Moulder" 
Date: Oct 17, 2017 10:45 AM
Subject: [Poplus] Join our GLOW challenge

***Apologies for the cross-posting***

Hello everyone,

Here at mySociety  we are working to better
standardise Open Data on politicians around the world, and to make the data
accessible for everyone to use.

Do you want to help with this mission?

If so, please consider joining our Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW)
challenge

and running a workshop in your country to improve Open Data on politicians.

Groups from all around the world are taking part, so please do get involved
and be part of this global community!

All the details of the hows and the whys can be found here:
https://www.mysociety.org/2017/10/12/join-the-glow-run-
a-wikidata-workshop-in-your-country/

All the best,
Gemma.

-- 

Gemma Moulder (née Humphrys)

*Events Manager /** Alaveteli Partnerships Manager *

mySociety | mysociety.org 

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[DW] [CampaignCon] Great opportunity for civic tech connecting to the civil society

[Steven Clift]

From: "Ttcat" 
Date: Oct 6, 2017 5:37 AM
Subject: [CampaignCon] Great opportunity for civic tech connecting to the
civil society
To: "TICTeC" , "intl" 
Cc:

*Sorry for cross-posting*


Dear Friends,

We are thrilled to share that Open Culture Foundation is a community
partner for an upcoming global event co-convened by Mobilisation Lab
 with incredible mix of campaigning and
civil society groups from all across the globe.

CampaignCon , the annual global skill-sharing
event for activists and digital campaigners, is back this year from 7-9
November Johannesburg, South Africa. We hope you’ll consider attending and
share this invitation with colleagues in your own networks.

I have attended the last CampaignCon 2016 in Barcelona. The attendees of
this event are mostly front-line campaigners who's actually making and
executing strategies, communication materials, using or developing the
digital tools to engaging people. With the mainly unconference format,
people are full of energy and ideas, collaborated very quickly to build up
meaningful talks and skill sharing sessions.

I’m writing this to encourage more friends who is from Asia region or Civic
Tech organizations to attend this event, to connecting our works to more
civil society friends in the world. For those who might need some travel
support, please send an email to i...@campaigncon.org now before register
online, and providing short answers to the following questions:


   -

   Which organisations/networks or issues you're involved with?
   -

   List two-three key campaign-related successes or achievements
   -

   List two-three of your biggest campaign-related challenges
   -

   Tell us two-three things you hope to get/take back from CampaignCon
   event (to your team/organisation)



Who comes to CampaignCon? You’ll be joined by activists, grassroots
campaigners, social movement builders, NGO staff and more. Last year’s
participants represented a diverse range of ages, geographies and issues.
We expect the same this year.

What happens at CampaignCon? The CampaignCon agenda is co-created. The goal
is to give people a chance to empower each other while seeking solutions to
individual and movement questions. We’ll hone good practices, share
experiences and build a community of practice that helps us scale up impact
and meet the big challenges we face.

Go to CampaignCon.org  to get more details. You
can also register now
. We would
love to see you there and learn more about what you’re working on.

Sincerely,

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[DW] Event: Global Civic Tech and Cities - Chicago - Oct 5, 2017

[Steven Clift]

Join a group chat on the Global Civic Technology and Cities this week in
Chicago:

   https://www.facebook.com/events/756573501181302/

Thanks,
Steve

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[DW] 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: [DW] Your incoming user survey questions?

[Steven Clift]

Some folks have got in, but try:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vG4m-rF8dh6y3HjuUV9Vu5FLofKOZ3j4a5h5g9AWf7w/edit?usp=sharing

In terms of a sense of community, I had/have a question on how "connected"
people feel to the downtown community.

I have a hunch that many will say there isn't a strong sense of community
with which to connect ... I could be wrong! So, I just added that question.
A good FB Group would generate the feeling that the sense of community
downtown is stronger.

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On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 2:37 AM, O BRIEN, JOSEPHINE <j.obrie...@nuigalway.ie
> wrote:

> Democracies Online <http://groups.dowire.org>
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> [image: Photo of Ann O'Brien]
> <http://groups.dowire.org/p/4myCCH9NHdfuEXomrDVz4r>
> *Your incoming user survey questions?*
> <http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/4N6XFwGIEcWrOKPq319pS6>
> by *Ann O'Brien* <http://groups.dowire.org/p/4myCCH9NHdfuEXomrDVz4r>
> in *Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire*
> <http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire>
> --
> Dear Stephen,
>
> I get google doc file not found when clicking the link to your draft
> questionnaire.
>
>
> I would like to help review if I can, have you found the sense of
> community questions useful?
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[DW] Your incoming user survey questions?

[Steven Clift]

E-Democracy is launching a small grant funded effort to build online
engagement among workers and residents in downtown Saint Paul.

It will be an interesting mix of civic, professional, and social
networking. The key difference from typical local online groups will be a
focus on the daytime crowd... workers, frequent visitors.

While E-Democracy invested heavily in an online neighbors forum user survey
which generated 1300 responses -  http://blog.e-democracy.org/posts/2610 -
it was at the *end* of a funded project. (Althoug,  by design with our
volunteer base and cheap tech, the online communities live on supported by
participant donations.)

In this case, I see an opportunity for a short pre-engagement survey that
can be used to both get some baseline data and inform the facilitation,
content seeding, and guidelines for the online (Facebook) group.

And if we secure funding beyond the three month pilot, we can do a post
survey in a year.

So what questions have you asked in a similar situations? Or about
community engagement? Or professional networking online? Etc.

Please send input along ASAP.

In the next two days, I need to get our short survey into the field. We
will be promoting it through many local channels to reach prospective group
members and an invite to request an invite to the new group will be at the
end of the survey.

Thanks,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org

P. S. Last time we took 18 months to research, deliberate on and craft our
questions.  This was our previous question set:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7hmVl0vhGLVTjhudFU0ZGU5RlU=0

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

[Steven Clift]

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We have a full house in MN! See the schedule and catch the vibe:
http://codeswitch.mn/schedule/

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
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[DW] [NICAR-L] Email newsletters about data

[Steven Clift]

See:
https://onlinejournalismblog.com/2017/09/19/email-newsletters-about-data-journalism/


From: Paul Bradshaw 
Date: Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 9:22 AM
Subject: [NICAR-L] Email newsletters about data
To: nica...@po.missouri.edu


I wrote a roundup of data journalism-related newsletters - if I've
missed any please let me know!

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Snapchat for Journalists: http://leanpub.com/snapchatforjournalists/
Scraping for Journalists: http://leanpub.com/scrapingforjournalists
Data Journalism Heist: https://leanpub.com/DataJournalismHeist
8,000 Holes: How the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Lost its Way:
https://leanpub.com/8000holes (all proceeds to the Brittle Bone
Society)
The Online Journalism Handbook: http://amzn.to/jEND3p

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Re: [DW] Paris Monday Nov 6?, Virtual Lectures Anytime/Anywhere

[Steven Clift]

The Paris visit is on:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/2005271639704422/

Post on the link above if you want to join an informal lunch and let me
know who is on your "who's who" list for civic tech in Paris.

Thanks,
Steve

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On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 8:45 AM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote:

> I have a small window on Monday, November 6th when I am enroute to the
> World Democracy Forum to connect for a potential "Engaging Times"
> presentation between my early afternoon flight arrival in Paris and train
> on to Strasbourg.
>
> Interested in sponsoring something? Please get in touch ASAP.
>
> Slides from my US Embassy sponsored virtual presentation in Poland would
> be adapted:
> https://www.slideshare.net/netclift/engaging-times-77348929
>
> Building on that, these slides worked extremely well presented remotely
> via Zoom (Skype or Hangout too) with Q and A. So if your organization,
> school, class, etc. would like to host a live presentation, let me know:
> cl...@e-democracy.org
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
>
>
> Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
>cl...@e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072 <(612)%20234-7072>
>http://twitter.com/democracy
>
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[DW] Sunlight: Today in OpenGov: Sunshine laws under pressure in state legislatures

[Steven Clift]

Troubling:


   - *FOI laws are under pressure in state houses across the United
   States. *"Lawmakers across the country introduced and debated dozens of
   bills during this year’s legislative sessions that would close or limit
   public access to a wide range of government records and meetings, according
   to a review by The Associated Press and numerous state press
   associations. Most of those proposals did not become law, but
   freedom-of-information advocates in some states said they were struck by
   the number of bills they believed would harm the public interest, and they
   are bracing for more fights next year." (Associated Press
   )



Date: Sep 18, 2017 7:22 AM
Subject: Sunlight: Today in OpenGov: Sunshine laws under pressure in state
legislatures

In today's edition, we wrap up a busy weekend in the open government world
with the latest intersections between President Trump's businesses and his
official duties, another attempt by Congress to block public knowledge into
its correspondence with federal agencies, lessons in tactical urbanism on
PARK(ing) Day, and much more.

Before you jump in, don't forget that tomorrow at 1:00 PM EST we'll be
hosting a kickoff discussion for  the *Tactical Data Engagement guide*. The
discussion will feature speakers from Sunlight, Reboot, the city of
Madison, Wisconsin, and more. Register for the webinar here
.

states and cities

PARK(ing) Day 2013. Image Credit: Aimee Custis 

   - *FOI laws are under pressure in state houses across the United
   States. *"Lawmakers across the country introduced and debated dozens of
   bills during this year’s legislative sessions that would close or limit
   public access to a wide range of government records and meetings, according
   to a review by The Associated Press and numerous state press
   associations. Most of those proposals did not become law, but
   freedom-of-information advocates in some states said they were struck by
   the number of bills they believed would harm the public interest, and they
   are bracing for more fights next year." (Associated Press
   )
   - *Seattle, Washington looks to tech to help its aging population.* "The
   city will host a hackathon dubbed A City for All ,
   which begins Sept. 22 and spans three days. The event will include
   technologists, of course, as well as input from national accessibility
   experts and the release of new data sets that provide insights into how
   Seattle supports residents as they age." (Government Technology
   )
   - *What can open data advocates learn from tactical urbanism?* Stephen
   Larrick celebrated "PARK(ing) Day , the annual,
   global event where artists, designers, and residents transform parking
   spots into temporary public parks," by sharing five lessons that open data
   advocates can learn from it and other tactical urbanism efforts. (Sunlight
   Foundation )

trumpland
Mar-a-Lago.

   - *Mar-a-Lago visitor records release found wanting*. "A government
   transparency group vowed on Friday to continue a court battle to open up
   visitor logs at President Donald Trump ’s
   Mar-a-Lago resort, after the administration provided only the names of
   Japanese staff who attended a February visit from Prime Minister Shinzo
   Abe." The Justice Department declined to release a broader set of visitor
   records, arguing that they related to the President's schedules and thus
   are not subject to disclosure under FOIA. (Bloomberg
   )
   - *Excess inaugural funds remain a mystery, but it's certain that
   nothing has gone to charity yet.* "President Donald Trump’s inaugural
   committee raised an unprecedented $107 million for a ceremony that
   officials promised would be 'workmanlike,' and the committee pledged to
   give leftover funds to charity. Nearly eight months later, the group has
   helped pay for redecorating at the White House and the vice president’s
   residence in Washington. But nothing has yet gone to charity." (Associated
   Press )
   - *Trump moves to dismiss emoluments suit filed by more than 200 members
   of Congress.* "President Trump has moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by
   more than 200 Democratic lawmakers alleging that the president has violated
   a constitutional prohibition on taking gifts from foreign governments." (The
   Hill )
   - *Trump's presidency is reshaping business at his properties.*
   "Trump-owned hotels and clubs have long made money by holding galas and
   other special events. Now, their clientele is changing. Trump’s properties
   are attracting new customers who want something from him or his
   government." But, David A. Fahrenthold, Amy Brittain, and Matea Gold report
   that "they’re losing the kind of 

[DW] [PMO Network] Global Legislative Openness Week 2017 (GLOW^4)

[Steven Clift]

From: "'Victoria Welborn' via PMO Network" 
Date: Sep 15, 2017 3:40 PM
Subject: [PMO Network] Global Legislative Openness Week 2017 (GLOW^4)
To: "PMO Network" 
Cc:



In honor of the International Day of Democracy (September 15), we are
thrilled to announce that the fourth annual Global Legislative Openness
Week (GLOW) will take place this year from November 20-30, 2017! We are
also pleased to announce micro-awards to help groups organize events for
this year’s GLOW!

Organized by members of the Open Government Partnership’s Legislative
Openness Working Group
, GLOW is a global
campaign to support legislative openness advocacy around the world,
highlight good work being done to encourage parliaments to develop their
own OGP National and Parliamentary Action Plans
,
and share best practices among parliaments and civil society organizations.
Broad global participation has made GLOW a success since 2014.

We will be kicking off this international campaign at OGP’s America’s
Regional Meeting in Buenos Aires
,
which will take place from November 20-30, 2017. We are also excited to
announce that this year we have even more opportunities for your
organization to participate in GLOW .
Keeping in tradition of using GLOW as an opportunity to co-brand your local
events or projects, and gain broader visibility for your work, we will be
making small awards to civil society organizations who are working to
innovatively keep legislatures open and transparent to help offset costs of
GLOW events. The deadline to submit your proposal is October 13, 2017.  Find
more information here .

In the past, GLOW has featured activities organized by the Working Group as
well as the global parliamentary openness community, including in-person
meetings, advocacy initiatives, and opportunities to engage with colleagues
and contribute to projects through a series of virtual activities. In 2016,
the campaign engaged parliaments and civil society organizations in more
than 45 countries. For more information on past events, read here
.

The organizers encourage civil society organizations and legislatures to
organize their own parliamentary openness activities that can help
encourage their parliament’s participation in the Open Government
Partnership
.
If you are already planning a legislative openness event or project that
will be active in November, or if the idea of a global campaign inspires
you to organize something new, please email i...@openparlweek.org and let
us know what you’re planning. Suggestions and ideas for the campaign are
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[DW] [CivicAccess-discuss] Apply to Canada's OGP multi-stakeholder forum

[Steven Clift]

From: "James McKinney" 
Date: Sep 12, 2017 11:10 PM
Subject: [CivicAccess-discuss] Apply to Canada's OGP multi-stakeholder forum
To: "civicaccess-disc...@civicaccess.ca" 
Cc:

*Un message en français suivra sous peu.*

Want to get more engaged in open government? Now is your chance. The call
for nominations is now open to join the inaugural Canadian
Multi-stakeholder forum on open government.

Every two years, Canada and the more than 75 other members of the Open
Government Partnership (OGP) are required to develop action plans outlining
their openness and other commitments over the upcoming two years. Canada’s
first three plans contained 46 commitments aimed at improving access to
information, civic participation and public accountability. The OGP
requires members to engage in public consultation in preparing and
implementing its plan.

There have been issues with the scope and nature of these consultations in
Canada. To address this, over the past year and a half, a group of civil
society organizations successfully lobbied for the creation of a
Multi-stakeholder forum, a collaborative platform through which government
and civil society, as partners, can co-create the action plan and then
oversee implementation. The Forum will serve to strengthen dialogue between
the Canadian government and civil society in support of a more open and
transparent government.

Canada will assume its seat on the OGP Steering Committee this month,
making it even more important for robust action by civil society to hold
government to account.

We hope many of you will respond to our call for nominations, described at
http://www.opengovdialogue.ca/en/apply-multistakeholder-forum.html The
deadline for nominations is October 9. Please feel free to inform others
you know about this opportunity.

Alternately, if you would like to apply to the Selection committee
responsible for deciding the members of the Multi-stakeholder forum, visit
http://www.opengovdialogue.ca/en/apply-selection-committee.html (deadline
September 24).

If you have any questions, please respond here and we will get back to you.

Best regards, and good luck,

James McKinney, on behalf of the interim steering committee of the Canadian
Open Government Civil Society Network


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