Re: [liberationtech] Video Recording - Women In Tech as Role Models

2016-12-13 Thread Steven G. Huter
For some additional info and inspiration... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkYooVdhZbI=PLV88ZmvwupLzbnQGdSl4ZGY8xVvQkk_3m=13 Steve Huter -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated:

[liberationtech] Video Recording - Women In Tech as Role Models

2016-12-13 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Lillian Achom Hello, I send you very warm greetings. AfChix (www.afchix.org) is seeking to document ten (10) African women in Technology role models from the regions: Southern Africa, North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and The Indian Ocean.

Re: [liberationtech] Government website harvesting

2016-12-13 Thread Shelley
There is also this effort: https://blog.archive.org/2016/11/29/help-us-keep-the-archive-free-accessible-and-private/ Which is broader in scope than this, http://eotarchive.cdlib.org/2016.html, which is mentioned in the WaPo article. FAQ:

[liberationtech] Government website harvesting

2016-12-13 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Joy McNally I was wondering if someone has created a running list of who is harvesting government websites ahead of the US government transition next month. There have been a few articles published in the past couple of days focusing on individual efforts, but it seems

[liberationtech] Technology Entrepreneurship in Kenya

2016-12-13 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Tim Weiss there has been an increased interest and also need to investigate entrepreneurial work outside of well-researched domains. We have taken up the issue and compiled an edited volume that has now been published as part of the Palgrave Studies of

[liberationtech] IGF Report - Rounding up the 11th Internet Governance Forum

2016-12-13 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Ginger Paque How was your IGF? The GIP / DiploFoundation Reports are out, and you may find them helpful for reviewing the IGF, and even cross-checking details for your reports. *Final report:* http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/sites/default/fil

Re: [liberationtech] [Air-L] Fake News

2016-12-13 Thread Yosem Companys
I'm overwhelmed and delighted with the interest in the subject. This is a topic that represents the heart of a free and democratic society, so it is of the utmost importance. A special journal issue sounds amazing. On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Unsworth,Kristene wrote: >

Re: [liberationtech] E-Voting

2016-12-13 Thread Rich Kulawiec
On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 10:08:18PM +0300, Zacharia Gichiriri wrote: > I still believe e-voting could substantially improve election outcomes [...] You may, of course, believe whatever you wish. But you are completely wrong on this point: e-voting is a disaster for election outcomes. I suggest