Stacy Donohue interview at Gov 2.0 Summit 2010
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Omidyar Network funds concrete projects: Code for America places fellows in five cities building city apps and tracks growth in participating cities; Sunlight Foundation mobilizes volunteer developers to scrub government data and reports web metrics like monthly uniques and policy influence; Ushahidi and Frontline SMS use text messaging to collect reports in low‑bandwidth countries (effective but limited by SMS penetration); Civil Beat experiments with fact‑based local civic dialogue; focus is scalable platforms that can touch hundreds of thousands or millions.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Fostering citizen engagement
- 1:01Data and civic technology
- 1:35Measuring platform success
- 2:15Bridging the digital divide
- 3:21Mobile technology potential
- 4:26Raising civic awareness
- 6:10Civil discourse and media
- 7:16Authentication and safety
- 8:35The future of scaling
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