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Month: 2018-02

2018-02-01

edsaperia 23:42:02
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2018-02-02

edsaperia 00:21:15
Hello! I run a network development organisation in the UK called Newspeak House that focuses on how public sector and civil society institutions use and think about technology. Can anyone give me a bit of background for what's going on here? 😄
http://g0v.asia/tw/ has some historical background (2012-2013). for a more recent writeup: https://civichall.org/civicist/two-weeks-in-taipei/
oh, hello! We met briefly when you visited London.
:)
Will you attend TICTeC 2018?
Not certain. Newspeak House is very busy with events so I tend to stay here, but it's silly that I don't go really.
Thanks for your links! Does this slack just cover Taiwan, or are there any other geographies represented? Is this the main community space, or are there others?
Hey Ed! Heard about you through that wonderful article on newspeak house that featured a bit on polis!

Other english chans I find interesting are #holopolis #vnyc #vnetwork and #news (and #vtaiwan even though its rarely English)

Catch you around!
A few of us on the other side of the pond have been aggregating a knowledgebase of sorts for the stuff we find interesting: https://trello.com/c/BJovztkf/48-knowledge-base
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2018-02-06

canadian_aaron 06:54:56
here’s our Feb 5 roundup on civic tech news for this week! https://g0v.news/civic-tech-weekly-feb-05-dear-canadians-tell-us-how-much-you-spend-on-weed-9ef9bb584d09

g0v.news

Civic Tech Weekly Feb 05: Dear Canadians, Tell Us How Much You Spend on Weed

This week: Canada crowdsources open data on cannabis purchases, China steps up state surveillance, and Iranian protesters try bypassing…

hisa_x 12:36:49
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2018-02-09

canadian_aaron 09:42:42
https://medium.com/p/using-a-i-and-open-data-to-monitor-corruption-in-brazil-9feeb2a1434c

g0v.news

Using A.I. and Open Data to Monitor Corruption in Brazil

In Brazilian politics, power and graft go hand-in-hand. But a civic tech group is rallying people to help build an “open” public expense…

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2018-02-23

planspark 09:31:59
Some here may have heard of ParticipateDB, an open online catalogue for digital engagement technology (tools and services that support public participation and community engagement – i.e., involving people in the decisions that affect them – or related group processes): http://www.participatedb.com
planspark 09:33:14
We’re currently running the ParticipateDB 2018 Digital Engagement Census, a global practitioner survey inviting you to share which digital engagement tools you’ve come across in your work over the past year (you can also add any lessons learned or point to related information on the web).
planspark 09:34:37
We have extended the census survey window through Monday, February 26 at midnight Pacific Time.
planspark 09:35:41
It would be outstanding if we could collect a few responses from Taiwan. Here’s what we had listed before we launched the census: http://www.participatedb.com/countries/220
planspark 09:36:11
Thanks for sharing with your networks!
planspark 09:36:15
Any questions, just let me know.
planspark 09:37:40
Also, we do offer the census survey form in simplified Chinese. if anyone could share it with the #general channel (or other relevant channels), that would be great.
I contributed a Traditional Chinese version through email 🙂 is there still a chance of getting it posted? it’s probably going to get more response if it’s in Traditional Chinese (esp. the simplified version deviates a bit from the English version in a few places).
thanks! when/where did you send it to?
Feb 17 to Annie Chen. it’s also pasted below in this channel (same material)
we could implement Traditional Chinese no problem.
oh, she’s one of our interns at CACE. 😉
let me check with her.
how did you two get in touch?
@au I just checked with Annie. she says she never got your reply. could your kindly re-send? and CC hello@caceinstitute.org? if it’s not too much trouble.
I already shared the Traditional Chinese version with her. she may get to work on it later today.
thanks for much for your initiative, really appreciate it!
not a problem. I’ve forward the email too.
awesome, thanks!
Traditional Chinese language version of the census form is live: http://www.participatedb.com/census
Thanks @planspark! This sounds really exciting! Has there been comms between your team and the team working on participedia? https://github.com/participedia/frontend

Prelaunch website at: https://participedia.xyz

They're funded by the gov of canada, and recently started working more openly with the federal "privy council office", who sets norms for open source and open gov efforts

Would love to see more collaboration if it aligns!
au 09:39:44
ParticipateDB Traditional Chinese form

2018-02-24

planspark 08:18:20
Traditional Chinese version of the survey form is now live! Thanks @au for the assistance. Very much appreciated! http://www.participatedb.com/census

2018-02-25

tkirby 00:19:43
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ttcat 16:16:18
Call for suggestions: Hi all, we're open for suggestions of good speaker for civic tech in East Asia region, if you know anyone and you think we should invite to g0v Summit, please DM me before 5th March. Of course, Female and LGBTQI would be a plus.
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