Digital Democracy

This week, the G8 met in in France to discuss policies that will shape the future of the internet. While it’s interesting to see this on the agenda,  it’s a crucial time to reiterate the principles agreed to upon all nations in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Digital Democracy believes in the importance of [...]

How can designers, hackers and business work with government to make it more innovative? To put their mouth where our money is? We’re co-sponsoring OpenGov Camp NYC, an unconference to bring together the brightest minds to tackle the issues that we citizens face in our day to day lives. We love unconferences. What better way [...]

It’s getting warmer in NYC and the office is bustling with activity. We’re happy to have brought on a hacker to help us with our technical projects, as well as two Spring interns. We’re having exciting times here at Digital Democracy. Let us know if there’s anyone that you know who can help us make [...]

13 Kids + 4 Cameras = Project Einstein South Africa We’re proud to announce the launch of our brand new book created by the Project Einstein South Africa youth. It’s designed by Smitha Alampur who is currently in South Africa delivering the books to the children and with writing help from our intern Ellen Knuti. [...]

Right now there are protests throughout the middle east and governments are falling. People on the ground are calling for democracy and the world is wondering what they mean when they say it. What if we put up a fun interactive tool that helps to explain this? By translating the key terms associated with governance [...]

Working on a photography project with kids in Bangladesh, as their work drew to a close, the Anyat Ullah chose a name for the project “Project Einstein.” All the kids quickly agreed, explaining: “Einstein was a refugee, but he could still do great things.” Since those humble beginnings, our digital literacy program has grown to [...]

What is the future of libraries? The debate is raging on what information management will look like in the 21st century and how relevant and useful public buildings such as libraries really are. I was excited to travel to Kiev to discuss the issue with some libraries from Ukraine and Romania. As a trainer, my [...]

A student of mine named Genghis Kahn raises his hand and declares that he wants to do a media project on why adults need to learn technology. He explained that in the 21st century, these tools are really important and if the people in the city of Atyrau want to move forward, they’re going to [...]

In November 2008, I traveled to Harare, Zimbabwe with Emily to investigate how technology is being used to overcome the obstacles that are inherent in a closed society. We researched methods of survival despite hyperinflation and looked at how communications strategies help citizens to address their needs. It was fascinating to be there at a [...]

Allegedly a country with less than 1% Internet & mobile penetration, Digital Democracy traveled to Burma/Myanmar in August 2009 to conduct research on ICT in the country to uncover the realities of how people are communicating. The trip offered a unique opportunity to look at how people and companies are developing unique mobile & internet [...]