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Burmese refugee youth photos to be featured at Indianapolis City Market

Indianapolis, IN: Wednesday, August 10th, the students of Project Einstein Indianapolis will have an audience of hundreds as visitors to the Indianapolis City Market’s weekly farmer’s market will be able to view the work of young photographers, who are primarily refugees from Burma/Myanmar. Tomorrow’s exhibit is the result of a year-long photo training with students [...]

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Securing the Youngest Digital Citizens

What is the future of cybersecurity and what is the impact on youth, as well as democracy advocates around the world? I recently attended the EastWest Institute’s Cybersecurity Summit to discuss and present on these issues amongst the worlds leading technology security firms. There I met Michel Nienhuis who wrote a thoughtful piece that I’m [...]

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Testifying to NYC Council Tech Committee on Open Data

Liz Hodes represented Digital Democracy today while testifying to the New York City Council Technology Committee on Open Data. Introduction 029-2010, seeking to establish open data standards for all city agencies. Int. 029-2010 (formerly Intro. 991-2009) aims to increase government transparency and facilitate easier access to public data. Beyond the ‘good government’ benefits of this [...]

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