Matt Stempeck

It's live! 🚀 The quick-hits digest of all the deep-dive conversations we've had with civic groups fighting digital disinformation all over the world: codeforall.org/projects/civic… Including: 📊 Data on 450+ projects 1⃣ Top needs 🧭 Field-wide recommendations 🧪 Emerging tech like ML

A new project launched! Lex-graph. Building a knowledge graph of UK legislation Check it out: github.com/i-dot-ai/lex-g… ift.tt/72XhDaE

The New Testament has always been a problem for some Christians.

Interested in designing a #digitalparticipation platform? At last month's #DigitalPeacebuilding Expo, @mstem of @civictechguide outlined promising approaches to designing and running digital platforms that facilitate deliberative processes. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=96D4V7…

As more people turn to social media for news, the potential harm of disinformation on democracies is rising. @mstem looks at nine ways governments can team up with others to counter disinformation: democracy-technologies.org/getting-starte…

How Italy’s government is using #AI @mstem of @civictechguide in @DemTech_org @AgidGov democracy-technologies.org/industry-news/…

In his first article for democracy technologies, @mstem (@civictechguide) looks at how Italy’s government is using AI, from public service chatbots to tools to catch tax evaders, or even to help develop new policies. bit.ly/48TAnbl

🗣️“One policy we go in with is the mentality that one organisation is never enough to solve a problem.” Read @mstem's interview with @Code4Africa’s @Allan_cheboi and discover the strategies the team employs to stay ahead of the curve. 📰 Read below⬇️ bit.ly/3yziJcv

🌟 This #GivingTuesday, please consider supporting the Civic Tech Field Guide. Every donation helps maintain our free directory, bolstering democracies with tech and inter-connecting the field. opencollective.com/civic-tech-fie… #CivicTech #TechForGood #OpenSource #DonateOrShare

It was so nice mind-melding with @basicavisual (and sipping atole) at Maíz de Cacao, too / Fue tan agradable fusionarse con @basicavisual (y beber atole) en Maíz de Cacao, tambíen

It was so good to catch up with @unmarecito in Mexico City last week! / ¡Fue tan bueno ponerse al día con @unmarecito en la Ciudad de México la semana pasada!

One more to my collection. Thanks @mstem. Big fan of @civictechguide and now I get to show it everywhere. 🫶🏽

Enroll in the free Digital Participation Online Training today to level up your governments and institutions! Hear from @mstem from @civictechguide on how the training can support you in engaging your community. 🔗 Link for enrollment: dpp-peoplepowered.talentlms.com

We wrote a global collection of successful examples of government + civic tech community enabling outside innovation, and I got to rep the USA. Publication dropping soon! Featuring: @BetaNYC's persistence in building effective gov partnerships

Our dear friend @mstem of @civictechguide will present his research at the Hacking Democracy Conference! Be sure to RSVP as soon as you can.👇

At the OECD in Paris today to reflect on civic tech's impact vs. initial expectations, and how to integrate these lessons as we look toward AI @OECDgov #ReinforcingDemocracy

@SarahSchacht @pahlkadot happy to be included in that pile! make sure to enjoy the pool, though!

@jamietomasello @EriolDoesDesign @mstem @carolinesinders are at Feira @ the Global Gathering @TeamCommunity in Estoril today, tomorrow and Sunday. You can find out where they'll be here 🏖️: superbloom.design/learning/blog/…

This week on Reimagining the Internet: @zephoria (danah boyd). We start efforts to "protect" kids from the internet, make our way to the public sphere, cyberutopianism and why the census underlies all of US politics and history. It's a ride. publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/86-dan…

How can we win over our citizens and convince more people of participatory #democracy? On May 11th, a brilliant panel explored this question. Panelist @mstem explained the need for well thought-out participation. Here's what else the panelists had to say: bit.ly/43BwVz8

@debracleaver sincere answer...I think he and his friends genuinely saw Twitter's ability to (at its best) shape culture as a threat so they co-opted it (and then ran it into the ground...still not sure how intentional that was or wasn't)