Building With, Not For
Social good technologists working on building a more responsive and effective government need to be more inclusive of the citizens they’re trying to engage—and stop neglecting the government they already have.
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Crisis Tech
Listening closely to users has enabled developers to create digital tools that support responses to the recent Ebola outbreak.
Text the Vote
In a classic leapfrogging initiative, Libya has enabled its citizens to complete voter registration via digital messaging technology.
Booked for Revival
A combination of fresh funding and e-book technology will enable publishers to give new life to out-of-print scholarly works.
Source of Opportunity
Sama Group, a social enterprise that connects disadvantaged people with digital work, is expanding its reach to the United States.
Zone of Impact
A school-based collective impact project in West Dallas, Texas, is yielding lessons on how to compile and use big data.
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Danger Ahead
The spread of technology-based platforms brings greater connectivity—but also greater vulnerability.
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Always on Call
A new, data-driven mode of confronting humanitarian disaster requires an appropriate policy framework.
High-Quality Education Doesn’t Mean High Spending
Four ways information technology is reducing costs and improving learning outcomes in Kenya that all educators can learn from.
What Net Neutrality Says About Neoliberalism
Some values are more important than giving more people access to Wikipedia for free.