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Information Technology
Scholarly Publications
Liberation Technology
January 1900
(excerpt) In March 2003, police in Guangzhou (Canton), China, stopped 27-year- old Sun Zhigang and demanded to see his temporary living permit and identification.
Is There Such A Thing As A "Direct" Cash Transfer? [Dec. 2014]
December 2014
AuthorsVivek Srinivasan, Program Manager, Program on Liberation Technology, CDDRL, Stanford UniversityRajendran Narayanan, Cornell UniversitySai Chand Chintala, Society for Social Audit,...
Governance Innovation for a Connected World: Protecting Free Expression, Diversity and Civic Engagement in the Global Digital Ecosystem
November 2018
The emergence of a global digital ecosystem has been a boon for global communication and the democratization of the means of distributing information.
Other Publications
Conference Report: Coalition Against Corruption [Jan. 2014]
January 2015
CoCo 2014 was the inaugural edition of the Coalition against Corruption (CoCo) conference co-hosted by The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University, Janaagraha...
ProZorro - From a Volunteer Initiative to a Major State Reform
March 2018
This case examines the decision process of a team of volunteers that started a public procurement reform named ProZorro.
News
Democracy 2.0 - An Upgrade?
March 2009
Has the Internet democratized American politics? Did the Internet phenomenon Democracy 2.0 elect Barack Obama?
Joshua Cohen's Program on Global Justice joins Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
April 2009
The Program on Global Justice, which explores issues at the intersection of political norms and global political-economic realities, has joined CDDRL, Center Director Larry Diamond announced.
Google.org's Megan Smith: 'liberation through interconnection'
January 2010
Megan Smith,Vice President, New Business Development and General Manager, Google.org., argued that greater interconnectedness achieved by information technology is a major liberating force in the...
Events
Accessing Venture Capital in India
June 1, 1999
A one-day conference organized by Shorenstein APARC brought together 110 distinguished participants from India, the United States, Israel, Taiwan, Europe, and Latin America.
Taiwan's Silicon Valley: The Evolution of Hsinchu Industrial Park
January 11, 2000
When Taiwan's government launched Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park Project in 1979, the objectives were three fold: to revitalize the country's economic growth, to establish its indigenous...
High Tech Investment Migrations
May 15, 2003
Following the successful migration of semiconductor foundries business to Taiwan, IC design houses are now flowing to Asia.
Projects
Combating Corruption with Mobile Phones
India’s right to information movement had tremendous success in making strategic use of transparency for securing government accountability.
English
The Deliberative Poll at the Internet Governance Forum 2015
The Deliberative Poll at the Internet Governance Forum 2015 (DP@IGF2015) project is a joint initiative between CDDRL's Program on Liberation Technology and the Center for Deliberative Democracy.
English
Empowering Women Leaders
Sweeping reforms of Indian government institutions created space for women’s political inclusion at an unprecedented scale.
English
Multimedia
ICTs and Democratization: What Works & Why?
November 2014
AbstractIn this seminar Mr. Price discusses findings from his recent report “Citizen Participation and Technology: An NDI Study”.
Information and Liberation
November 2014
AbstractIn this talk Duguid explores why it is tempting to champion information technologies in the cause of liberation, yet why it may also be problematic.
People
Nathaniel Persily Co-director, Cyber Policy Center, Senior Fellow Professor, Law, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science, Professor, by courtesy, Communication 
