Happening tomorrow!
New virtual session: Encryption & Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance 🗓️ 10 Feb | 16:00 GMT
If you missed this conversation at #MozFest, we’re bringing it online!
Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GduDM4XIQD6u0tZ49u51SQ?ref=internet.exchangepoint.tech#/registration
Happening tomorrow!
New virtual session: Encryption & Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance 🗓️ 10 Feb | 16:00 GMT
If you missed this conversation at #MozFest, we’re bringing it online!
Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GduDM4XIQD6u0tZ49u51SQ?ref=internet.exchangepoint.tech#/registration
Seeking advice. I frequently teach a #HigherEd #AcademicChatter class in the US on Social Informatics which includes a module on #OpenGovernment and #CivicTech to give students an overview of the sector (international, national, state/provincial, local) as a public good, driver of economic health, and locus for potential careers. Obviously there have been changes in US federal policies with deleterious trends in the past year, and I have those covered.
I am seeking help covering emerging #DigitalSovereignty trends. Especially those which involve non-US entities leaving or planning departures from US-based tech because of any combination of tariff demands, copyright/surveillance policies, or other concerns about corporate and/or political power. I already cover the UK transition to Open Document Format in 2014. So I'm not presenting this as something new, but the speed and urgency is definitely picking up (see example links of EU moves to promote FOSS alternatives to US tech, France dropping Teams and Zoom).
1. Examples and links are definitely welcome
2. Thoughts from folks about how to explain this emergent scenario to US-based #ComputerScience and #Informatics and other college students, and its impacts on their futures. Thoughts from outside and inside the US are very welcome.
3. Same as no.2 but where do you see this trend in 5 years? 10 years?
You read this far? Thank you! Wow!
e.g. France https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-dumps-teams-zoom-digital-sovereignty-replacement/
Seeking advice. I frequently teach a #HigherEd #AcademicChatter class in the US on Social Informatics which includes a module on #OpenGovernment and #CivicTech to give students an overview of the sector (international, national, state/provincial, local) as a public good, driver of economic health, and locus for potential careers. Obviously there have been changes in US federal policies with deleterious trends in the past year, and I have those covered.
I am seeking help covering emerging #DigitalSovereignty trends. Especially those which involve non-US entities leaving or planning departures from US-based tech because of any combination of tariff demands, copyright/surveillance policies, or other concerns about corporate and/or political power. I already cover the UK transition to Open Document Format in 2014. So I'm not presenting this as something new, but the speed and urgency is definitely picking up (see example links of EU moves to promote FOSS alternatives to US tech, France dropping Teams and Zoom).
1. Examples and links are definitely welcome
2. Thoughts from folks about how to explain this emergent scenario to US-based #ComputerScience and #Informatics and other college students, and its impacts on their futures. Thoughts from outside and inside the US are very welcome.
3. Same as no.2 but where do you see this trend in 5 years? 10 years?
You read this far? Thank you! Wow!
e.g. France https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-dumps-teams-zoom-digital-sovereignty-replacement/
Open Food Facts is going to FOSDEM in Brussels: Jan 31 – Feb 1
Pierre and a bunch of Open Food Facts volunteers will be there to meet the open-source community 🚀
FOSDEM is the biggest free open-source event where people share, build, and collaborate.
Pierre will give a talk:
→ Open Food Facts : Getting together to reduce health and environmental impacts of consumption
Come say hi 💚
#OpenFoodFacts #FOSDEM #OpenSource #Brussels #CivicTech #OpenData #Volunteers #TechForGood
🚨 Fedi friends, we got one! 🚨
I have a #CivicTech company #hiring a Mobile #Engineer to work on an app that helps civilians and others to track congressional activity in real time.
You can view the JD and apply here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/verdance/27e2ae30-57fa-404a-b789-461b6e6b978f?utm_source=eYQXELJbW5
Here are some details I've learned working on the role:
* #Flutter experience is a MUST (and what we're having the most difficulty finding)
* Unfortunately this role can't be fully remote, plan on 1 day/week onsite in the Capitol area. Otherwise, you'll have very flexible work hours
* There's no wiggle room on the 5+ years fulltime related experience as it's a requirement by the government partner
* Passion about improving government/government transparency will go far
Would love to #GetFediHired, feel free to reply/DM me with any questions 
🚨 Fedi friends, we got one! 🚨
I have a #CivicTech company #hiring a Mobile #Engineer to work on an app that helps civilians and others to track congressional activity in real time.
You can view the JD and apply here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/verdance/27e2ae30-57fa-404a-b789-461b6e6b978f?utm_source=eYQXELJbW5
Here are some details I've learned working on the role:
* #Flutter experience is a MUST (and what we're having the most difficulty finding)
* Unfortunately this role can't be fully remote, plan on 1 day/week onsite in the Capitol area. Otherwise, you'll have very flexible work hours
* There's no wiggle room on the 5+ years fulltime related experience as it's a requirement by the government partner
* Passion about improving government/government transparency will go far
Would love to #GetFediHired, feel free to reply/DM me with any questions
2025 was again a productive year. We added 8 new countries, almost 8,000 organizations and over 13,000 contact points.
#statistics #CivicTech #YearInReview
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2025 was again a productive year. We added 8 new countries, almost 8,000 organizations and over 13,000 contact points.
#statistics #CivicTech #YearInReview
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🔥 Call for Proposals: #g0vSummit2026
We are looking for talks on open government, #civictech, and grassroots action! #🪑InviteYourself to Taipei to weave the future of civic space.
📍 Taipei, Taiwan | May 23–24, 2026
⏰ Deadline: Jan 15, 2026 (23:59 UTC+8)
🔗 Submit Now: https://summit.g0v.tw/2026/guidelines/
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RE: https://civic.io/2025/12/04/proving-out-a-new-approach-to-legacy-system-modernization/
The results of an experiment I ran recently to test out a new approach to legacy system modernization. I'm really excited by the results, and more convinced than ever that this approach has tremendous potential for governments struggling with outdated systems.
In about 2 hours it's time for our weekly collab call. Join us to ask questions, just chat, hack on the website, or improve the data on #Wikidata, perhaps on this week's focus country 🇵🇾 #Paraguay.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Events
#CivicTech
In about 2 hours it's time for our weekly collab call. Join us to ask questions, just chat, hack on the website, or improve the data on #Wikidata, perhaps on this week's focus country 🇵🇾 #Paraguay.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Events
#CivicTech
We're teaming up with Helpful Places to grow the open-source ecosystem around DTPR.
This program is made possible with grant support from the U.S. @NSF
This next phase is about:
👀 Seeing – making invisible tech in public spaces visible
🛠️ Building – research, community spaces, and shared governance
🔁 Shifting – moving transparency from one-off pilots to a public expectation
Read the announcement here:
https://superbloom.design/learning/blog/growing-the-dtpr-ecosystem-a-new-chapter-for-digital-trust-and-transparency/
We're teaming up with Helpful Places to grow the open-source ecosystem around DTPR.
This program is made possible with grant support from the U.S. @NSF
This next phase is about:
👀 Seeing – making invisible tech in public spaces visible
🛠️ Building – research, community spaces, and shared governance
🔁 Shifting – moving transparency from one-off pilots to a public expectation
Read the announcement here:
https://superbloom.design/learning/blog/growing-the-dtpr-ecosystem-a-new-chapter-for-digital-trust-and-transparency/
The UK Electoral Commission are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the design, development and delivery of the Commission’s online voter information tool – the first in-house project of its kind. You will oversee a £1.9 million project budget, and work with us at Democracy Club as the Commission takes over the running of our polling station finder!
Hurry though, applications close at the end of the week.
The UK Electoral Commission are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the design, development and delivery of the Commission’s online voter information tool – the first in-house project of its kind. You will oversee a £1.9 million project budget, and work with us at Democracy Club as the Commission takes over the running of our polling station finder!
Hurry though, applications close at the end of the week.
When we talk about AI agents handling government services, it can feel totally far-fetched and radically new, like something from a distant future. But delegation of government services is already happening all around us.
People routinely delegate high-stakes government interactions to:
To think about the potential for AI agents, I created this visualization to better understand why people delegate these tasks. Mapping services by administrative burden and frequency reveals a clear pattern: the upper-left quadrant of this chart (high burden, low frequency) is where delegation makes most sense. For these kinds of services, citizens don’t build up expertise because these tasks are relatively rare – this is where specialists who can be delegated to thrive.
The color coding of the chart highlights something important: many of these prime delegation candidates are critical or high stakes transactions. If they are not completed properly, there are potentially significant consequences. These are exactly the kinds of tasks people already pay professionals to handle.
This existing delegation landscape can inform how we design for AI agents.
What makes someone comfortable handing sensitive financial data to a tax preparer or personal information to an immigration attorney? These delegation-based services have the following characteristics:
These things aren’t just nice-to-haves. They are the foundation of trust in delegation relationships. As we design AI agent systems for government services, we need equivalent trust mechanisms. These mechanisms won’t look identical to the real world delegation-based relationships we have today (i.e., no personal relationship with the professional offering support, different accountability structures), but they must address the same fundamental human needs for transparency, control, and recourse.
The future of government AI agents isn’t about inventing something entirely new. It’s about understanding what already works in delegation relationships and translating those trust factors into AI systems.
#AI #AIGovernance #artificialIntelligence #ChatGPT #civictech #DigitalGovernment #GovTech #machineLearning #ServiceDesign #technology
The question isn't whether surveillance infrastructure is expanding. The sea is rising, but we're building.
🏝️ Digital Archipelagos of trust are forming. Where is your island? Discord servers. Signal groups. Federated networks.
Which one are you building?
Read the full analysis in Digitally Literate #407: https://digitallyliterate.net/dl-407/
#DigitalPrivacy #Surveillance #TechEthics #DataGovernance #CivicTech #DigitalRights
