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A background explainer and snapshot of the Access to Information community at this moment in time, Summer 2024.
Over the period of a year, The Civic Tech Field Guide team met with democracy activists working in countries whose democracies are under active threat. A surprising finding was the overlap in these groups’ needs. What resources can begin to address these needs, and what more can we, as a field, do to help?
We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been selected for Next Generation Internet Search, a European project to support “entrepreneurs, tech-geeks, developers, and socially engaged people” to challenge the way we search and discover information and resources on the internet. Our Portugal-based curator Matt Stempeck (hi) has teamed up with Eticas.ai, a Spanish company that’s productizing the ability […]
The White House wants our ideas on how to improve public participation and community engagement with the federal government. And we’re answering that call as a community.
In September 2023, we were able to participate in Feira, the Global Gathering, a festival for digital rights defenders, convened by Team Community.
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Thanks to Civic Tech in Africa for having me on to share the Civic Tech Field Guide and a great conversation with Nathi Mcetywa about the value in learning from each other.
A background explainer and snapshot of the Access to Information community at this moment in time, Summer 2024.
Over the period of a year, The Civic Tech Field Guide team met with democracy activists working in countries whose democracies are under active threat. A surprising finding was the overlap in these groups’ needs. What resources can begin to address these needs, and what more can we, as a field, do to help?
We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been selected for Next Generation Internet Search, a European project to support “entrepreneurs, tech-geeks, developers, and socially engaged people” to challenge the way we search and discover information and resources on the internet. Our Portugal-based curator Matt Stempeck (hi) has teamed up with Eticas.ai, a Spanish company that’s productizing the ability […]
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