01 Civic Participation: How to Use Technology to Participate
The use of technology in business has greatly transformed the sector by opening up diverse opportunities…
02 Meet the Fellows: Nicholas Masete & Brain Kojjo
At Pollicy, we run a fellowship program that aims to introducing students and young professionals to…
03 A Survival Guide to being a Woman (on the Internet): Feminist Research for a Feminist Internet
Many internet freedom advocates agree that women and sexual minorities are victims of harassment, doxxing, revenge…
04 Open Data vs. Data Protection: Where are We Now?
Data is currently the big talk on everyoneâs mind. Words like âbig dataâ and âopen dataâ…
05 Inside the first DataFest Kampala
The data revolution is here and East Africa isnât getting left out. Thanks to Pollicy, KAS…
06 Weâre hiring â Data Fellows
Pollicy believes in the power of data to revolutionize how governments deliver services to their citizens.…
07 Artwork by @neemascribbles How do DATA, ART + GOVERNANCE impact each other?: An Introduction to #CreateYourKLA
The word âartâ is used to describe a diverse range of human activities and has different…
08 What are Algorithms, anyway? And How can they Impact Service Delivery and Governance?
The word âAlgorithmâ has been used for decades dating back to the time of Alan Turing…
09 Talking to Your Government: Whoâs Actually Listening?
What do we think of when we hear the phrase âcivic participationâ? Do we think of…
010 Data for Mobility and Improved Cities: A Teaser for Data Club #3
At peak rush hours, navigating through town can be such an unpleasant experience due to traffic…
011 Inclusive Civic Technology for People with Disabilities: Leaving No One Behind
About 15% of the worldâs population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2â4% experience…
012 Government Digital Services: Are we there yet?
What if governments actually worked for you, but with the efficiency of tech giants like Google,…
013 What does the Social Media Tax mean for Civic Tech and Governance?
It has been a few months since the government decided to slap a fee of 200…
014 Call for Applications from Newsrooms in Uganda: Digital & Data-Driven Journalism Skills Training
According to Africa News, 4.021 billion people across the world have access to the internet as…
015 Big Data: Hyped Fad or Concrete Solution to Improving Service Delivery across Africa?
As the population in sub-Saharan Africa grows rapidly, so does the need to improve and scale…
016 Can CivicTech Solve the âPlastic Problemâ in Kampala
A rapidly growing urban population is synonymous with increased consumption and waste generation from both household…
017 WanaData: A Unique Opportunity for Female Journalists in Uganda
Pollicy, together with Code for Africa, is excited to launch the latest digital journalism training program…
018 Wetaase Re-loaded: Weâve just launched our new platform!
The platform consists of a website (www.wetaase.org), a chatbot and toll free helpline was officially launched…
019 Weâre Hiring – Operations/Finance Manager
Great with numbers? Interested in building and scaling a fast-growing company? Are you ready to work…
020 Our Internet, My Rights: We Donât Care about Our Data, but We Should
Our recent online, and highly unscientific poll showed that a majority of Ugandans do not really…