On January 12th, a devastating earthquake shook Haiti. We had a team of people on the ground working with young Haitians. Thankfully they all survived, but what was life like before and what can it be like after? Today we’re proudly publishing our report from the research they were conducting, looking at the economic livelihoods of young [...]
Indonesian Journalists Visit Our Office
Feb 24, ’10
6:41 AM
Today we had the pleasure of hosting five journalists from Indonesia at the Digital Democracy office. Although none of us on staff speak Indonesian and none of their English was particularly strong, we managed to communicate through 2 translators who had a portable translator toolkit that connected the group via wired headsets. While it looked [...]
Reimagining Learning with the Roebling Platform
Feb 22, ’10
11:18 AM
What is education in the 21st century? How do we prepare kids for the future when our teachers are unprepared? And what about the underserved children living on the margins of society, whether the tens of thousands of newly resettled refugees from Burma, Somalia and Iraq, or youth from districts that spend more money on [...]
Introducing Project Einstein: Haiti
Jan 7, ’10
2:59 PM
The year is certainly off to an exciting start. Digital Democracy is putting together our annual report for 2009 and pushing out new projects for 2010. We’re excited to announce Project Einstein: Haiti
Dd is partners with a research team from The Fletcher School at Tufts University supported by the Center for Emerging Market Enterprises (CEME) [...]
1st Year Anniversary Party
Dec 29, ’09
10:18 AM
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with Digital Democracy as we turned one year old.
Over 200 people came to eat, drink, and be merry at the Open Planning Project’s gorgeous penthouse & rooftop in Soho, NYC for a party highlighting young change-makers in NYC. Even more tuned in to watch LIVE as [...]
Presenting at ITP Social Activism using Mobile Technology class
Nov 9, ’09
10:10 AM
Emily and I had the pleasure of guest lecturing at Nathan Freitas’ Social Activism using Mobile Technology class at NYU’s ITP program. It was a wonderful opportunity that you can read more about below:
The topic of our class was “Grassroots Development – Techniques & Strategies,” discussing Digital Democracy’s experiences doing fieldwork. Before introducing the process [...]
DdTv Episode 2 – Origin Story
Aug 20, ’09
8:14 AM
Introducing Digital Democracy! Journey with us around the world as we share the story behind our creation. Get a glimpse of our previous work – from Thailand to South Africa to Armenia. Meet the team behind Digital Democracy, and learn how you can play a role in #DdTv.
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Launching Digital Democracy TV
Aug 6, ’09
11:43 AM
How is technology changing the world? We’re launching Digital Democracy TV (DdTv) to find out.
Follow along and participate in our interactive features this fall as we travel from New York to Southeast Asia, documenting our journey and the people we meet. From Brooklyn to Thailand, watch the innovative ways communities are using technology to challenge [...]
Participation Camp 2009
Jun 27, ’09
6:21 AM
We’re one of the co-sponsors of this great event. Watch it live throughout the weekend.
Visit the Participation Camp website for more or follow the events on twitter with #pcamp09
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Sponsoring Participation Camp 2009
Jun 23, ’09
9:48 AM
How do we make democracy more inclusive, more fair, and more fun? Participation Camp will provide the spark for an explosion of sharing, experimentation, and collaboration around this vital question.
Mark will lead a session on the OpenMyCity project. The goal of OpenMyCity is to find the best ideas about how to make use of [...]