Tactical Technology Collective
Encyclopedia
The Tactical Technology Collective (est. 2003) is an international nongovernmental organization
that trains rights
advocates
to deploy "information and communications technologies - social media
tools, mobile phones, digital security
and information design
." It works with groups in "developing and transition countries" in particular.
International nongovernmental organization
The World Bank defines a non-governmental organization as "private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development"...
that trains rights
Rights
Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory...
advocates
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
to deploy "information and communications technologies - social media
Social media
The term Social Media refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0,...
tools, mobile phones, digital security
Digital security
'Digital Security' gives individuals the freedom to embrace the digital lifestyle – to confidently engage in everyday interactions across all digital devices...
and information design
Information design
Information design is the skill and practice of preparing information so people can use it with efficiency and effectiveness. Where the data is complex or unstructured, a visual representation can express its meaning more clearly to the viewer....
." It works with groups in "developing and transition countries" in particular.
Activities
- Summer Source Camp, open source workshop, held in Croatia (2003)
- Africa SourceAfrica SourceAfrica Source is the name for a series of events, two of which have been held so far, in 2004 and 2006, at Namibia and Uganda respectively. These are held to promote the use of Free/Libre and Open Source Software among non-profit and non-governmental organisations...
, open source workshop, held in Namibia (2004), Uganda (2006) - Asia Source, open source camp, held in Bangalore, India (2005), Sukabumi, Java (2007)Asia Source IIIn January 2007, an event called Asia Source II has taken place in Sukabumi in west Java with over than 130 participants from 27 countries. It was a nine days camp style event to promote the use of Free and Open Source Software instead of using proprietary software...
- "10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action," a 50-minute film (2009) that shows "how social justice organizations in the Global South use everything from Google Earth to Facebook in their campaigns."
- NGO-in-a-Box
- NGO-in-a-Box, security edition
- NGO In A Box South AsiaNGO In A Box South Asia- What is NGO-in-a-box? :NGO-in-a-box is a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools selected for use by non-profit organisations. The tools are distributedin downloadable form and as a physical box set of CDs...