Democratic Participation

Crowdmapping by the (Sobering) Numbers

Editor's Note:  We have, in the past, written about crowdmapping using mobile tech for submission of stories and reports. Crowdglobe recently analyzed data from Ushahidi and Ushahidi Crowdmap instances to better understand the quantity and quality of dat

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:58:28 -0700

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

Things are changing at MobileActive. When we started in 2005 at a legendary event that we hosted in Toronto, Canada, there were few practitioners and few projects but many ideas on how to use mobile tech in development.  We had identified about 100 people worldwide who were actively using mobiles in their social change and social development work and brought 40 together.

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:12:35 -0700

Mobile Maniacs: More mobile stats from Praekelt

Last year, the Praekelt Foundation, a South-African based philanthropy that works on mobile project, released a short video overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa. It's one of those great "Did you know' videos - with a high production value.

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:48:03 -0700

Safety on the Line - A new report by the BBG and Freedom House on Mobile Security

The US Broadcasting Board of Governors and the US organization Freedom House recently collaborated on a new study on mobile safety in 12 countries. The study, Safety on the Line: Exposing the myth of mobile security (PDF), sets out to investigate two distinct areas: 1.

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:39:53 -0700
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