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Steven Clift
Date:
Aug 12 11:46 UTC
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Make History! Seeking a Developer to Build the E-Democracy Time Capsule
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Do you believe in the power of the Web to give ordinary people better access to
the political process? Can you develop a smart-looking blog using WordPress?
Would you like to make some history? If so, please read on...
The DC OneWebDay Planning Committee is seeking a savvy developer to build and
launch a new initiative -- the E-Democracy Time Capsule.
OneWebDay OWD) is a global event held September 22 celebrating the Web and
highlighting key issues about the future of the Internet. The theme for this
year’s event is online political participation with a focus on what we have
called a new “town square.” In line with this theme, the DC OWD Planning
Committee is creating an E-Democracy Time Capsule that will go live online on
August 22, one month before OWD. We envision a site where anyone, from all
corners of the United States and the world, can make history by contributing
text, images, sound, and video to a WordPress blog describing their favorite
E-Democracy tools, letters to the future about their hopes for Web-powered
politics, and profiles of E-Democracy Heroes.
On One Web Day, we will "close" the virtual Time Capsule. We are working to
find a partner, such as the National Archives, who will receive and archive the
Capsule until it is opened again on OWD 2020. If all goes according to plan,
thousands of people will visit the site while it is open, hundreds will make
deposits, and the closing ceremony will draw wide local and national press and
blog coverage.
We stand at a crossroad in the history of online political participation. The
future is uncertain. Policy decisions concerning digital inclusion, net
neutrality, and online privacy and security will be made in the coming months
and years. We would like to ensure that when the virtual Time Capsule is
reopened on OWD in 2020, the new town square delivers on its promise to become
a thriving marketplace of ideas where anyone can participate unhindered by a
lack of access to the tools and skills they need to add their voice to the
political dialog.
What we need to make this happen: 1-2 WordPress developers to build the Time
Capsule by August 22. We believe this will take less than 20 hours. Currently,
we have a modest but growing budget to compensate our developers, who will
enjoy wide exposure as we promote the initiative, including a full page on the
Time Capsule site to showcase their work.
What we have: a domain and server space; a fully developed marketing and
outreach plan, requirements list, and wireframe; and a dedicated planning
committee of 14 individuals representing organizations including
BroadbanCensus.com, Center for Democracy and Technology, COmmon Cause, Media
and Democracy Coalition, New America Foundation, Public Knowledge, and Sunlight
Foundation, dedicated to making OWD a big event, supporting and promoting our
developer.
To learn more, contact Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein at 301 404-8570 or
<email obscured>.