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Welcome to the Knockout Round! See who your civic tech squad is up against in the World Cup: cup.civictech.guide/#bracket ift.tt/TJxuDnA

Civic Tech World Cup

Welcome to the Civic Tech World Cup. See your country's civic tech projects go head-to-head with their World Cup opponents on the real schedule. Build your dream squad. Win the minigame.

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Please welcome Daniel Mackisack, the new Manager of the Civic Tech Field Guide! civictech.guide/the-civic-te… ift.tt/Yg9rmQk
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Welcome to the Civic Tech World Cup. See your country’s civic tech projects go head-to-head with their World Cup opponents on the real schedule. Build your dream squad. Win the minigame. cup.civictech.guide/ ift.tt/Epf8Ygx

Civic Tech World Cup

Welcome to the Civic Tech World Cup. See your country's civic tech projects go head-to-head with their World Cup opponents on the real schedule. Build your dream squad. Win the minigame.

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The tech we build for democracy needs to be strategic: Matt Stempeck, Civic Tech researcher indianexpress.com/article/te…

The tech we build for democracy needs to be strategic: Matt Stempeck, Civic Tech researcher

Matt Stempeck previously served as director of civic technology at Microsoft, where he worked to leverage the company’s platforms and products to achieve civic good in cities.

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We've got something fun for you today, too. Come play our birthday game! Enter the year you were born and see which democracy tech project you're the same age as: app.civictech.guide/decade-c… (and yes, sadly this game favors younger people 😆) ift.tt/UZpSkFn

Decade-Plus Club

A rich, crowdsourced collection of thousands of democracy tech projects from around the world.

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We're celebrating our 10th birthday today! 🥳 Thanks to everyone who's contributed to the Field Guide over the years. 🧁 Want to buy us a cupcake to celebrate? every.org/civic-tech-field-g… ift.tt/C8xkH1W

Celebrate 10 years of the Civic Tech Field Guide | Every.org

Ten years ago, we sequestered ourselves in a little office and plastered hundreds of post-it notes all over the wall and windows, trying to map this dang field of ours. We came up with our core...

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Pinterest said he violated laid-off colleagues’ privacy. Now he’s going public (theverge.com/policy/906122/p…) ift.tt/vy5MVwE

Pinterest said he violated laid-off colleagues’ privacy. Now he’s going public

The fired engineer says there’s more to the story.

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Voice Media: Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Data Sold on Dark Web - Independent News Roundup (voicemedia.global/article/sw…) ift.tt/TSdu0eZ
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Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages (theverge.com/news/908401/pro…) ift.tt/7Oz4Vgo

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages

A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI

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The Infrastructure of Trust: How Local Civic Hubs Are Rebuilding Democracy Across Rural America (fordfoundation.org/news-and-…) ift.tt/45pPAoa

The Infrastructure of Trust: How Local Civic Hubs Are Rebuilding Democracy Across Rural America -...

Trust for Civic Life builds resilience by solving national problems in local communities.

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Sacred Cows: What Did We Stop Questioning in Digital Government Delivery, but Should Now? (fas.org/publication/sacred-c…) ift.tt/CqwEZst

What Did We Stop Questioning in Digital Government Delivery?

Let’s see what rules we can rewrite and beliefs we can reset: a few digital service sacred cows are long overdue to be put out to pasture.

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Update: The Tech Platforms have official logos associated with them now! If a project is by or explicitly about a mainstream tech platform, we tag it here. app.civictech.guide/platform… ift.tt/iUQtef2

All Platforms

A rich, crowdsourced collection of thousands of democracy tech projects from around the world.

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Update: We've moved the Happening Today block, featuring today's events and opportunity deadlines, higher up on the app homepage: app.civictech.guide/#today ift.tt/Frd8eTj
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Update: Thumbnails of project images should contain the entire image (rather than crop them) across the entire site now.  app.civictech.guide/ ift.tt/PQ3nXws
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There's a new job open: Senior Advocacy Officer, Asia, Digital Public Infrastructure & Inclusive Financial Systems at Gates Foundation. Details: Singapore (in-person) You can apply here: gatesfoundation.wd1.myworkda… Subscribe to get a weekly email with… ift.tt/ZJTMaC4
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There's a new job open: Deputy Director, AI Delivery & Government Partnerships-Africa at Gates Foundation. Details: Nairobi or Nigeria, Ethiopia, or South Africa You can apply here: gatesfoundation.wd1.myworkda… Subscribe to get a weekly email with hand… ift.tt/nsy6XLr
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There's a new job open: Operations Manager at MuckRock Foundation. Details: $55,000-$70,000 Remote (US) You can apply here: muckrock.com/jobs/operations… Subscribe to get a weekly email with hand-picked jobs: app.civictech.guide/subscrib… ift.tt/2GF8v7f
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There's a new job open: Chief of Staff at Luminate Group. Details: London You can apply here: app.beapplied.com/apply/ojfy… Subscribe to get a weekly email with hand-picked jobs: app.civictech.guide/subscrib… ift.tt/rPzxc32

Chief of Staff

ROLEThe Chief of Staff will act as a key strategic partner to the CEO and the Executive team, ensuring organizational alignment, operational effectiveness, and seamless internal communication. This...

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There's a new job open: Associate Director - Strategic Initiatives at Institute for Information, the Internet, and Democracy. Details: $76,335 - $107,823 NU Boston Campus (hybrid) You can apply here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjo… Subscribe to get a weekl… ift.tt/cUjA0JH
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There's a new job open: Associate Director, Global Communications at Open Society Foundation. Details: London You can apply here: osfglobal.wd5.myworkdayjobs.… Subscribe to get a weekly email with hand-picked jobs: app.civictech.guide/subscrib… ift.tt/blaVnTM
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