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Whatâs in a chart? A Step-by-Step guide to Identifying Misinformation in a Data Visualization
The world produces over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each data, so much data that it…
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Citizen Experiences: How to Improve the Usability of Government Websites
âA democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can…
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Weâre hiring â Administrative Assistant, Uganda
Do you love civic technology? Are you a people aficionado? Are you interested in working with…
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Why Isnât Civic Technology Living up to its Promises?
To be unsuccessful in achieving oneâs goal. Online and digital technologies that provide a link between…
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A Growing Collection of Our Data Tips
Everyday at Pollicy, we publish a series of #datatips to keep audiences learning. Weâve decided to…
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How Governments can Incorporate Data Science to Improve Service Delivery
The existence of tremendous amounts of data has led to an increased interest in analyzing it…
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How is A.I. impacting your job now and in the future?
There is a tremendous amount of data generated today â so much that our normal databases…
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Feminist Internet Research on Cyberharassment: Re-victimization or Recuperation?
Last month, we (Pollicy and Berhan Taye) introduced our project on examining online or technology-facilitated gender-based…
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Are we Asking the Right Questions?: Data Use in Democracy
Facebook, founded in February 2004, has over time accumulated its revenue to as high as earning…
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Civic Participation: How to Use Technology to Participate
The use of technology in business has greatly transformed the sector by opening up diverse opportunities…
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Meet the Fellows: Nicholas Masete & Brain Kojjo
At Pollicy, we run a fellowship program that aims to introducing students and young professionals to…
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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…
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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…
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Inside the first DataFest Kampala
The data revolution is here and East Africa isnât getting left out. Thanks to Pollicy, KAS…
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Weâre hiring â Data Fellows
Pollicy believes in the power of data to revolutionize how governments deliver services to their citizens.…
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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…
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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…
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Talking to Your Government: Whoâs Actually Listening?
What do we think of when we hear the phrase âcivic participationâ? Do we think of…
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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…
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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…