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Episode 259: Giulio Carvalho on Civic Tech and Querido Diário

Dec 6, 2024
Giulio Carvalho, a civic tech practitioner and program manager at Open Knowledge Brasil, dives into the transformative power of open data and government transparency in Brazil. He shares insights on the Querido Diário project, designed to centralize municipal data for public access. The challenges facing civic tech in developing nations are explored, including competition from big tech companies. Giulio emphasizes community involvement and local solutions as vital for the success of initiatives like the Civic Innovation Ambassador Network.
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  • The Civic Innovation Ambassadors Network fosters collaboration in Brazil's civic tech landscape, enhancing transparency and local engagement through open data commitments.
  • Querido Diário centralizes municipal publications into searchable data, empowering citizens, journalists, and activists with improved access to vital information.

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Civic Innovation Ambassadors Network

The Civic Innovation Ambassadors Network in Brazil aims to connect individuals engaged in civic tech and enhance civic engagement across municipalities. Established in 2019, the network addresses the challenges of disconnected civic tech projects by fostering collaboration on a national level. Through targeted initiatives, the network prompted politicians to pledge commitments to open data, transparency, and access to information, resulting in new policies in several cities. This collaborative approach illustrates the potential of decentralized movements to create significant change through coordinated activism.

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