http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from Program on Liberation Technologyen-usPublic domainhttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/60http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3861On March 11-12, the Program on Liberation Technology at CDDRL is convening a conference to examine digital tools and their impact on the development of democratic development. Hosted in partnership with U.C. Berkeley’s Data and Democracy Initiative, the two-day conference will bring together academics, practitioners, and policy-makers.]]>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3861http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3753Program on Liberation Technology is organizing a conference on the Right to information & technology at Stanford. For more details, please visit the conference website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/libtech/cgi-bin/rtitech]]>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3753http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3706An innovative course at Stanford is designing mobile phone platforms that help improve living conditions in Kenya's largest slums. Part of CDDRL's Program on Liberation Technology at the Freeman Spogli Institute, the course teams students up with local organizations to co-create technology projects that address clean water, sanitation and safety issues.]]>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3706http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3645The Liberation Technology Seminar Series at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law is back fall quarter with an exciting set of speakers. In light of the U.S. election season, the series will kick off with Daniel Kreiss who has worked extensively on technology and politics in the United States.]]>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3645http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3632Teaming up with the Brookings Institution and Google, CDDRL hosted a workshop to bring together four United Nations special rapporteurs, civil society activists, technologists and government donors to brainstorm how to best pair human rights monitors with the technology they need to be more effective in their work.]]>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3632http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3456New York University Professor Helen Nissenbaum outlined her approach to evaluating concerns about pervasive loss of online privacy at the March 8 Liberation Technology Seminar.]]>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3456http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3455During the Liberation Technology Seminar on March 1, Joshua Blumenstock, a Ph.D. candidate at U.C. Berkeley’s School of Information, demonstrated the use of “big data” to explore the economic impact of mobile phone technologies in sub-Saharan Africa.]]>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3455http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3454During the Feb. 16 Liberation Technology Seminar, five teams from Stanford University’s John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship program shared their ideas on using technology to push the boundaries of journalism.]]>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3454http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3453Kathleen Reen, vice president for Asia and New Media programs at Internews, delivered the Feb. 9 Liberation Technology Seminar on the topic of "Strategies and Support for a Global Open Internet."]]>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3453http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3328In an opinion piece for The New York Times on Feb. 4, Evgeny Morozov declares the days of cyberspace exploration over, snuffed out by the world of social media and search engine optimization.]]>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/news/3328http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/publications/23963Committee for the Future, Parliament of Finland, 2012
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