Ushahidi-web

Progress continues on the v3 development front. Today, we’re rolling out an epic release of v3. Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.21 is out! Take it out for a spin on our demo site. It’s not quite ready for production, but is close enough for you to play around with and share feedback with us on. Log in credentials […]

If you haven’t heard already, we’re hosting a meetup in Milan on 13th July, 2015 at Politecnico di Milano, in a bid to reconnect with our users and deployers.  Over the years, we have grown an exceptionally strong user-base in Italy. There have been 165 separate deployments of Ushahidi/Crowdmap from Italy.  Moreover, many of these vibrant […]

We’ve just rolled out Ushahidi v3.0.0.0-beta.20, with more new features and improvements following our last release. Take it out for a spin on our demo site, but keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we continue to get closer. Log in credentials can be found below: username: demo password: testing What’s […]

It’s V3 release day! Today, we roll out Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.19 and we’re happy to update you about the new features and improvements from the technical team. Spin it up on our demo site, but keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we continue to get closer and closer. Log in credentials […]

At this year’s World Economic Forum Africa in Capetown, there was a public session on entrepreneurship and innovation. The panel had young global leaders, and entrepreneurs answering questions from students and young people in Capetown. Two young ... [More] women left an indelible impression on me, and got me thinking about Ushahidi’s role as a a catalyst. […] [Less]

Today, we roll out Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.18, with lots of new features and changes from the technical team. This is a big and exciting release that is the result of months of work on the platform’s pattern library and design framework by our design ... [More] team, multiple rounds of UX testing by our user advocacy team, and implementation into the platform […] [Less]

It is often stated that technology is not a panacea solution to any problem, especially problems in governance and citizen engagement. Here at Ushahidi we often say that technology is only 10% of the solution. The other 90% is about people and the partnerships they form. At the OGP Africa Regional Meeting held on 20-21 May 2015 […]

(Blog post by Hyshyama Hamin, Programme Office, Making All Voices Count) The concept of pitching competitions and incubation is not at all new in the tech and innovation space, where individuals, groups and organizations have pitched ideas for ... [More] start-ups, apps and prototypes, gone on to work with incubators and/or win investor funds and market their […] [Less]

Elections are an important and integral aspect of democracy, meant as a mechanism with which citizens hold their leaders to account for past actions and future promises. When citizens are enabled to actively contribute to an environment in which a free and fair election can take place, it will become less attractive for politicians to […]

Responsive Web Design Podcast hosts Karen McGrane and Ethan Marcotte graciously invited Ushahidi Senior Designer Sophie Shepherd and me to talk this week about how our design team’s focus on performance and pattern libraries has improved the ... [More] usability of Ushahidi’s products — in the developing world, and everywhere. Our 28-minute conversation touches on Ushahidi’s internal […] [Less]