“I paid maybe the first and last bribe in my life for “The Economist” in the Soviet Union. It was 3 rubles. A babushka (grandma) sold it to me for 6.” So says Giga Bokeria, the Secretary of the National Security Council for the country of Georgia. And he should know. He’s a crucial part of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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