so glad to see this: the south african govt has set up a digital services team. they are talking about focusing on service design, not infrastructure (one of my main complaints about digital public infra is that people get lost in the 'what' of the work rather than the 'who' and 'why')

govinsider.asia/intl-en/articl…

#CivicTech #PublicInterestTech #SouthAfrica #ServiceDesign

Product strategist role at NY State Digital Service

ny.gov/product-strategist

#GetFediHired #Jobs #NewYork #CivicTech #Product #publicinteresttech

Product Strategist

^{The State of New York}

Come work with us at the City of #CapeTown - uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/…

The job says data scientist, but really this is a #CivicTech #DataEngineering position. We run a decent Open Source, modern data stack, but what sets us apart is our great culture - family first, psychologically safe, curiosity encouraged and reward!

Would appreciate any boosts for reach!

This was written in 2015, but damn! It still holds true ten years later

“The most common mistake folks make is to think that there’s The Government that needs fixing, but there is no The Government. Our civic lives are driven by a network of tens of thousands of different systems that have evolved over decades and centuries to be what they are today.
Each of those parts of our civic lives — from elections to charities looking out for those in need — all need more people willing to help. Volunteer at a food bank or at a library to help your neighbors find the resources they need. Join a protest with people whose rights are being trampled.”

#democracy #civicTech
medium.com/civic-tech-thoughts…

So you want to reform democracy - Civic Tech Thoughts from JoshData - Medium

And it’s great that you have your idea. I am thrilled you want to make our government better by rolling up your sleeves and doing something. You probably emailed me because you saw I’ve been working…

^{Joshua Tauberer (Civic Tech Thoughts from JoshData)}

Hi #FediLZ, #FediCampus & Co.,

#FollowerPower ist gefragt: Ist von euch wer motiviert, #Microsoft zu fragen, ob sie Gratis- (bzw. Sonder-) Support für #Windows11 bis 2028 für #Schule, #Uni, #Verein gewähren?

Schließlich will MS eine „Infrastruktur für eine nachhaltige Welt“, wie sie scheiben = no #eWaste.

(Das soll aber nicht vom Umstieg auf #Linux abhalten!)

Darum geht es:
blog.campact.de/2024/07/window…

#GreenIT
#CivicTech #TwinTransition #Linux #Admin #AdminLife @neuSoM #FediCampus #Windows11

Wird Windows 11 eine Elektroschrott-Welle auslösen? | Campact

Microsoft stellt den Support von Windows 10 im Oktober 2025 ein. Dadurch könnte massiv viel Elektroschrott entstehen, warnen IT-Experten.

^{Friedemann Ebelt (Campact Blog)}

We are starting a brand resources repository for @govdirectory but I am struggling to decide on a good structure for it. Do you have an example of a repo that does this well? I would be thankful for all the inspiration I could get.

Our empty repo: github.com/govdirectory/brand-…

#civictech #branding

GitHub - govdirectory/brand-resources: Brand resources repository for Govdirectory - a crowdsourced and fact-checked directory of official governmental online accounts and services.

Brand resources repository for Govdirectory - a crowdsourced and fact-checked directory of official governmental online accounts and services. - govdirectory/brand-resources

^GitHub