The influence of social and cultural factors on sense making of technology...
By Monica Nthiga, Programme Officer, Africa, and Kevin Fender, Fellow, Making All Voices Count. For innovation to make sense it must represent what is plausible and meaningful to the users. In October...
View ArticleAnnouncing Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.17 release!
It’s been a couple of weeks since we last saw an Ushahidi Release. But, there’s been a lot happening in the background leading up to today: Sophie recently talked out designing the v3 frontend, and...
View ArticleResponsive Web Design Podcast showcases Ushahidi’s design team
Responsive Web Design Podcast hosts Karen McGrane and Ethan Marcotte graciously invited Ushahidi Senior Designer Sophie Shepherd and me to talk this week about how our design team’s focus on...
View ArticleBeyond Voting: Using Ushahidi to help citizens protect their elections
Elections are an important and integral aspect of democracy, meant as a mechanism with which citizens hold their leaders to account for past actions and future promises. When citizens are enabled to...
View ArticleReflections on #Tech4Gov Competition in Pakistan
(Blog post by Hyshyama Hamin, Programme Office, Making All Voices Count) The concept of pitching competitions and incubation is not at all new in the tech and innovation space, where individuals,...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges Between Citizens and Governments
It is often stated that technology is not a panacea solution to any problem, especially problems in governance and citizen engagement. Here at Ushahidi we often say that technology is only 10% of the...
View ArticleAnnouncing Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta18 release!
Today, we roll out Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.18, with lots of new features and changes from the technical team. This is a big and exciting release that is the result of months of work on the platform’s...
View ArticleUshahidi as a Catalyst Part 1 – Making All Voices Count
At this year’s World Economic Forum Africa in Capetown, there was a public session on entrepreneurship and innovation. The panel had young global leaders, and entrepreneurs answering questions from...
View ArticleAnnouncing Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.19 release!
It’s V3 release day! Today, we roll out Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.19 and we’re happy to update you about the new features and improvements from the technical team. Spin it up on our demo site, but keep in...
View ArticleUshahidi v3.0.0.0-beta.20 release! It’s live!
We’ve just rolled out Ushahidi v3.0.0.0-beta.20, with more new features and improvements following our last release. Take it out for a spin on our demo site, but keep in mind that this is not ready for...
View ArticleJoin us for our Ushahidi Milan Meetup!
If you haven’t heard already, we’re hosting a meetup in Milan on 13th July, 2015 at Politecnico di Milano, in a bid to reconnect with our users and deployers. Over the years, we have grown an...
View ArticleUshahidi v3.0.0-beta.21 is here!!!!
Progress continues on the v3 development front. Today, we’re rolling out an epic release of v3. Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.21 is out! Take it out for a spin on our demo site. It’s not quite ready for...
View ArticleOf Ushahidi Training Days: Milan Recap
Ushahidi’s tools are only as effective as the individuals and organizations that put them to work changing the way information flows to achieve their own goals. As part of our Resilience Network...
View ArticleLocal ecosystem, global impact; Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Last week the eyes of the world were focused on Kenya as Nairobi hosted the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Launched by the President of the United States Barack Obama in 2009, the Global...
View ArticleMapping Community Resilience in Indonesia {Video}
By Shadrock Roberts, Resilience Network Initiative Director Today we’re excited to release this video that highlights Ushahidi’s work in Indonesia and how we’re finding resilience in unexpected places;...
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