Among the outcomes of the Civil Society 2.0 TechCamp last month in Santiago, Chile, was a set of problems civil society groups offered up for possible technological solutions. These can be found HERE:



The optimal goal is for anyone, anywhere who can offer help with these problems to do so. Please have a look at these items and consider how best to meet these groups' needs. What tool(s)… Continue

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from FastCompany:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1703889/state-department-convenes-tech-conference-for-ngos-in-latin-america



and this think-piece on the underpinnings:…

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November 20, 2010

Torre Telefónica Chile

Avenida Providencia 111

Providencia, Santiago, Chile

Agenda…

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What is Civil Society…

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¿Qué es la Sociedad Civil 2.0?

La Sociedad Civil 2.0 consiste en una iniciativa para generar un movimiento que se sostenga a sí mismo para que las entidades dedicadas al bien social se relacionen con los medios técnicos y con los voluntarios que eleven sus conocimientos informáticos y aumenten su efecto sobre la vida contemporánea.…



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Here is the schedule for Tech@State: Civil Society 2.0 on November 4 and 5.



11/4 Day 1: Tech@State



7:45-8:30 Registration, Light Breakfast, Networking



8:30-8:35 Opening

Susan Swart, CIO, U.S. Dept. of State



8:45-9:00

Defining Civil Society 2.0

Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation,… Continue

Tech@State: Civil Society 2.0 was Nov. 4-5 in partnership with the World Bank.



The original announcement of this event is

http://tech.state.gov/profiles/blogs/save-the-date-techstate-civil



The specific schedule is…

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[English announcement]

Inauguración de Sociedad Civil 2.0 en Chile el 20 de noviembre…

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Secretary Clinton announced the Civil Society 2.0 initiative in November, 2009 from Marrakesh, Morocco, to assist non-governmental and civil society organizations in using new digital tools and technologies to increase the reach and impact of their work.



Within the framework of Secretary Clinton’s… Continue

Civil Society (CS) 2.0 is an effort of the State Department to galvanize the technology community to assist CS organizations across the globe by providing capabilities, resources and assistance to enable CS organizations to harness the latest ICT advances and build their digital capacity. Through CS 2.0, new CS efforts will be cultivated and existing CS organizations will have ready-made avenues to quickly understand, access and use the latest technologies to better organize,…

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