A community-based initiative involving 18 organizations works to promote civic and political engagement among the Latin American community in Toronto through education, analysis, and organizing. The initiative defines goals such as building a collective advocacy agenda and promoting understanding of the electoral system. Key insights from their experience include moving from providing information to facilitating critical thinking, recognizing community knowledge, and empowering collective action over individual concerns. Challenges include the diversity within the Latin American population and balancing civic participation with pressing financial needs.
In order for the internet to play a greater role as an instrument for social and personal empowerment, we need to understand what the everyday life of an individual belonging to a minority or marginalized community encompasses. Such an approach calls for closer examination of the practices, system of relations and context of particular minority and marginalized users in order to figure out what is meaningful to them and how they use (or do not use) different forms of the internet for meeting their objectives. There is a need to acknowledge the multiple conceptualizations and forms of internet use as disadvantaged users apply these differently for meeting specific agendas.
This article presented three projects working with minority and marginalized users. In the context of future research on internet use, three broad sets of variables are closely connected and require careful attention:
• The type of marginalized group;
• The goals, expectations and identification of what particular marginalized users consider to be meaningful in their everyday life; and
• The selected method of research.
In order for the internet to play a greater role as an instrument for social and personal empowerment, we need to understand what the everyday life of an individual belonging to a minority or marginalized community encompasses. Such an approach calls for closer examination of the practices, system of relations and context of particular minority and marginalized users in order to figure out what is meaningful to them and how they use (or do not use) different forms of the internet for meeting their objectives. There is a need to acknowledge the multiple conceptualizations and forms of internet use as disadvantaged users apply these differently for meeting specific agendas.
This article presented three projects working with minority and marginalized users. In the context of future research on internet use, three broad sets of variables are closely connected and require careful attention:
• The type of marginalized group;
• The goals, expectations and identification of what particular marginalized users consider to be meaningful in their everyday life; and
• The selected method of research.
Data revolution or data divide? Can social movements bring the human back int...mysociety
This was presented by Kersti Ruth Wissenbach from the University of Amsterdam at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC2016) in Barcelona on 27th April. You can find out more information about the conference here: https://www.mysociety.org/research/tictec-2016/
Giovanni Allegretti, Tuscommoning. When a law promote a new culture of com-mo...LabGov
Giovanni Allegretti
CES, Facoltà di Economia, Università di Coimbra.
Co-chair of the «Autorità Indipendente per la Promozione e la Garanzia della Partecipazione della Regione Toscana»
Why aren't Evaluators using Digital Media Analytics?CesToronto
Whether it’s through blogs, tweets, or even the comments section of an online newspaper, the world is increasingly talking online. However, the potential uses for the massive amounts of information available on the internet remain largely untapped in the sphere of evaluation.
This presentation will explore innovative methods to extract these insights from the large and complex collections of digital data publicly available online. In particular, we will examine the unprecedented uses, and potential limitations, of digital media analytics to:
• Measure the outcomes of public outreach, advocacy, communications, and information sharing programs;
• Establish current and retroactive baselines;
• Conduct “borderless” data collection to gain insights from other countries, as well as disapora communities in Canada;
• Identify unknown stakeholder groups and create detailed stakeholder maps; and,
• Provide context and insight to inform further data collection.
A presentation on PRIA's strategic approaches over the last 3 decades by PRIA India Founder and President Dr. Rajesh Tandon and Martha Farell, Director. Presented at the Community Development Resource Association Cape Town, South Africa
Damien Lanfrey and Donatella Solda. How to design impactful participatory policy processes and leverage innovation in policy design.
First presented at the Service Design Master Degree @ Poli.Design in Milan, March 20th 2015.
How to design impactful participatory policy processes and how to leverage innovation in policy design [with Donatella Solda].
First presented at the Service Design Master Degree @ Poli.Design in Milan, March 20th 2015.
Kepa, a Finnish NGO Platform for development CSOs, and the Embassy of Finland in Tanzania organized a joint seminar on the 23rd of March called ”Joint action for creating enabling environment for civil society in Tanzania”. The aim of the seminar was to bring together different actors, civil society organizations, donor partners and representatives of governmental institutions in Tanzania to discuss on how together take action for enabling environment for civil society in Tanzania. This presentation summarizes the main points of the seminar discussion as well as the proposed solutions for shrinking civic space we collected from participants during the day. Also some additional information and links are added after the actual seminar. The content is divided into four parts 1) what is civil society space and current trends, 2) how the space is shrinking i.e. current challenges and hindering factors, 3) solutions for tackling the challenges and ways forward.
The “How Government Works” toolkit is for organizations and activists looking for practical tools to understand decision-making and share that knowledge with others in their communities.
Data revolution or data divide? Can social movements bring the human back int...mysociety
This was presented by Kersti Ruth Wissenbach from the University of Amsterdam at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC2016) in Barcelona on 27th April. You can find out more information about the conference here: https://www.mysociety.org/research/tictec-2016/
Giovanni Allegretti, Tuscommoning. When a law promote a new culture of com-mo...LabGov
Giovanni Allegretti
CES, Facoltà di Economia, Università di Coimbra.
Co-chair of the «Autorità Indipendente per la Promozione e la Garanzia della Partecipazione della Regione Toscana»
Why aren't Evaluators using Digital Media Analytics?CesToronto
Whether it’s through blogs, tweets, or even the comments section of an online newspaper, the world is increasingly talking online. However, the potential uses for the massive amounts of information available on the internet remain largely untapped in the sphere of evaluation.
This presentation will explore innovative methods to extract these insights from the large and complex collections of digital data publicly available online. In particular, we will examine the unprecedented uses, and potential limitations, of digital media analytics to:
• Measure the outcomes of public outreach, advocacy, communications, and information sharing programs;
• Establish current and retroactive baselines;
• Conduct “borderless” data collection to gain insights from other countries, as well as disapora communities in Canada;
• Identify unknown stakeholder groups and create detailed stakeholder maps; and,
• Provide context and insight to inform further data collection.
A presentation on PRIA's strategic approaches over the last 3 decades by PRIA India Founder and President Dr. Rajesh Tandon and Martha Farell, Director. Presented at the Community Development Resource Association Cape Town, South Africa
Damien Lanfrey and Donatella Solda. How to design impactful participatory policy processes and leverage innovation in policy design.
First presented at the Service Design Master Degree @ Poli.Design in Milan, March 20th 2015.
How to design impactful participatory policy processes and how to leverage innovation in policy design [with Donatella Solda].
First presented at the Service Design Master Degree @ Poli.Design in Milan, March 20th 2015.
Kepa, a Finnish NGO Platform for development CSOs, and the Embassy of Finland in Tanzania organized a joint seminar on the 23rd of March called ”Joint action for creating enabling environment for civil society in Tanzania”. The aim of the seminar was to bring together different actors, civil society organizations, donor partners and representatives of governmental institutions in Tanzania to discuss on how together take action for enabling environment for civil society in Tanzania. This presentation summarizes the main points of the seminar discussion as well as the proposed solutions for shrinking civic space we collected from participants during the day. Also some additional information and links are added after the actual seminar. The content is divided into four parts 1) what is civil society space and current trends, 2) how the space is shrinking i.e. current challenges and hindering factors, 3) solutions for tackling the challenges and ways forward.
The “How Government Works” toolkit is for organizations and activists looking for practical tools to understand decision-making and share that knowledge with others in their communities.
CollaborAction: Building Blocks Learning Exchange: How can technology help or...Maytree
Community organizing relies on data, communication and coordination. A wide range of affordable web-based tools are now available to enhance grassroots campaigns. Learn practical methodologies to use digital tools such as NationBuilder and MailChimp to mobilize your community. Stories from the recent Wynne and Obama political campaigns will be used to illustrate grassroots organizing tactics.
Five Good Ideas with Blair Dimock: Mapping Progress, with a Purpose - April 1...Maytree
Measuring our progress in achieving our goals and fulfilling our missions is more important than ever. In a world of economic volatility, government constraint and increasing transparency, funders and their grantees need more effective ways to demonstrate their individual and collective impact to a broadening array of interested stakeholders.
Blair Dimock shared the steps they have taken at the Ontario Trillium Foundation has taken to re-invent how they measure the impact of their granting, what they measure, and why. Through a focus on balancing accountability with an action learning agenda, using mixed measurement methods, increasing engagement with grantees, staff and volunteers, and experimentation, you, too can improve how you map your progress towards achieving your organization’s mission.
Find out more about Five Good Ideas: http://maytree.com/training/fivegoodideas
Watch a video of Blair's presentation - http://maytree.com/fgi/mapping-progress-with-a-purpose.html
Naomi Alboim - Planning for the Future: Immigration and Labour Market TrendsMaytree
Immigration policy in Canada is complex and is driven by both federal and provincial interests. Naomi Alboim, a leading expert in the field, will shed light on current trends in Canadian immigration, share insights on foreign qualification recognition, and suggest potential new directions for mentoring.
An estimated four million Canadians act as unpaid or informal caregivers to seniors and persons with disabilities. In her June 3 webinar, Sherri Torjman, Vice-President, Caledon Institute of Social Policy, explores three proposals to protect caregivers from financial ruin: 1) expand Employment Insurance (EI) compassionate care leave; 2) extend Canada Pension Plan (CPP) provisions; and 3) make current tax credits for caregivers refundable.
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Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।