EMPOWERING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD

THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENCOURAGE CIVIC

PARTICIPATION AND UNIVERSAL HUMAN

RIGHTS.

1Tuesday, January 26, 2010

DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL ERA

HTTP://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/WHITEAFRICAN/2736565604/

Democracy• Being heard• Minority rights• Accountability and

transparency• Advocacy for change• Access

Digital Democracy• Empowerment of the

individual• Fall of hierarchies• Wider participation• Democratization of

information

2Tuesday, January 26, 2010

WHERE WE WORK

NEW WORDS MEDIA

HOW WE WORK

1. Identify community

2. Needs assessment

3. Work with volunteers & community groups

on programming

Locally & Globally

- pilot: Southeast Asia & USA

- research: Southern Africa, Carribean, Eastern Europe

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HAITI

VOLUNTEERISM & MAPPING

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HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTSMAKING HUMAN RIGHTS ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE

SECURE COMMUNICATION

SECURE DOCUMENTATION

OPEN DISTRIBUTION

5Tuesday, January 26, 2010

21ST CENTURY LITERACY

PROJECT EINSTEIN

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CITIZEN ACCOUNTABILITY

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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

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TV

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DIGITAL-DEMOCRACY.ORG / @DIGIDEM

WHAT YOU CAN DO:• DONATE MONEY

• $35 BUYS A CHILD A BOOK OF THEIR PHOTOS

• DONATE SKILLS• ARE YOU A DESIGNER, PROGRAMMER, OR JUST SMART?

• VOLUNTEER• WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE FIELD

• JOIN US:• FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/DIGITAL-

DEMOCRACY

• TWITTER.COM/DIGIDEM

• YOUTUBE.COM/USER/DIGITALDEMOCRACYCAM

• MYSPACE.COM/DIGIDEM

• FLICKR.COM/DIGITALDEMOCRACY

• HUB.WITNESS.ORG/DIGITALDEMOCRACYTV

10Tuesday, January 26, 2010

EMPOWERING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD

THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENCOURAGE CIVIC

PARTICIPATION AND UNIVERSAL HUMAN

RIGHTS.

Emily Jacobi - @emjacobiejacobi@digital-democracy.org

Mark Belinsky - @mbelinskymbelinsky@digital-democracy.org

11Tuesday, January 26, 2010