<p>DemocracyLab connects tech for good projects with skilled volunteers. This non-profit sets out to empower people who use technology to advance the common good. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett talk with Mark Frischmuth, the founder and Executive Director of DemocracyLab. They discuss how DemocracyLab is open to not just software developers but also designers, marketers, and financial analysts, which allows projects to get made and adapted by users. The talk about the importance of technologists stepping up and using their cognitive surplus to create a better world.</p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/doc-searls">Doc Searls</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jp_bennett" target="_blank">Jonathan Bennett</a> </p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/markfrischmuth" target="_blank">Mark Frischmuth</a> </p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly</a> </p> <p>Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email <a href="mailto:floss@twit.tv">floss@twit.tv</a>. </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.lullabot.com/" target="_blank">Lullabot's</a> Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://twilio.com">twilio.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://Melissa.com/twit">Melissa.com/twit</a></li> </ul></p>
Source: https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/598
Published: 2020-09-30 12:29:30