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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 world’s population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2–4% experience…
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Government Digital Services: Are we there yet?
What if governments actually worked for you, but with the efficiency of tech giants like Google,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Can CivicTech Solve the “Plastic Problem” in Kampala
A rapidly growing urban population is synonymous with increased consumption and waste generation from both household…
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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…
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Wetaase Re-loaded: We’ve just launched our new platform!
The platform consists of a website (www.wetaase.org), a chatbot and toll free helpline was officially launched…
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We’re Hiring – Operations/Finance Manager
Great with numbers? Interested in building and scaling a fast-growing company? Are you ready to work…
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Our Internet, My Rights: We Don’t Care about Our Data, but We Should
Our recent online, and highly unscientific poll showed that a majority of Ugandans do not really…
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Are you #DATAStrong? Our Data Resiliency Workshop for Civil Society
Our workshop participants can confidently say that they are DATAStrong! Their data journey has been awakened…
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Privacy & Protection: Do Ugandans care what happens to their data?
Let’s be honest. When was the last time you read the “Terms and Conditions” before you…
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DATAStrong: Building Resiliency in Civil Society through Data Skills
We’re excited to launch our newest program, and this time, we’re taking matters regionally! Together with…
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Highlights from the Field: Wetaase Community Champions, Part 2
Over 21 million of the world’s population has been victims of human trafficking, from children to…
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Highlights from the Field: Wetaase Community Champions, Part 1
“It’s perfect!” I exclaimed immediately I had finished reading the application requirements. I guess it was…
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Promoting CivicTech through Community Champions
In February 2018, Pollicy launched Wetaase, a mobile and web platform designed to combat human trafficking…
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What does CivicTech mean for Women’s Participation?
The one narrative that is synonymous with civic technology today, and likely in the years to…
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We Just Turned One!
A year ago today, Pollicy started out in the SQ behind Neema’s house. Two months later,…
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How do you Introduce New Civic Technology Platforms into Local Communities?
This past week, Pollicy’s WeSpeak project ran a community sensitization and engagement outreach campaign in the…