[open-government] [Sunlight International] Re: Opportunities for knowledge and expertise sharing with Sunlight Foundation

Wed Aug 13 14:50:40 UTC 2014

What a loss for the community. Such sad news.

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Lindsay Ferris <
lferris at sunlightfoundation.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Muchiri.
>
> I was actually also just informed of this and ended up changing the
> picture on the post. It seems that there's too much to say about such an
> inspiring person, but I was so glad I had the opportunity to meet Emmanuel
> here in May.
>
> I have posted the picture below, as it really encapsulates Emmanuel's
> pioneer spirit.
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri at semacraft.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for this Lindsay.
>>
>> Let me also share the sad news that Emmanuel Okyere of Odekro (pictured
>> in the post) passed away yesterday. Our heartfelt condolences to friends
>> and family on the loss of a man of great vision and drive, a true son of
>> Africa.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>  Muchiri Nyaggah
>> @muchiri
>> Cell: +254 722 506400
>> Skype: mrmuchiri
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Lindsay Ferris <
>> lferris at sunlightfoundation.com> wrote:
>>
>>> **Apologies for cross posting**
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> This morning, Sunlight Foundation launched our newly revamped program to
>>> facilitate international exchanges between partner NGOs across the globe.
>>> Conducting 2-3 week long exchanges where organizations have the opportunity
>>> to host Sunlight staff members or spend time in our Washington, D.C. office
>>> has been a key component of Sunlight's strategy to build capacity for NGOs
>>> for the last two years. In the past, these exchanges have resulted in
>>> successful new tools and the broadening of technical expertise for both
>>> parties.
>>>
>>> Now, we've revamped our application process. We want to broaden the
>>> organizations that we reach and form a more inclusive community of
>>> partners. Please visit our Sunlight blog for more information on how to
>>> apply
>>> <http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/08/13/apply-for-sunlights-2014-international-exchange-program/>
>>> or inquire below.
>>>
>>> Please contact international at sunlightfoundation.com if you have any
>>> additional questions.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Lindsay
>>>
>>> Apply for Sunlight's 2014 international exchange program!
>>> <http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/08/13/apply-for-sunlights-2014-international-exchange-program/>
>>> by Lindsay Ferris <http://sunlightfoundation.com/team/lferris/>
>>>
>>>    - policy <http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/policy/>
>>>
>>> AUG. 13, 2014, 9:48 A.M.
>>> [image: Photo of Emmanuel Okyere in U.S. Capitol]
>>>
>>> Emmanuel Okyere of Odekro, a PMO in Ghana, in U.S. Capitol building.
>>>
>>> *How to apply: Interested in taking part of our exchange program? Click
>>> here to fill out our application form
>>> <https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/forms/d/1TIFdQ-w85OyC3uKDiNIfWqvTD_TuGm9tEOjb4XC7pZE/viewform?edit_requested=true>.
>>> Sunlight will review all applications and contact any candidates that have
>>> been selected for further consideration for an interview.*
>>>
>>> Since the launch of Sunlight’s international program two years ago, we
>>> have been working to expand public access to government information on a
>>> global scale. To help achieve this goal, we frequently engage in knowledge
>>> sharing and provide technical expertise and capacity to like-minded
>>> organizations in other countries.
>>>
>>> Exchanges between Sunlight staff and members of the global open
>>> government community play a key role in this strategy.
>>>
>>> The exchange program gives individuals from organizations outside the
>>> U.S. the opportunity to engage in specialized skills transfer with
>>> Sunlight. By hosting a Sunlighter for a couple of weeks, or spending time
>>> at our office here in Washington, D.C., exchange organizations and fellows
>>> can share best practices on opening data and building effective tools for
>>> citizen engagement. These exchanges are either funded by Sunlight, the
>>> corresponding host organization or other third parties.
>>>
>>> *Formalizing our exchanges program* We are now revamping our exchange
>>> program and launching a formal application process. In the past, we’ve
>>> leveraged the organic relationships that Sunlight has already cultivated
>>> with national-level organizations outside the U.S. However, due to
>>> Sunlight’sincreased presence on the global stage
>>> <http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/international/>, we now see more
>>> demand for exchanges than ever before. We’d like to extend this opportunity
>>> to a larger number of organizations and open up the application process for
>>> everyone.
>>>
>>> Since we started conducting exchanges, the scope of Sunlight’s International
>>> Program <http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/international/> has
>>> shifted too. As we drill down our focus at the international level on
>>> revealing influence through Money, Politics and Transparency
>>> <http://moneypoliticstransparency.org/>, we’d also like to focus our
>>> exchanges program to work with open government activists who try to
>>> *confront* power through public information and increase government
>>> accountability.
>>>
>>> *What we’ve learned from the past* Just to give you a sense on the
>>> range of people we’ve worked with, in 2013 we hosted Fernando Uval and
>>> Gabriela Rodriguez, two developers from DATAuy <http://www.datauy.org/> in
>>> Uruguay. During their time at Sunlight, they built scrapers
>>> <http://www.datauy.org/portfolio-item/quesabes/> for data from their
>>> national parliament’s website and drafted an API
>>> <https://github.com/HiroAgustin/DondeReciclo>. Iris Palma, an open
>>> government consultant from El Salvador, spent this past winter with us. She
>>> created
>>> <http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/01/09/exploring-the-sunlight-foundation/> the
>>> Spanish translation of the Open Data Policy Guidelines
>>> <http://sunlightfoundation.com/opendataguidelines/>, now featured in
>>> the Road Map for Open Government in Latin American Countries
>>> <http://www.eclac.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/2/52632/P52632.xml&xsl=/publicaciones/ficha-i.xsl&base=/publicaciones/top_publicaciones-i.xsl>.
>>> Eric Mill, a former Sunlight developer, spent three weeks with Fundación
>>> Ciudadano Inteligente <http://www.ciudadanointeligente.org/> in Chile
>>> working on an API for their flagship tool, Vota Inteligente
>>> <http://votainteligente.cl/>, and running workshops on JavaScript and
>>> mobile app development. Last fall, our creative director, Caitlin Weber
>>> spent two weeks with Civio <http://www.civio.es/> in Spain to help brand
>>> their influence monitoring platform
>>> <http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/10/17/quien-manda-whos-the-boss-spain-edition-now-with-less-tony-danza/>
>>> , Quien Manda.
>>> <http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/10/17/quien-manda-whos-the-boss-spain-edition-now-with-less-tony-danza/> Now
>>> this tool is fully stocked with crowdsourced data mapping the questionably
>>> close relationships <http://quienmanda.es/photos/315> between
>>> policymakers and outside stakeholders. Finally, just earlier this year,
>>> Lucy Park of Popong <http://en.popong.com/> in South Korea spent time
>>> at Sunlight making improvements to Pokr <http://en.pokr.kr/>, a tool
>>> that monitors the Korean National Assembly.
>>>
>>> *How to apply* Are you interested in taking part of our exchange
>>> program? Click *here*
>>> <https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/forms/d/1TIFdQ-w85OyC3uKDiNIfWqvTD_TuGm9tEOjb4XC7pZE/viewform?edit_requested=true> to
>>> fill out our application form. Sunlight will review all applications
>>> <https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/forms/d/1TIFdQ-w85OyC3uKDiNIfWqvTD_TuGm9tEOjb4XC7pZE/viewform?edit_requested=true> and
>>> contact any candidates that have been selected for further consideration
>>> for an interview. While we will continue to consider all open government
>>> activists regardless of their issue areas, Sunlight will be giving priority
>>> to applicants who use technology to address basic questions of government
>>> accountability, including those who confront opaque lobbying practices,
>>> political finance or corruption within public procurement.
>>>
>>> The first deadline for accepting applications is *August 31*.
>>>
>>> Should you have any questions, don`t hesitate to contact us at
>>> international at sunlightfoundation.com!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lindsay Ferris
>>> International Policy Associate | Sunlight Foundation
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