Read TechSoup Community-Driven Innovation organizer Alicja Peszkowska’spost on the NetSquared Blog for a roundup of hope in dark times, as civil society continues to crowdsource and data map citizen action around the world.
So what happened to Restart Romania, are those sites evolutionizing citizenship yet? Romania was out rioting to kick off the new year, protesting various things, where were the Restarters?
There are now one million different apps in the world according to The New York Times, including those created by NGOs and developers who are customizing software to allow people to connect, educate and stay engaged with their constituencies.
Heba Gemal is an Egyptian, formerly with Google in the U.S., who became highly engaged with events in Egypt and who is now a senior global network partner manager with TechSoup Global, based in the Fundacja TechSoup office i