About

The following section provides a comprehensive list of terms employed in The IO Foundation's TechUp initiative.

Active member

Publicly accessible activity

An activity that doesn't have specific access restrictions.

See #private-activity

Private activity

In certain circumstances, access restrictions may be requested by the organizer (for instance a general assembly from a Community)

The TechUp team will evaluate such requests on a case by case basis.

The Initiative

TechUp is a collaborative space uniting capacity building and social participation to build better and safer digital by engaging technologists in a meaningful way.

Through its activities, TechUp strives to bring together the tech community to become the agents of change that digital societies need right now.

TechUp is a collaborative space uniting capacity building and social participation to build better and safer digital.

Programmers are the next generation of Rights defenders.

How do we engage them in a meaningful and effective way?

How can we bring together the tech community to become the agents of change that digital societies need right now? Join us in our TechUp Community to make your personal impact in technology.

In what world do you want to code?

In what world do you want to code?

Come make your impact!

LEARN - BUILD - CONNECT

TechUp is a monthly, global event ran over 48h bringing you

TechUp is a convergence project between tech capacity building and tech solution development aimed at nurturing a Social Tech society that will demand the promotion and protection of Digital Rights. TechUp is designed to create meaningful impact into society that will translate into new digital policies in government.

TechUp is The IO Foundation’s engagement program aiming at nurturing digital societies that are transparently safer by implementing technology under the principle of Rights by Design.

Learn more about DCDR Principles here.

TechUp offers free capacity-building sessions to anyone interested to learn new skills and support rights-based digital societies.

Focusing on civic tech, TechUp by The IO Foundation aims to build an empowered community spanning various sectors, from tech professionals and corporations to students and volunteers who we hope to serve as advocates of digital rights.

For anyone who signs up, TechUp presents opportunities for learning, growth and collaboration with professionals from around the world who are doing amazing work in their respective fields. Register for our monthly event here.

The Problem

Devs need to get involved

Why is it happening:

• No language

• No training on how to be that leader

The IO Foundation works on these 3 problems with

DCDR > Languge

TechUp > Being that leader

Crowdshape > Giving them the tools

Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR), an initiative from The IO Foundation, is the advocacy by which it aims at protecting citizens' Rights by transparently implementing in their daily technology the regulations that should protect them.

TIOF views the technology as currently non-correlated with all working understandings and practices as to how any public-consumption industry functions traditionally where a clear separation is made between:

• Experts, who understand the complexities to design and build products that are compliant with applicable legislation and

• Citizens, who are solely tasked for being responsible users of the product

In essence, DCDR is a framework for technologists composed by Principles, Taxonomies and other technical tools. It enables them to develop a deeper understanding about the nature of data, the digital twins that emerge from it and make possible for them to embrace their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.

Objectives

Summary of Activities

• Learning new skills and where to apply them

• Meet engaging and inspiring speakers

• Collaborate in FOSS projects

• Engage in the latest conversations in technology

• Network with our global community

• Generate opportunities for the audience to make a positive impact in digital societies

Outcomes

• Enable technologists as next generation of Rights defenders

• Encourage the adoption of technology among civil society

• Facilitate the transition of technologists into a career in civil society

• Support FOSS projects to develop and grow

The DCDR initiative aims at encouraging a shift in the current technology paradigms by providing

• DCDR Principles

• Sagan Oath

• Generating the necessary body of work for

  • A DCDR framework

  • A set of taxonomies for

    • Digital Harms

    • Digital Rights

    • Use Cases

Mission & Vision

While the DCDR initiative is designed in order to support TIOF's mission and to achieve its vision, it nonetheless also formulates its own Mission & Vision.

Mission

To provide technologist with a clear framework and taxonomies to embed Data-Centric Digital Rights into technology and enable their role as Next Generation of Rights Defenders.

Vision

A world where technology protects digital citizens and their digital twins transparently and by design.

Values

The DCDR initiative adheres to the same values as The IO Foundation to deliver its mission.

Activities

TechUp Library

You can access the list of past TechUp events and related activities and capacity building in the TechUp Library.

Publications

The IO Foundation regularly publishes articles, research papers and other documents such as comments on public consultations related to its advocacy. Check out TIOF's publications.

Events

The IO Foundation regularly organizes events and participates in international fora where the organization puts forward its advocacy and engages with all stakeholders. TIOF's handles all of its events through its TechUp initiative. Check out TIOF's events.

Engaged Stakeholders

The advancement of TIOF's DCDR advocacy is made possible with the collaboration of a number of partner and supporting organizations, funders and individual citizens.

About

This section provides a list of Frequently Asked Questions concerning the TechUp initiative.

The obvious ones

Is it really free?

Yes.

Participating in TechUp activities is free. Being a Partner Community is free. Being a Partner Organization is free. Hosting your FOSS project is free.

How do you make money?

Should we?

TechUp is an advocacy endeavor for The IO Foundation. We regard it as the way to encourage people to have a more proactive approach to sorting out the challenges of technology in digital societies.

While we actively seek for funding opportunities and always welcome donation support, we do not believe revenue should dictate whether TechUp exists or not.

In short, and in accordance to TIOF's Funding Policy, if we are doing our job well then you'll support us.

Is TechUp always available 24/7?

Yes.

You can access the TechUp Space any time you want here.

Why would I want to participate in TechUp?

Can I run my activities any time?

Yes.

Once you are a registered TechUp Community Partner, you are welcome to run as many activities as you wish, at your own pace and timing.

Can I bring my own exhibitors?

At the time of writing, we do not have a clear position on this topic.

The practical status is that as a TechUp Community Partner you can bring your own exhibitors and we will charge a small % on the price of the bundle you sold them. Any money will go to run TechUp.

About

Summary

Budgeting

[Work in Progress]

About

This section provides all the information about the TechUp initiative's business plan.

[Work in Progress]

Budgeting

Each corresponding Season has its own budgeting information.

Please refer to the Seasons section.

What is a Season?

Events Calendar

TechUp Library

About

This section describes the Theory of Change that guides TechUp initiative and its impact.

The observed problem

The IO Foundation has observed the following problems:

[Work in Progress]

• Support and train technologists in their role as NextGen Rights Defenders

• Enable and organize participation in key working groups to prevent Digital Harms and implement Digital Rights by design

• Provide a space for Tech NGOs to be born and supported

The proposed solutions

The IO Foundation proposes the following solutions to the observed problems.

[Work in Progress]

Theory of change

The IO Foundation proposes the following Theory of Change to address the observed problems.

[Work in Progress]

About

Budgeting

[Work in Progress]

About

This section provides an understanding of the infrastructure, tools and procedures that The IO Foundation uses to implement the TechUp initiative.

In accordance to TIOF's Transparency and Accountability policy, TechUp uses a repository to manage its tasks, document the initiative and provide all assets related to it.

Repository structure

The following is the structure for TechUp's repository.

Landing Page

Folder Structure

Issues (Tasks)

Pull Requests (Approvals)

Wiki

Quickbar

Project Status

Alpha Beta vX.Y

Insert Repo insights.

Website

OVIO Profile

Summon Label

Running Status

Introduction

TechUp is always looking for talented and committed individuals, communities, speakers, organizations and sponsors wishing to make an impact in technology.

Do you want to support technologists in their role as NextGen Rights Defenders?

Are you a member of a community contributing to making tech better and safer? Together we can work towards protecting citizens' Data-Centric Digital Rights.

How can I participate?

Contributing in TechUp and its initiatives is easy!

Join the TechUp community

You can join the TechUp community as a

• Tech Community

• Organization

• Speaker

• FOSS Project

Participate as a TechUp Member

By joining as a TechUp Member you will officially join one of the TechUp Teams, participate in organized tasks and have access to tools and other resources as well as training.

TechUp Members can be:

• Employees

• Interns

• Volunteers

• Members of a Board

Participate as a Collaborator

It is not necessary to be a Member to participate and make a meaningful contribution with TechUp and its impact.

There are plenty of ways that you can support it without requiring to dive into its complexities.

In response to your commitment towards our values (and in the measure of our capacities), The IO Foundation publishes all ongoing tasks in its public repository.

Check out what are we up to and pick tasks you feel you can contribute with.

About

This section contains an archive of all media participations and mentions about the TechUp initiative.

About

Budgeting

[Work in Progress]

Supporting TIOF

Your contribution goes straight to our work ensuring technologists are enabled to embrace their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.

Fiat currencies

You can donate using fiat currencies.

Crypto currencies

You can donate using crypto currencies.

Introduction

Definitions

This document employs terms related to TIOF's that can be found in the , as well as the .

For a structure of The IO Foundation and the TechUp initiative, please visit

• The IO Foundation's

• The IO Foundation's

About this document

This document describes all the elements that conform TechUp's initiative identity (aka Branding Guidelines) and their usage rules on any generated content, by either , or any other third parties.

It is a reference document to which all TechUp productions, either for internal or external use, must refer and adhere.

You should familiarize yourself with this it and comply with it at all times. Any questions you may have with regard to its contents or what you have to do to comply with it should be referred to the initiative's Team Comms Manager.

Concepts

Name

The following forms are authorized when referring to TechUp:

• TechUp

• Abbreviation: TU (Example: [TIOF TU])

Tagline

The following is the official tagline of TechUp.

LEARN - BUILD - CONNECT

Supporting technologists as the NextGen Rights Defenders.

Mission & Vision

Mission: To engage technologist to embrace their role as Next Generation of Rights Defenders.

Vision: A world where technologists ensure that digital citizens are protected, transparently, at all times.

Values

Contents

Descriptions

The following are the official definitions to be used when describing or referencing TechUp. A number of variations are provided in an attempt to fit different character limitations.

Full version

TechUp is a collaborative space bringing together the tech community to become the agents of change that digital societies need right now.

By uniting capacity building and social participation, TechUp supports technologists in their role as NextGen Rights Defenders to architect and build better and safer digital societies.

Programmers are the Next Generation of Rights defenders.

Mini version

TechUp is a collaborative space uniting capacity building and social participation to build better and safer digital societies by supporting technologists in their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.

Programmers are the Next Generation of Rights defenders.

Micro version

TechUp is a collaborative space uniting capacity building and social participation to build better and safer digital societies by supporting technologists in their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.

Nano version

TechUp is a collaborative space designed to support technologists in their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.

Logos

The following are the official logos for The IO Foundation.

Fonts (typeface)

Color palette

QR Codes

The following are the official QR Codes to link TechUp's online resources.

#Tags

• #TechUp

Official Channels

The following are the official, sanctioned, Media Channels used by TechUp for its activities.

Official Website

The following is the official website for TechUp.

Official Documentation

The following is the official documentation site for The IO Foundation and its initiatives.

URL Shorteners

Initiative's Repository

The following are the official repositories used by The IO Foundation.

Email

The following are the official email domains used by TechUp.

The following are the official public email addresses used by TechUp.

Social Media

The following are the official social media platforms where TechUp has some sort of active presence.

Calendars

The following is the official calendar through which TechUp publishes events:

• organized by TechUp (including all TIOF's and its initiatives')

• those it may participate in

• other events that are deemed relevant

Donations & Crowdfunding

Human Resources

The following is the official recruitment platform through which TechUp initiative publishes its open positions.

TIOF Initiatives

The following is a list of TIOF's initiatives and a quick link to their corresponding Media Kit.

About

Budgeting

[Work in Progress]

Awards

The TechUp initiative has not received any award to this date.

What is it?

How to use it?

TechUp offers free capacity-building sessions to anyone interested to learn new skills and support rights-based digital societies.

Focusing on civic tech, TechUp by The IO Foundation aims to build an empowered community spanning various sectors, from tech professionals and corporations to students and volunteers who we hope to serve as advocates of digital rights.

In one packed weekend, there is much to learn and take away from TechUp’s monthly events.

Learn new tech capacities, interpersonal skills and discover fora where you can put your talent to social use.

Registration

Become a TechUp Partner

Feedback

Techies can provide feedback with this

>> Sleeplan Rating + Feedback.

Propose new Labs, new topics, etc, vote for the ones proposed... Roadmap.

Pitches

Capacity building by Pilar?

What is it?

The reception is the first area a member visits when entering the TechUp Space.

Reception Participants land on the Reception when entering the event. They are presented with some information on the upcoming activities and an intro video to learn how to move around the event.

How to use it?

Event Support (Table)

Tags

"Happens @ the Lounge "

Manned by TIOF Members.

What is it?

The TechUp Lounge is the a space where the TechUp community can interact through sitting around thematic tables which offer in a mini-virtual conference experience.

The Lounge area on Airmeet is where participants get to meet and interact with the TechUp Community— Speakers, Projects etc. All you have to do is join a table.

@virt

Lounge This area offers a number of tables assigned to speakers, projects and others. Participants can also use them to organize spontaneous working groups.

Join the community and sit on a table to participate in the FOSS Sprints, meet your favorite speakers and participate in the Working Groups. You can also participate in networking sessions to meet the community. For more information on timings, check the Schedule.

How to use?

Tags: Happens @ the Lounge

Tracks:

Tracks: ddad

< Hello >

Default Tables

TechUp Space

Meet & Greet (Event Support)

Provides an easy way for members to reach out to the organization for assistance.

Meet the Speakers

Provides a location to meet the latest Speakers after they finish their session.

TIOF Initiatives

BiT Working Group

Virtual Cafe

A place for all TIOF members to meet and chill for a bit.

PLD Policy Sprints

UDDR Working Group

CrowdShape Working Group

About

Budgeting

[Work in Progress]

Tags

Happens @ the Booths

ags

• Open Source Project

• Vendor

• Event

• Community

• Education

What are they?

Booths are virtual spaces used by the Community to

The are the equivalent of a exhibitor stall in an offline event.

where the TechUp Community to interact with exhibitors one-one on tables and encourage exhibitors to put up stalls at your event to generate leads.

Booths This area presents with a series of booths hosting each of the projects available during the weekend as well as a collection of organizations providing pro bono services to Open Source projects and Civil Society or other equivalent type of support.

Find organizations that may support your FOSS project or your civil society organization.

How to use them?

Booths - Find opportunities

• Meet organizations that support FOSS project and CSOs

• Find all the details from the featured FOSS projects

• Learn about The IO Foundation’s projects

Uses

Showcase Communities or Organizations

Showcase Events

Showcase Surveys?

As part of the tools made available to you, you will be provided with a private booth.

What can you do with your booth?

Customize it for at your own preference Receive visitors and engage with them Run your own presentations Provide

Categorization

Booths are organized with Tags that the participants can use to filter for a more convenient navigation of Booths area. In your case, the Tags will be: Community

Tips: When booth managers are in the booth their profile pictures are displayed in the booth card. This will increase the likelihood of a visit. When a booth starts a broadcast: Participants that have expressed their interest will receive a notification A LIVE icon will be visible in the booth card

Dressing up your booth

Configuring your booth is done in 2 steps:

TechUp team

We will initially create your booth, for which we will need:

Your team

You will finish the booth’s configuration

• Official Organization name

• Organization identify (Logo, presentation video, etc)

• List of emails (max 6) as managers for your booth

• Resources & Social media links

• Organization’s official logo

• Tables & Offers (optional) (These will already be provided during the submission of your organization)

Booth managers will receive an email with a magic link to configure all these.

Some recommendations

Prepare a video presentation and link it to the booth header when dressing it up (see above)

Follow the recommended sizes for images (instructions on the booth when configuring) to maximize the user experience

Create a booking link and use it as a Resource in the booth so people can schedule meeting you during or after TechUp

Optional features

Default Booths

TIOF Network & Initiatives

The IO Foundation

BHR in Tech

Crowdshape

TechUp

UDDR

Project Lockdown

DCDR

What is it?

How to use?

Announcements

The Backstage

Tag

Happens @ the Stage

Recordings

Replay

Activities conducted @The Stage benefit of the possibility of replay any given time.

Optional features

Q&A

Donorbox

Streaming

What is it?

How to use?

What are they?

How to use them?

As a TechUp participant, you will have the opportunity to learn new soft and technical skills, meet new people from all walks of life and engage in conversations and activities geared towards creating a meaningful impact on technology and policy.

Programmers

Programmers, developers and other tech professionals will find a wealth of opportunities to learn new tools, network with global tech change-makers and find collaboration opportunities.

Citizens

Citizens get to better understand their role in advocating for Digital Rights.

Academia

Students who sign up will find TechUp sessions a valuable complement to their lessons and give them a chance to interface with professionals in different industries from around the world. Education institutions may also find collaboration opportunities via TechUp and make their brand known to learners.

Civil Society

Non-tech CSOs with links to digital rights could find an audience within the tech space and engage with tech professionals, local or abroad, for their advocacy.

Corporate

Corporations may find TechUp sessions useful for professional development as well as for scouting potential fresh talent among participants. The event may also serve as a platform for companies to reach out to their target markets, showcase their products, share their CSR efforts and link up with possible philanthropic partners.

Citizens

Increasing the level of awareness for citizens about their rights in the digital world.

Programmers

Looking for community? Programmers come to TechUp to increase their technical knowledge and capabilities together.

Corporate

Find talents and find out how human rights could give your company an added advantage for your business.

Academia

Network and get in touch with current and future technologists for academic exposure, training, and research.

Governments

Get updated on global tech and human rights conversations for policy changes, law-making, and adapting governments for the 21st century.

As a TechUp weekend participant, you will have the opportunity to learn new soft and technical skills, meet new people from all walks of life and engage in conversations and activities geared towards creating a meaningful impact on technology and policy.

Programmers

Programmers, developers and other tech professionals will find a wealth of opportunities to learn new tools, network with global tech leaders and find collaboration opportunities.

Civic Tech

Through TechUp, civic tech organizations will be able to grow their member base and network with possible volunteers and donors. They will also get the chance to promote their events and find potential collaborators.

Civil Society

Non-tech CSOs with links to digital rights could find an audience within the tech space and engage with tech professionals, local or abroad, for their advocacy.

Academia

Students who sign up will find TechUp sessions a valuable complement to their lessons and give them a chance to interact with sought-after professionals from around the world. Education institutions may also find collaboration opportunities via TechUp and make their brand known to learners.

Corporate

Corporations may find TechUp sessions useful for professional development as well as for scouting potential fresh talent among participants. The event may also serve as a platform for companies to reach out to their target markets, showcase their products, share their CSR efforts and link up with possible philanthropic partners.

Governments

Tags

Booths: Community

Through TechUp, civic tech organizations will be able to grow their member base and network with possible volunteers and donors. They will also get the chance to promote their events and find potential collaborators.

What are Community Partners

Communities are groups of technology enthusiasts that participate in TechUp to create a vibrant civic tech ecosystem that spans all over the globe.

Join TechUp

TechUp is a vibrant, growing ecosystem composed by tech enthusiasts wanting to be an active part of designing and creating better and safer digital communities.

By participating in TechUp you will connect with fellow technology enthusiast, support FOSS Projects for impact and discover other organizations and resources that can help your own community grow.

What is it?

How to use?

The TechUp community is composed by tech communities from all over the world, individual technologists and other organizations.

and citizens like YOU

Active members

• An individual who has

  • registered in the current season

  • attended at least 6 activities

organization participating

The Directory

>> Folder in Github

The TechUp Community

Participants

Communities

Organizations

Speakers

FOSS Projects

Sponsors

The TechUp Team

Employees

Board of Consultants

Volunteers

Interns

Understanding Activities

We recommend you to familiarize yourself with the Activities Lifecycle.

Agreement

The following is a copy of the content of the Community Partner Agreement you will receive when formalizing your joining of TechUp.

Getting familiar with the TechUp Space

Dress up your booth

Run your own activities

Deciding the type of activity: TYPEBOT

Prepare your activities

Scheduling

Global Activities

Book your preferred time here:

Private Activities

As of time of writing, there is no integrated way to communicate your private activities. We are working in this.

Engage your audience

Run your activity

Check your results

As an active member of TechUp, you will have access to customized collaterals as well as shortcuts to promote your Community and its participation in TechUp.

Where to find the materials

All materials are stored in the folder, located at TechUp's repository.

The structure is as follows

Read the Agreement

Sign the Agreement

Timeline

Participating in TechUp is very easy!

This simple list of steps will guide you through all the steps. Rest assured, the TechUp team will be with you to support you all the way.

Get familiar with the benefits and commitments of participating in TechUp

Make sure you fulfil our requirements

Register your Community

Get approved (we will be quick!)

Sign the Community Partner agreement

Prepare your participation Get familiar with the platform (Airmeet) (Optional) Plan for activities you would want to run Attend the orientation session Dress up your booth

Promote your participation across your networks & Invite your community members

Attend TechUp

Get your post-event stats

For more information, you can check the Community Lifecycle

See Dooly Template

Best for:

Tags

Booths: Organization

What are Organization Partners

Organization Partners are legally registered entities that participate in TechUp to create a vibrant civic tech ecosystem that spans all over the globe by providing Pro Bono services Free services that otherwise would be paid.

How can you help?

Join TechUp

TechUp is a vibrant, growing ecosystem composed by tech enthusiasts wanting to be an active part of designing and creating better and safer digital communities.

By participating in TechUp you will connect with fellow technology enthusiast, support FOSS Projects for impact and discover other organizations and resources that can help your own community grow.

How can you help?

xOrganizations under special consideration

About this Agreement

This Agreement is to be subscribed between

• The IO Foundation as the host of the TechUp initiative, hereinafter TechUp and

• Community Name hereinafter The Community

with official email Community Email signed on the Signature Date hereinafter The Date for the following seasons List of Seasons hereinafter The Seasons

Signatures

For the Community Community Representative Name Community Representative Title Community Representative Signature

For TechUp (The IO Foundation) TechUp Representative Name TechUp Representative Title TechUp Representative Signature

Both parties enter this Agreement with the intention of bringing The Community into TechUp, an initiative by The IO Foundation, to support The Community and the broader TechUp Community.

Requirements

To qualify as a Community Partner, The Community must verify the following requirements (hereinafter The Requirements):

• You are a community of developers, designers, accountants or any other industry that wishes to create positive impact in technology

• Provide the TechUp team with all the necessary on your side to run high quality activities

Benefits

By participating in TechUp as a Community Partner, The IO Foundation will ensure that you will be granted the following benefits (hereinafter The Benefits):

• Ability to run your own activities This includes the possibility of broadcasting to your own media channels.

• Increased exposure

  • Customized promotion materials This will allow you to promote your community and activities more easily.

  • Promotion of your community in TechUp's official channels We will give exposure to your community, at least once per Season.

  • Possibility to run a session presenting your community You will have the opportunity to showcase your community.

  • Possibility to have a segment presenting your community in our Codefield productions You will have the opportunity to showcase your community and your work across TIOF's Codefield audience.

  • Global platform announcements Presenting your community and encouraging participants to reach out to you

• Assistance before, during and after your activities from the TechUp crew We provide a comprehensive help and provide regular updates with new features and activities.

• Statistics after each of your activities So that you can analyze how did your activities perform.

Platform updates The platform used for the TechUp Space releases new features very often, of which TechUp will inform you regularly.

Commitments

By participating in TechUp as a Community Partner, and in order to maintain your status, The Community will need to make sure to comply with the following Commitments (hereinafter The Commitments):

• Organize at least 1 activity on each of The Seasons

• Provide TechUp with the necessary information about The Community

  such as Name, Description, Logo, etc.

  • At least 1 email address that will be associated with your booth(s) (Provided in the signature of this Agreement)

  • The necessary to connect your broadcast channels, should you decide to do so

• Promote TechUp and your activities among your own members and networks (you can use your own collaterals or the customized ones TechUp will provide you)

• Coordinate with the TechUp team to ensure the best experience across your activities and the whole TechUp Space.

Organization's Lifecycle

BEFORE

PREP BOOTH

PROMOTE BOOTH

DURING

TEND YOUR BOOTH

RUN ACTIVTIES

LEAVING

Timeline Participating in TechUp is very easy!

This simple list of steps will guide you through all the steps. Rest assured, the TechUp team will be with you to support you all the way.

Get familiar with the benefits and commitments of participating in TechUp

Make sure you fulfil our requirements

Register your Organization

Get approved (we will be quick!)

Prepare your participation Get familiar with the platform (Airmeet) (Optional) Plan for activities you would want to run Attend the orientation session Dress up your booth

Promote your participation across your networks & Invite your organization members

Attend TechUp

Get your post-event stats

Submit your Organization

Participating in TechUp as a Organization Partner is very simple. Just follow the steps below and you’ll be set and ready in no time.

How to propose your Organization:

Check the requirements

Submit your proposal through our submission platform

Our team will review your submission promptly and we will be in touch with you for next steps.

Enrolling

Themes and Topics

Check the 3 TechUp Themes

Check the current Topics

Propose new topics >> Roadmap

BEFORE

Prep materials

Submit your materials

Promote session

DURING

AFTER

Sit at your table

Leaving

Enrolling

Proposing an Open Source Project

TechUp offers support to Open Source projects via a global network of programmers and technologists.

During the TechUp weekend, selected Open Source projects get 10 minutes to pitch to the community, after which they can spend the weekend running sprints with help from the community.

In order for an Open Source project to be featured in TechUp, the following criteria must be met;

• The project must be hosted on platform such as GutHub, GitLab etc

• There must be a publicly available Repository

• The project should have at least 10 stars on the Git platform

To propose an Open Source project, please reach out to us via this form, and we'll reach to make the necessary arrangements.

Proposing an Open Source Project

TechUp offers support to Open Source projects via a global network of programmers and technologists.

During the TechUp weekend, selected Open Source projects get 10 minutes to pitch to the community, after which they can spend the weekend running sprints with help from the community.

In order for an Open Source project to be featured in TechUp, the following criteria must be met;

1. The project must be hosted on platform such as GutHub, GitLab etc

2. There must be a publicly available Repository

3. The project should have at least X stars on the Git platform

To propose an Open Source project, please reach out to us via this form

BEFORE

Deadlines

Document your project

Prepare your Goals

Plan your milestones

Signal your needs

>> Badges

Prep your schedule

Prep your Booth

Promote the Sprint and your Project

DURING

Pitch Session

Manage your Sprint Collaborators

Prep your Checklists

Update the organizers

Prep the plenary

AFTER

The After Party

Get Stats

Feedback session

LEAVING

What are Speakers?

Organization Partners are legally registered entities that participate in TechUp to create a vibrant civic tech ecosystem that spans all over the globe by providing Pro Bono services Free services that otherwise would be paid.

Join TechUp

TechUp is a vibrant, growing ecosystem composed by tech enthusiasts wanting to be an active part of designing and creating better and safer digital communities.

By participating in TechUp you will connect with fellow technology enthusiast, support FOSS Projects for impact and discover other organizations and resources that can help your own community grow.

Commitments

This Agreement is to be subscribed between

• The IO Foundation as the host of the TechUp initiative, hereinafter TechUp and

• Speaker Name hereinafter The Speaker

with official email Speaker Email signed on the Signature Date hereinafter The Date for the following seasons List of Seasons hereinafter The Seasons

For the Speaker Organization Representative Signature

For TechUp (The IO Foundation) TechUp Representative Name TechUp Representative Title TechUp Representative Signature

Both parties enter this Agreement with the intention of bringing The Speaker into TechUp, an initiative by The IO Foundation, to support the broader TechUp Community.

This Agreement will enter in effect immediately from The Date until the end of the last of The Seasons. This agreement can be made void by any of the parties with a prior notice of 2 months to be filed through the Speaker Management Interface.

Requirements

To qualify as a Speaker Partner, The Speaker must verify the following requirements (hereinafter The Requirements):

• You are an individual that wishes to create positive impact in technology through sharing your knowledge and expertise with the TechUp Community

• You are planning to run a number of TechUp activities LEARN - BUILD - CONNECT

• Abide by The IO Foundation’s Code of Conduct

• Attend at least 1 orientation session

• Provide the TechUp team with all the necessary on your side to run high quality activities

Benefits

By participating in TechUp as a Speaker Partner, The IO Foundation will ensure that you will be granted the following benefits (hereinafter The Benefits):

• Access to the TechUp Space Yourself, as well as other people you may invite or attract, can access all publicly accessible activities and engage with a global community of technologists.

• Ability to run your own activities to share your knowledge and expertise with the TechUp Community This includes the possibility of broadcasting to your own media channels.

• 1 virtual table Allows you to seamlessly keep in touch with your session

• Increased exposure

  • Customized promotion materials This will allow you to promote your activities more easily.

  • Promotion of your activities in TechUp's official channels We will give exposure to your organization and the support you provide.

  • Possibility to have a segment presenting your work in our Codefield productions You will have the opportunity to showcase your work and maybe find support across TIOF's Codefield audience.

  • Global announcements Presenting your activities and encouraging participants to join and reach out to you

• Assistance before, during and after your activities from the TechUp crew We provide a comprehensive help and provide regular updates with new features and activities.

• Statistics after each of your activities So that you can analyze how did your activities perform.

Platform Updates The platform used for the TechUp Space releases new features very often, of which TechUp will inform you regularly.

The Commitments

By participating in TechUp as a Speaker Partner, and in order to maintain your status, The Speaker will need to make sure to comply with the following Commitments (hereinafter The Commitments):

• Abide by The IO Foundation’s Code of Conduct and the Dhatham House Rule

• You will not charge the audience attending your activities a fee to participate or access TechUp (If you do, you can still participate in TechUp as a Sponsor Partner)

• Provide TechUp with the necessary information about yourself and your activities

  such as Name, Profile Picture, Biography, etc.

  • At least 1 email address to register your Speaker account (Provided in the signature of this Agreement)

  • A description of your activities and their materials

  • The necessary to connect your broadcast channels, should you decide to do so

• Run your activities to the best of your ability

  • Respecting your commitment to the agreed activities

  • Tending to the Speakers' Table @The Lounge for activities that happen @The Stage.

• Be on the Speakers table @The Lounge after your session for at least 15 minutes.

• Promote TechUp and your activities among your own networks (you can use your own collaterals or the customized ones we’ll provide you)

• Coordinate with the TechUp team to ensure the best experience for your audience and the whole TechUp Space.

This Agreement is to be subscribed between

• The IO Foundation as the host of the TechUp initiative, hereinafter TechUp and

• Organization Name hereinafter The Organization

with official email Organization Email signed on the Signature Date hereinafter The Date for the following seasons List of Seasons hereinafter The Seasons

For the Organization Organization Representative Name Organization Representative Title Organization Representative Signature

For TechUp (The IO Foundation) TechUp Representative Name TechUp Representative Title TechUp Representative Signature

Both parties enter this Agreement with the intention of bringing The Organization into TechUp, an initiative by The IO Foundation, to support the broader TechUp Community.

This Agreement will enter in effect immediately from The Date until the end of the last of The Seasons. This agreement can be made void by any of the parties with a prior notice of 2 months to be filed through the Organization Management Interface.

Requirements

To qualify as an Organization Partner, The Organization must verify the following requirements (hereinafter The Requirements):

• You are a legally registered entity (NGO, corporate, etc.) that wishes to create positive impact in technology

• You do not belong to the list of #organizations-under-special-consideration (see below)

• You can

  • organize activities that are valuable for the TechUp community and its mission

  OR

  • provide a pro bono service to FOSS projects, Civil Society or any other active member of the TechUp Community

  OR

  • a service or product that, while generally having a cost, will be provided for free to active member of the TechUp Community

• Abide by The IO Foundation’s Code of Conduct

• Attend at least 1 orientation session

• Provide the TechUp team with all the necessary on your side to run high quality activities

Benefits

By participating in TechUp as an Organization Partner, The IO Foundation will ensure that you will be granted the following benefits (hereinafter The Benefits):

• Access to the TechUp Space Your organization members, as well as other people you may invite or attract, can access all publicly accessible activities and engage with a global community of technologists. See the full list here. LEARN BUILD CONNECT

• Ability to run your own activities to present your organization and the support you provide This includes the possibility of broadcasting to your own media channels.

• 1 virtual booth Allows you to showcase your organization, run private activities and allow TechUp Community members to contact you.

• 1 optional virtual booth for a specific event you may organize Allows you to showcase and promote such event separately.

• Increased exposure

  • Customized promotion materials This will allow you to promote your organization and activities more easily.

  • Promotion of your organization in TechUp's official channels We will give exposure to your organization and the support you provide.

  • Possibility to run a session presenting your organization You will have the opportunity to find more members to support as well as collaborators.

  • Possibility to have a segment presenting your organization in our Codefield productions You will have the opportunity to showcase your organization and the support you provide across TIOF's Codefield audience.

  • Global announcements Presenting your organization and encouraging participants to reach out to you

• Assistance before, during and after your activities from the TechUp crew We provide a comprehensive help and provide regular updates with new features and activities.

• Statistics after each of your activities So that you can analyze how did your activities perform.

Platform Updates The platform used for the TechUp Space releases new features very often, of which TechUp will inform you regularly.

The Commitments

By participating in TechUp as an Organization Partner, and in order to maintain your status, The Organization will need to make sure to comply with the following Commitments (hereinafter The Commitments):

• Abide by The IO Foundation’s Code of Conduct and the Dhatham House Rule

• Not charge your members, or anyone you invite to your activities, a fee to access TechUp and your activities (If you do, you may still participate in TechUp as a Sponsor Partner)

• Organize at least 1 activity on each of The Seasons

• Provide TechUp with the necessary information about The Organization

  such as Name, Description, Logo, etc.

  • At least 1 email address that will be associated with your booth(s) (Provided in the signature of this Agreement)

  • The necessary to connect your broadcast channels, should you decide to do so

• Dress up your booth no later than 7 natural days after joining TechUp

• Promote TechUp and your activities among your own members and networks (you can use your own collaterals or the customized ones TechUp will provide you)

• Coordinate with the TechUp team to ensure the best experience across your activities and the whole TechUp Space.

Organizations under special consideration

IMPORTANT To ensure that TechUp remains independent, community oriented and committed to its objectives, the following organizations types will be under special consideration:

Organizations not allowed as Organizations Partners

The following organization types won’t be considered for the category of Organization Partner:

• Political Parties

• Religious organizations

• Gambling activities (or any other addiction-related activities)

• Any organizations deemed illegal under Estonian law.

Organizations to be treated as Special Case

Due to their very sensitive nature and the commitment for TechUp to remain focused on its own impact without compromising its principles, the following organization types will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis:

• Governments

  • Ministries

  • Related Agencies or otherwise participated companies

• Foreign Missions or Embassies

• Supranational organizations

Additionally, any such organizations may propose to support TechUp as Sponsor Partners, in which case The IO Foundation will evaluate the proposal’s suitability following its Funding Policy and properly disclose the result to its community should it be positive.

About this Agreement

This Agreement is to be subscribed between

• The IO Foundation as the host of the TechUp initiative, hereinafter TechUp and

• FOSS Project Name hereinafter The Project

with official email FOSS Project Email signed on the Signature Date hereinafter The Date for the following seasons List of Seasons hereinafter The Seasons

Signatures

For the Community FOSS Project Representative Name FOSS Project Representative Title FOSS Project Representative Signature

For TechUp (The IO Foundation) TechUp Representative Name TechUp Representative Title TechUp Representative Signature

Both parties enter this Agreement with the intention of bringing The Project into TechUp, an initiative by The IO Foundation, to support The Project and the broader TechUp Community.

This Agreement will enter in effect immediately from The Date until the end of the last of The Seasons. This agreement can be made void by any of the parties with a prior notice of 2 months to be filed through the FOSS Management Interface.

Requirements

To qualify as a FOSS Partner, The Project must verify the following requirements (hereinafter The Requirements):

• You manage a FOSS Project for which you are seeking for support which:

  • is managed by an individual, a Community Partner or an Organization Partner

  • is licensed under a recognized license by the Open Source Initiative

  • does not have a parallel licensing model under which it is sold commercially The project can be in any implementation phase (from ideation to deployed)

  • does not charge contributors with a fee to collaborate in it (If you do, you can still participate in TechUp as a Sponsor Partner)

• Abide by The IO Foundation’s Code of Conduct

• Attend at least 1 orientation session

• Provide the TechUp team with all the necessary on your side to run high quality activities

Benefits

By participating in TechUp as a FOSS Partner, The IO Foundation will ensure that you will be granted the following benefits (hereinafter The Benefits):

• Access to the TechUp Space Your project members, as well as other people you may invite or attract, can access all publicly accessible activities and engage with a global community of technologists. See the full list here. LEARN BUILD CONNECT

• Ability to run your own activities This includes the possibility of broadcasting to your own media channels.

• 1 virtual booth Allows you to showcase your project, run private activities and allow people to contact you.

• Increased exposure

  • Customized promotion materials This will allow you to promote your project and activities more easily.

  • Promotion of your project in TechUp's official channels We will give exposure to your community, at least once per Season.

  • Possibility to run a session presenting your project You will have the opportunity to showcase your project to the TechUp Community.

  • Possibility to have a segment presenting your project in our Codefield productions You will have the opportunity to showcase your project across TIOF's Codefield audience.

  • Global platform announcements Presenting your community and encouraging participants to reach out to you.

• Assistance before, during and after your activities from the TechUp crew We provide a comprehensive help and provide regular updates with new features and activities.

• Statistics after each of your activities So that you can analyze how did your activities perform.

Platform updates The platform used for the TechUp Space releases new features very often, of which TechUp will inform you regularly.

Commitments

By participating in TechUp as a Project Partner, and in order to maintain your status, The Project will need to make sure to comply with the following Commitments (hereinafter The Commitments):

• Abide by The IO Foundation’s Code of Conduct and the Dhatham House Rule at all times and in all your activities

• Not charge your members, or anyone you invite to your activities, a fee to access TechUp or to collaborate in your project. (If you do, you can still participate in TechUp as a Sponsor Partner)

• Provide TechUp with the necessary information about your FOSS project

  • Name, Description, Logo, Website, etc.

  • Your public repo URL

  • At least 1 email address that will be associated with your booth (Provided in the signature of this Agreement)

  • The necessary to connect your broadcast channels, should you decide to do so

• Participation (for each of The Seasons)

  • Organize at least 1 activity

  • Participate in at least one FOSS Sprint

• Dress up your booth no later than 7 natural days after joining TechUp

• Promote TechUp and your activities among your own members and networks (you can use your own collaterals or the customized ones TechUp will provide you)

• Coordinate with the TechUp team to ensure the best experience across your activities and the whole TechUp Space.

Tags

Booths: Open Source Project

What are FOSS Projects?

Communities are groups of technology enthusiasts that participate in TechUp to create a vibrant civic tech ecosystem that spans all over the globe.

Join TechUp

TechUp is a vibrant, growing ecosystem composed by tech enthusiasts wanting to be an active part of designing and creating better and safer digital communities.

By participating in TechUp you will connect with fellow technology enthusiast, support FOSS Projects for impact and discover other organizations and resources that can help your own community grow.

About

LEARN activities are designed to develop and reinforce knowledge among the TechUp Community.

Where do they happen?

OBJECTIVE: Build capacities, skills

Tags LEARN Tracks `LEARN` Length

' hello how are you doing?`

`sfsfsfsd`

At the command prompt, type newrerwerewrano

<code>afdsfsafsfsafas</code>

Hands-on workshops where participants learn Tech-oriented topics under the umbrella of Human and Digital Rights.

All active learning activities, ice-breakers and case scenarios showcased during the workshops will pivot around observing Human and Digital Rights as well as issues that different NGOs are struggling with. Some of those scenarios may be provided by the NGOs themselves to foster collaboration at the planning stage.

If you would like to pitch your open source project, submit a session proposal or volunteer, please select the appropriate form here or https://TIOF.Click/TechUpForms

While a round of consultation among the Tech Community will be implemented, the following subjects give an idea of the type of workshops that will be pursued. A strong emphasis towards tech useful to implement Digital Rights will be applied. All workshops will involve a specific Tech subject and a component of awareness on Digital Rights.

About

The following section provides all the necessary information about activities inside the TechUp Space.

Type of Activities

Activities in TechUp are organized into 3 main categories.

Create a Table for the Speakers

Submit your materials

Promote

About

This document contains all you need to know about the topics for Capacity Building sessions in TechUp.

Current active topics

Technology skills

• Programming languages

• Development frameworks

• Distributed ledger technologies

• Cloud infrastructure

• Data structures, storage and management

• Data science

• Cryptography

• Communication Protocols

• Modeling

  • UML

  • BPMN

• DevOps

• IoT

• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

• Digital Security & Privacy

• Accessibility

Soft skills

• Public speaking

• Leadership

• Project management

• Presentations

• Negotiation techniques

• Grant writing

• Conflict resolution

• Design thinking

• Documenting projects

• Presenting Calls for Proposal

Data-Centric Digital Rights

• DCDR Principles

• Digital Harms

• Digital Rights

• UDDR

• NFDR

Others

• Human Rights

• Building a career in civil society as a technologist

• Starting your own Tech NGO

• Rights & Responsibilities

• Participating in the tech ecosystem

• Governing structures

• Internet governance

• Self-Sovereign Identity

• Open Data

• Policy making & interpretation

• Software & data licensing

• Deontological codes

• Business Process Management

Ecosystem mapping

• Authoritative organizations

• Open Standards working groups

• Events

Topics under consideration

>> Sleekplan

Propose new topics

>> Sleekplan

Session type: Session

1 hour length

About

Stage Session Requirements

The content of the session must fit Techup’s topics The session must content 5-10 minutes of Ecosystem mapping: Events, Open Standard working groups The length of the session would be between 60 to 90 minutes Max speakers on stage: 4 (+ Moderator, when necessary)

Note: A TechUp Crew member will be there to assist you with the session. If would be possible to delegate the management of the sessions before it starts. For this, the Speaker/Moderator needs to be familiar with the Airmeet platform or attend a training sessions.

Where does it happen?

Technical

Tags

Soft-skills

Ecosystem Mapping

About this document

TechUp offers capacity building sessions as part of its activities to anyone interested in learning new skills. This document gives an overview of the themes and topics that can be covered in these sessions.

TechUp Capacity Building sessions

Proposing a session

Anyone can participate in TechUp and be a part of the community by sharing knowledge and being part of its mission to encourage the next generation of Rights defenders.

If you are interested in submitting a session proposal:

• We will soon be in touch with you to explore how to make it happen!

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Proposing a theme or topic

Should you want to propose a new theme or topic, please message us at: [email protected].

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TechUp library

You will also have access to recordings from other activities.

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About

Watch Parties are TechUp activities composed by a screening and a round table to discuss its contents.

The type of screenings may include

• Documentaries

• Movies

• Shorts

Topics

All Watch Parties will revolve around topics related to technology, complementing the content provided with TechUp to its members.

About

The Secure Usability and Accessibility Lab offers secure usability and user-interface assistance to the TechUp community to help them recognize and solve usability challenges that cause friction with the adoption of their FOSS projects or other communication platforms such as their website.

Cost

This Lab is provided free of charge for the beneficiary. All execution costs will be born by the implementing partners with the support by the funding partners.

Booth

The Secure Usability and Accessibility Lab has its own booth in the TechUp Space.

The booth provides

• all the necessary information about the Lab

• application process

• a meeting point for the Lab's activities

Services

Accessibility Coaching

Guidance to help projects to improve their accessibility capacity, helping them to understand accessibility to better plan and develop their technology.

Accessibility Consultation

Consultations to help projects to increase their capacity to address the most difficult accessibility problems they face in a secure and privacy-preserving manner. These consultation services include research, design and implementation.

Usability & Accessibility Audits

Accessibility audits to provide projects with inputs such as

• assessment of the accessibility of the project in relation to standards and best practices

• highlight problems that need to be fixed and suggest areas of improvement

• analyze and identify any pitfalls that might make it difficult for users under threat to use your tool

• help tools better understand the needs of their users and articulate them in the design of their tools

Applying

If you are interested in getting support by this Lab, applying is very easy:

• Decide which or the Services you would want to apply for

• Review the SUA Lab Agreement and make sure you fully agree with its terms

• Submit your application

• The Lab team will review your application and keep you promptly updated

• Once accepted, the SUA Lab Agreement will be signed

• Lab Services start right after

Lifecycle

[Work in Progress]

Partners

Implementation

This Lab is made possible by partnering with the following organizations and individuals:

Funding

This Lab is made possible with the funding and support of:

About

6 hours length

OBJECTIVE: Create better tech together

Tags

BUILD

Working Groups

About

Partners

Implementation

This Lab is made possible by partnering with the following organizations and individuals:

Command Tech

Funding

This Lab is made possible with the funding and support of:

About

TIOF Training sessions are activities designed for TIOF Members.

Regularity