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Version 1.0 | This Theory of Change was approved on DD MMMM YYYY.
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This section describes the Theory of Change that guides TechUp initiative and its impact.
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 IO Foundation proposes the following solutions to the observed problems.
[Work in Progress]
The IO Foundation proposes the following Theory of Change to address the observed problems.
[Work in Progress]
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The following section provides a comprehensive list of terms employed in The IO Foundation's TechUp initiative.
Note to TIOF Members
A number of terms in this Terminology have a slide ready for presentations.
Please check the corresponding Slides Repository and remember to follow the Presentations guidelines when using them.
An activity that doesn't have specific access restrictions.
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.
Version 1.0 | This Business Plan was approved on DD MMMM YYYY.
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This section provides all the information about the TechUp initiative's business plan.
[Work in Progress]
This business plan is fully compliant with The IO Foundation's policies.
Each corresponding Season has its own budgeting information.
Please refer to the Seasons section.
Find here the answers to the most common doubts.
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This section provides a list of Frequently Asked Questions concerning the TechUp initiative.
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.
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.
Yes.
You can access the TechUp Space any time you want here.
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.
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.
Version 1.0 | This Media Kit was approved on 15 January 2022.
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This document employs terms related to TIOF's DCDR Advocacy that can be found in the TIOF terminology, TechUp's Terminology as well as the DCDR Terminology.
For a structure of The IO Foundation and the TechUp initiative, please visit
The IO Foundation's Organizational Chart
The IO Foundation's Organizational Taxonomy
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 TIOF Members, Contributors 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.
A document summarizing The IO Foundation's Branding Guidelines is also available.
A full Media Kit set is available for download in TIOF's Media Package, which includes TechUp materials.
The following forms are authorized when referring to TechUp:
Please note the capitalization
TechUp
Abbreviation: TU (Example: [TIOF TU])
The following is the official tagline of TechUp.
LEARN - BUILD - CONNECT
Supporting technologists as the NextGen Rights Defenders.
While the TechUp 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 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.
Techup adheres to the same values as The IO Foundation to delivers its mission.
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.
When describing TechUp, please use these official descriptions.
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.
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.
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.
TechUp is a collaborative space designed to support technologists in their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.
The following are the official logos for The IO Foundation.
TechUp Full Logo
Format
Full Color
White Variant
Usage
General use
Monochromatic or dark backgrounds
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Branding Guidelines.
A full Media Kit set is available for download in TIOF's Media Package, including TechUp materials.
TechUp follows the same font guidelines as The IO Foundation.
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Media Kit.
TechUp follows the same color palette as The IO Foundation.
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Media Kit.
Note Due to Google Calendar limitations, TIOF's Public Event Calendar uses their Graphite color coding.
The following are the official QR Codes to link TechUp's online resources.
TechUp Space
Events Calendar
TechUp Presentation
All QR Codes are available in TIOF's Media Package, which includes TechUp materials.
Aside from the #Tags defined in TIOF's Media Kit, the following are the official #Tags used by TechUp.
#TechUp
Each TIOF initiative has its own set of #Tags. Please refer to the corresponding initiative's Media Kit for their #Tags list.
The following are the official, sanctioned, Media Channels used by TechUp for its activities.
Any other Media Channel not listed here is to be considered not affiliated with TechUp and therefore any opinions expressed are not to be associated with it.
The following is the official website for TechUp.
Full URL
Alternative URLs
None
Short URL
Contents
General information about TechUp + Events + Library
The following is the official documentation site for The IO Foundation and its initiatives.
Full URL
Alternative URLs
None
Short URL
Contents
Publishing of all documentation relative to TechUp
TechUp uses the same URL shortener as The IO Foundation.
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Media Kit.
The following are the official repositories used by The IO Foundation.
Full URL
Alternative URLs
None
Short URL
Content
Public repository showcasing TechUp's work
Usage
Initiative Management + Community Collaboration + Transparency platform
The following are the official email domains used by TechUp.
Only email received from these domains are to be considered originated by TechUp or its members.
Domains
@TheIOFoundation.org
Alternative Domains
None
Usage
Official communications from TechUp Members both internally and externally
The following are the official public email addresses used by TechUp.
Usage
Official communications and inquiries
The following are the official social media platforms where TechUp has some sort of active presence.
The IO Foundation, in general, uses social media reluctantly.
To learn more about TIOF's position on this matter, check our Hey Big Tech! declaration.
TechUp currently uses the same Media Channels as The IO Foundation.
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Media Kit.
The IO Foundation has profiles in other platforms, sometimes in preparation for its use, sometimes to avoid impersonation.
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
Platform
Google Calendar
Short URL
Content
Events calendar
Usage
Public events calendar
The IO Foundation accepts financial donations on both Fiat and Crypto currencies.
TechUp currently uses the same Donation & Crowdfunding platforms as The IO Foundation.
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Media Kit.
The following is the official recruitment platform through which TechUp initiative publishes its open positions.
Platform
QPage
Full URL
Short URL
Content
Posting of open positions for TechUp
The following is a list of TIOF's initiatives and a quick link to their corresponding Media Kit.
The IO Foundation
[PENDING]
DCDR
BHR in Tech
CrowdShape
Project Lockdown
TechUp
This document
UDDR
Welcome to the TechUp initiative. This Handbook will provide you with all the information you need to understand and participate in the TechUp Community.
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This website contains the documentation relative to the TechUp Initiative from The IO Foundation.
You may be looking for:
To learn how to navigate this documentation, please check the HELP section.
This documentation repository follows The IO Foundation's documentation guidelines.
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.
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
As core stakeholders, technologists play a critical role as the Next Generation of Rights Defenders and need to orient themselves through new design and implementation paradigms focused on protecting data. The DCDR Principles put forward by The IO Foundation are concepts that help them navigate the intricacies of applying Human and Digital Rights in digital infrastructures, products and services.
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.
By understanding that we are our data, technologists may architect Digital Spaces that aim at ending remedy and build it so that they implement Rights by design.
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
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
Generating the necessary body of work for
A set of taxonomies for
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.
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.
A world where technology protects digital citizens and their digital twins transparently and by design.
The DCDR initiative adheres to the same values as The IO Foundation to deliver its mission.
You can access the list of past TechUp events and related activities and capacity building in the TechUp Library.
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.
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.
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.
You can support The IO Foundation by
Partner with us
Check our Partners and Collaborators.
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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 , TechUp uses a repository to manage its tasks, document the initiative and provide all assets related to it.
At this point in time, Github is the chosen platform for TIOF repositories.
For more information about
The following is the structure for TechUp's repository.
The wiki is not used (see why) and a simple notification is posted in it to redirect visitors to this documentation.
Alpha Beta vX.Y
Insert Repo insights.
For more information on how to handle Tasks, check the .
Comms
Initiative's documentation files
Initiative's identity assets
