TechCamp Vilnius Folder
From TechCampGlobal
Civil Society Topics
- Democracy and Civic Engagement
Agenda
Problem-Solution List
- Circumventing internet site blockages in restrictive societies
- Creating a trusted system of community reporting for victims of violence and crime
- Ensuring access to critical and verified information for conflict prevention NOTE - this set is missing at present
- Facilitating coordination between NGOs in targeting new audiences and resources
- Making the invisible visible in a repressive regime, in countries that can easily shut down all online tools and networks
- Mobilizing a network of students for social good
- Protecting your identity and security when receiving donated funds or grants
- Stopping important election information from being suppressed by spam filters
- Supporting and helping unregistered or ‘illegal’ NGOs
- Tracking and measuring what happens after someone submits a complaint to a prosecutor - NOTE -- this set is missing at present
- Using data from monitoring reports to achieve real impact
- Using mobile phones to gather data
- Using online tools to help candidates running for local election
- Using technology and online tools to empower democracy efforts in countries where democracy is new or has a bad image
