An overview of the work Digital Democracy does around the world

1. EMPOWERING PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD
THROUGH NEW
TECHNOLOGIES THAT
ENCOURAGE CIVIC
PARTICIPATION AND
UNIVERSAL HUMAN
RIGHTS.
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2. DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL ERA
HTTP://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/WHITEAFRICAN/2736565604/
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3. DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Democracy
• Being heard
• Minority rights
• Accountability and
transparency
• Advocacy for change
• Access
HTTP://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/WHITEAFRICAN/2736565604/
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4. DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Democracy Digital Democracy
• Being heard • Empowerment of the
• Minority rights individual
• Accountability and • Fall of hierarchies
transparency • Wider participation
• Advocacy for change • Democratization of
• Access information
HTTP://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/WHITEAFRICAN/2736565604/
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5. BURMA’S “PROPHET”
HTTP://WWW.NETCHARLES.COM/ORWELL/
ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR
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6. BURMA’S “PROPHET”
HTTP://WWW.NETCHARLES.COM/ORWELL/
ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR BY: SHEPHERDS
FAIREY
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8. POWER OF
COMMUNITY
Free & Open Source
ie created by
community
World’s Largest
Browser
Secure bc everyone
sees it
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9. POWER OF POWER OF
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
Free & Open Source
ie created by
community
World’s Largest Barcamp Yangon
Browser
Secure bc everyone
sees it
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10. HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS
MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE
SECURE
COMMUNICATION
SECURE
DOCUMENTATION
OPEN
DISTRIBUTION
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11. HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS
MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE
SECURE
COMMUNICATION
SECURE
DOCUMENTATION
OPEN
DISTRIBUTION
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12. HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS
MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE
SECURE
COMMUNICATION
SECURE
DOCUMENTATION
OPEN
DISTRIBUTION
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13. HANDHELD HUMAN RIGHTS
MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE
SECURE
COMMUNICATION
SECURE
DOCUMENTATION
OPEN
DISTRIBUTION
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14. - EASY TO USE
- ANY LANGUAGE
- EFFICIENT
- SECURE
- DISPOSABLE
- JAVA-BASED
BURMA CONTEXT
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15. HAITI
VOLUNTEERISM & MAPPING
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16. HAITI
VOLUNTEERISM & MAPPING
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17. HAITI
VOLUNTEERISM & MAPPING
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18. TENTS
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19. SHELTER
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20. WATER
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21. FOOD
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22. COMMUNICATIONS
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23. COMMUNICATIONS
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24. Mobile Access
Recent survey in Port-
au-Prince:
83% of men and
67% of women had
mobile phones
... that’s higher than
radio & tv.
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25. DIGITAL BRIDGE
21ST CENTURY LITERACY
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26. DIGITAL BRIDGE
21ST CENTURY LITERACY
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27. LITTLE BRO VS BIG BRO
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28. LITTLE BRO VS BIG BRO
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29. GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
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30. GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
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31. GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
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32. TV
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33. 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
DIGITAL-DEMOCRACY.ORG / @DIGIDEM
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34. EMPOWERING PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD
THROUGH NEW
TECHNOLOGIES THAT
ENCOURAGE CIVIC
PARTICIPATION AND
UNIVERSAL HUMAN
RIGHTS.
Mark Belinsky - @mbelinsky
mbelinsky@digital-democracy.org
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