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SEIZE THE DAY, SEIZE THE DATA
National Democratic InstituteChris Spence
Chief Technology Officer
POSTCARDS FROM THE FIELD
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Recent Developments
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Long Time Doing
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Moments of Opportunity
A major event is approaching.
Plans have been made.
Partners are organized.
Technology is in place.
The world is watching.
It’s showtime.
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The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs:
NDI
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Where NDI Works
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Some of NDI’s Funders
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Happy Birthday to Us
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Political Parties, Governance, Elections, Civic Groups, Women’s Participation
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What I Am Going To Discuss
A Practitioner’s Perspective
•Think Strategically: A Rights‐Based Approach•Programming: Tech‐Enabled, Not Tech‐Driven•Risky Business – Working in Closed Regimes•Fragile Democracies, Big Opportunities
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Rights‐Based Approaches
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What is a Rights Based Approach?
• Real goal: Change the playing field• Increase political space ‐> peaceful political
reform• Plan long‐term• Prepare for moments of opportunity
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Case Study: Opening Repressistan
1.
Have relationships with activist partners2.
Partners have long‐term strategy for change
3.
Politically charged event is coming up – moment of opportunity approaches
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Seize the Day, Seize the Data
Partner plan: document abuses around election•Data collection &
transfer•Crunch the numbers•Share
– Transmit inside country– Share with world – while world is watching
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Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance
Long, long ago in a country far, far away…• Well before the moment, must cultivate the
ground.• Meet with activist groups, establish
relationship• Find out what goals, capacity and needs are• Advise on what’s worked well in other places
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Seizing the Data• How to collect information?
• Low‐tech might be best solution.
• Is multimedia part of the equation?
• 1 JPG = 1 kiloword
• How to move info internally?
A picture of 1,000 words
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Analyze, Digest, Prepare
• Aggregate information
• Crunch the numbers
• Edit media content
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Get the Word Out
• Holistic communications strategy• Solid messaging around key findings• Anchor content online• Online/offline outreach• Go where the audience is
In developing world is Twitter the answer?
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Share the Data
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…And Do It All Under Challenging Conditions.
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Tech‐Enabling Programs
The Program
–Not The Technology
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Is The Driver
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Tech‐Enabled: Good!
• Have clear strategy• Use tech to make as a multiplier – increase
impact• Program will still work without the tech
– What happens if the power is shut down?
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Tech‐Driven: Dangerous
• Have shiny new hammer
• Everything looks like a nail
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Liberation Tools Are Not the Goal
• Have a role to play• Trying to change the
rules of the system• Cat and Mouse
games often do not end well for the mice
* Results May Not Be Representative
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The Golden Triangle
Good enabling technology
Good enabling technology
Well planned actions
Well planned actions
Strong Organizations
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2008 Zimbabwe Elections
• ZESN – Zimbabwe Election Support
Network
• MDC –
Movement for Democratic Change
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Program Planning when Security Counts
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A Risky Business
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Technical Sophistication Varies Among Regimes
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Convenient Tech – Easy to Track
Cell Phone Triangulation
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Café
Surveillance in China
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XKCD
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Surveillance Everywhere
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Protecting Citizens
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Fragile Democracies Need Love Too
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… Not Doing Well
* Freedom House, Nations in Transit, 2010
BadOK
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Afghan Election Data
AfghanistanElectionData.org
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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Don’t Forget to Write
www.DemWorks.org@nditech
www.NDI.org@ndi
[email protected]@cspence