Microsoft’s Council for Digital Good calls on US policymakers to promote...
In an open letter to U.S. law- and policy-makers, Microsoft's Council for Digital Good is calling on government to address digital-world realities like cyberbullying and "sextortion" by modernizing...
View ArticleConference in Romania on fighting misinformation: Megaphone 2018
Megaphone is an international event with an "unconference" spirit that provides space for collaborative discussions and peer-to-peer learning to brainstorm new ideas between activists, action groups,...
View Articlethe ethical guide to app & other tech tool development
Ethical OS Toolkit: a guide to anticipating the future of impact of today's technology Or: how to not regret the things you will buildFrom the guide:As technologists, it’s only natural that we spend...
View ArticleHustle N’ Code hackathon December 15 in Los Angeles
reposted from the subreddit volunteer, about a hackathon in Los Angeles, California seeking volunteers:Teens Exploring Technology (TXT) is hosting its annual Hustle N’ Code hackathon on December 15th....
View ArticleCyberRwanda: using digital education to address youth issues in Rwanda
CyberRwanda, a project of YLabs and Youth + Tech + Health, uses digital education tools targeted to urban adolescents and their healthcare providers that address youth unemployment, unplanned...
View ArticleUSAID's 2nd annual Digital Development Awards (“the Digis”)
USAID's Center for Digital Development works to ensure that everyone, even the poorest, has access to digital services. The Center also supports the effective use of technology and advanced data...
View ArticleBefore you develop that app4good, you need to get stakeholder input! A lesson...
Developed in a ‘bubble’, many apps for refugees duplicated existing well-used communication platforms. They didn’t take into account complex issues of trust, how information (+ rumors) spread, nor how...
View ArticleProliferation of SmartPhones leads to proliferation of rape videos
Talking with women who help manage or even just use community tech centers all over the world - in Egypt, Afghanistan, Jordan and various countries in Africa, they would tell me something that they...
View ArticleTech can’t win the battle against online misinformation
In summer 2017, Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center conducted a large canvassing of technologists, scholars, practitioners, strategic thinkers and others, asking...
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I Love Free Software Day 2019
Having caught your attention the disappointing news is that 'I Love Free Software Day 2019' is today February 14th and it is probably too late to participate, or plan your own event but there is plenty...
View ArticleProfile: Hack4Impact
Hack4Impact is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, with chapters at various colleges across the United States. Hack4Impact collaborates with...
View Article7 trailblazers in tech comment on Black History
This article is on opensource.com at https://opensource.com/article/19/2/trailblazers-black-history-month it was written by Shilla Saebi and is worth reading by those with an interest in technology and...
View ArticleLiberation Technology discussion group has moved
Liberation Technology is an online discussion group (list) regarding the research, design, use, and possible use of how technologies can foster social good. This includes everything from software to...
View ArticleBlockchain for good
Before paying, each shopper, a Syrian refugee living in the Azraq camp in Jordan, peered into a black, rectangular iris scanner, which confirms users’ identities with the camp’s organizing group, the...
View Article#tech4good initiatives building ICT capacities of women in developing countries
Highlighting a few #tech4good initiatives building ICT capacities of women in developing countries that have Twitter accounts:@UwaniHub - Nigeria@RwiTech - Rwanda@WomenInTechPK - Pakistan@herDomainPK -...
View ArticleMay 14 Mozilla Hackathon in Austin, Texas
MDN Web Docs (developer.mozilla.org) is a source of references, guides, and tutorials on standards-based web technologies, much loved by web developers. MDN is a wiki, so anyone can contribute to...
View ArticleMay 2019 Tech4Good events in Portland, Oregon
Thursday, May 2, 6:30 pm, at the offices of Amplified, 239 NW 13th Ave #215, Portland, Oregon. Help address homelessness in the greater Portland area with the Dwelling.ly project. The project has had a...
View ArticleUN Report on Assembly and Association in the Digital Era
On 12 June 2019, the United Nations Special Rapporteur Clement Voule issued a report (A/HRC/41/41) on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association in the digital era. The International...
View ArticleCivic Tech Field Guide
The Civic Tech Field Guide: http://civictech.guideCivic tech includes participatory democracy projects like:-- Civic crowdfunding platforms-- Participatory budgeting-- Crowdsourcing-- Civic tech...
View ArticleUNDP & Samsung unveil SDGs app
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. have launched a new Global Goals app and accessories to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Samsung...
View Articlefunding for organizations working in crisis response using tech
Twilio is committing its technology, funding, and time to help organizations change lives in the moment of crisis and prevent crises from happening in the first place. Twilio's Crisis Response and...
View ArticleCode for America event Sept. 21 - volunteering opportunities
Code for America believes government must work for the people, and by the people, in the digital age, starting with the people who need it most.We build digital services that enhance government...
View ArticleInternational Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and...
ICTD 2020DATES AND DEADLINESDecember 20th, 2019: Deadline for submitting full papersFebruary 15th, 2020: Notification of acceptance or rejectionMarch 20, 2020: Camera-ready papers dueJune, 2020:...
View ArticleDigital Inclusion Week October 7-11, 2019
Digital Inclusion Week (DIW) is October 7-11, 2019. The week, sponsored by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, is an opportunity to raise awareness about digital inequities and nationwide efforts...
View ArticleHow do I know my computer lab is able to update to Windows 10?
I just purchased Office 19 from TechSoup, only to find out it does not run on Windows 7. Now I have to update my public and library machines to Windows 10. When I updated to Windows 7, I used a utility...
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