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TechForum Ukraine

Using Technology to Improve Transparency and Accountability

Communications Campaigns & Advocacy Elections & Civic Participation Good Governance & Transparency Investigative Journalism & Media Freedom
Kyiv, Ukraine View Map
November 19-20, 2015

Participants from

Belarus; Georgia; Moldova; Poland; Ukraine

Description

TechForum Ukraine brought together more than 60 local journalists, civil society, community leaders, and private sector partners in Eastern Europe with local and international technology experts. The two-day workshop helped increase digital and media literacy and gave participants the tools to communicate effectively in the 21st century. TechForum Ukraine participants focused on applying the latest technology tools to increase public awareness of transparency efforts, through better investigative journalism and improved government accountability to citizens.

Trainer Bios

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Agenda

November 18, 2015

  • 6:30pm - Tech-trainer meeting with the organizers. Location TBD.

November 19, 2015 | TechForum, Day 1

  • Location – America House, Kyiv
  • 8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, networking, coffee / tea
  • 9:00am - 9:10am - Overview of TechForum & Logistics Info – Olena Pravylo and Jamie Findlater
  • 9:10am - 9:40am - Welcome Remarks / Keynote:
    • Representative from Ukrainian Government’s Anti-Corruption Bureau
    • Macon Phillips, IIP Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
  • 9:40am - 10:00am - Icebreaker
  • 10:00am - 10:45am - Fast-paced Project Presentations (Case Studies) - “Speed-Geeking” Sessions

  • TechForum Ukraine 2015- Speed Geeking Topics

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer and Organization
    1Open Data/GovernmentDenis Gurskiy – SocialBoost, Ukraine
    2e-GovernanceVillem Alango – eGovernance Academy, Estonia
    3Data scraping/collecting/organizingDamian Ortellado - Sunlight Foundation, USA
    4Free/Open-Source tools for Investigative Journalism + AnalyticsBeata Biel - Google News Lab, Poland
    5Data Mapping / VisualizationAnatoliy Bondarenko – Texty.org, Ukraine
    6Mobiles / SMS / AppsVadim Georgienko, Ukraine
    7Online-Offline EngagementMatt Ipcar – Blue State Digital, USA
    8Digital Communication StrategiesArtur Gurau - Granat, Moldova
  • 10:45am - 11:00am -  Coffee / Tea Break
  • 11:00am - 12:30am - Interactive Training Session 1 on the following topics:

  • TechForum Ukraine 2015 - Interactive Training Sessions

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Open Data/GovernmentDenis Gurskiy – SocialBoost, Ukraine;
    David Arakhamia – People Project Volunteer Platform, Ukraine
    2e-GovernanceVillem Alango – eGovernance Academy, Estonia;
    Yanika Merilo – ICT Competence Center, Ukraine
    3Data scraping/collecting/organizingDamian Ortellado - Sunlight Foundation, USA;
    Timofey Aleksandronets – Lviv City Council, Ukraine
    4Free/Open-Source tools for Investigative Journalism + AnalyticsBeata Biel - Google News Lab, Poland;
    Andrey Bashtoviy - Gromadske, Ukraine
    5Data Mapping / VisualizationAnatoliy Bondarenko – Texty.org, Ukraine
    6Mobiles / SMS / AppsVadim Georgienko, Ukraine;
    Boris Khodorkovsky – Netocrat, Ukraine
    7Online-Offline EngagementMatt Ipcar – Blue State Digital, USA;
    Dymitry Sherembey – “Patients of Ukraine,” Ukraine
    8Digital Communication StrategiesArtur Gurau - Granat, Moldova
  • 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch Break
  • 1:30pm - 2:45pm - Interactive Training Session 2 (Same Training Topics as Interactive Training 1)
  • 2:45pm - 3:00pm - Coffee / Tea Break
  • 3:00pm - 3:15pm - How to define a “Problem/Challenge Statement”?  - Olena Pravylo and Jamie Findlater
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm - A particular technological tool/concept is paired with a specific challenge/issue:

  • TechForum Ukraine 2015 - Technological Tool/Concept Paired with Specific Challenge/Issue

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Challenges that can be solved by “Open Data/Government”Denis Gurskiy – SocialBoost, Ukraine;
    David Arakhamia – People Project Volunteer Platform, Ukraine
    2Challenges that can be solved by “e-Governance”Villem Alango – eGovernance Academy, Estonia;
    Yanika Merilo – ICT Competence Center, Ukraine
    3Challenges that can be solved by “Data scraping/collecting/organizing”Damian Ortellado - Sunlight Foundation, USA;
    Timofey Aleksandronets – Lviv City Council, Ukraine
    4Challenges that can be solved by “Free/Open-Source tools for Investigative Journalism + Analytics”Beata Biel - Google News Lab, Poland;
    Andrey Bashtoviy - Gromadske, Ukraine
    5Challenges that can be solved by “Data Mapping / Visualization”Anatoliy Bondarenko – Texty.org, Ukraine
    6Challenges that can be solved by “Mobiles / SMS / Apps”Vadim Georgienko, Ukraine;
    Boris Khodorkovsky – Netocrat, Ukraine
    7Challenges that can be solved by “Online-Offline Engagement”Matt Ipcar – Blue State Digital, USA;
    Dymitry Sherembey – “Patients of Ukraine,” Ukraine
    8Challenges that can be solved by “Digital Communication Strategies”Artur Gurau - Granat, Moldova
  • 4:15pm - 4:30pm - Brief announcements, setting the tone for day 2 - Olena Pravylo and Jamie Findlater.

November 20, 2015 | TechForum, Day 2

  • Location – America House, Kyiv
  • 8:00am - 9:00am - Networking, coffee & tea (Solution Sign-up Time)
  • 9:00am - 9:15am - Opening – Olena Pravylo and Jamie Findlater
  • 9:15am - 9:45am - Discussion on the problem statements / challenges brainstormed on Day 1
  • 9:45am - 12:00pm - Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
  • 1:00pm - 1:15pm - Plenary / Instructions and Announcements
  • 1:15pm - 3:00pm - Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning
  • 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Coffee / Tea break
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm - Final Presentations – groups present the outcomes
  • 4:30pm - 4:45pm -  Closing Remarks - TBD
  • 4:45pm - “TechForum Ukraine Group Photo” with all participants
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Photos from TechCamp

Speed-geeking at TechForum Ukraine.
Trainers introduce their tech tools to participants.

Four group photos from TechForum Ukraine.
Four group photos from TechForum Ukraine.

Participants speak with a trainer at TechForum Ukraine.
Participants speak with a trainer during speed-geeking

A participant presents his solution at TechForum Ukraine.
A participant presents his solution on day 2.