27.09.2016 NextGis announced the closure of the “Metro for All” project The “Metro for All” project, which provided data on the accessibility of the metro infrastructure, will be closed in the near future. The creators of the project reported this. Three years ago it was launched by NextGis under the leadership of Maxim Dubinin.

What motivates people to send complaints to the city authorities about problems with street lighting, roads on the roads and insulting inscriptions on the walls? Is such an activity a consequence of a wide range of civil values, or is there something else behind this? This question was asked by researchers from Northeastern University and Harvard University and came to the conclusion that people's motivation for such actions is based on attachment to the place of residence.

The UseeBand bracelet put on the hand translates the dactical alphabet gestures into the text and displays it on a smartphone or tablet in real time. The device developed with the participation of the greenhouse of social technologies is designed for people with restrictions on hearing and vision and provides the opportunity to freely communicate with people who do not know the language of gestures.

September 29, 2016 at 18:30 in Penza will be held by Mitap Greenhouses of Social Technologies "Bitcoin and Blockchain. What is it? " . Anatoly Korotkov , a financial analyst, will talk about how blockchain technology will change the economy in the next five years. Blockchain is a technology for reliable data storage, originally created to ensure operations with Bitcoin cryptocurrency. When using this technology, data cannot be stolen, changed or deleted.

The Metro project for all , which provided data on the availability of the metro infrastructure, will be closed in the near future. This was reported by the creators of the project. Three years ago, he was launched by Nextgis under the leadership of Maxim Dubinin . “Further development of the project and its access to a new level requires forces, money and time, which we do not have now,” according to the project website .

In Irkutsk, on September 29 at 18:30, Mitap greenhouses of social technologies “3D printing in education” will be held. Participants will learn how the 3D printing technology in the work of public and educational organizations can be useful, will get acquainted with new opportunities for the implementation of their projects and ideas. Speaker of the meeting - Jan Charchidi , industrial designer. 3D printing is the process of reconstructing a real object according to the model of a 3D model.

Popolo is the data record standard used to monitor the work and the decision -making process in organizations adhering to the democratic principles of the device. Popolo reproduces the meeting of employees of the organization - their discussion, as well as processes such as voting. Users of this format of data recording around the world are now parliaments, tips, cooperatives, parties, is told on the Transpareence blog .

You have an idea, but you don’t know where to find money for its implementation? On October 2, at 11:00 in Krasnoyarsk in Kamenka, the largest crowd platform in Russia Planeta.ru organizes a free public lecture “Crowdfunding as an alternative source of financing” . The event will be held as part of the opening of the First All -Russian Craudfunding School in Krasnoyarsk.

This information is dusting in the archive - suddenly outdated. Amnesty International continues a series of films about activism and activists. On Thursday , September 29, 2016, the documentary “ Hai-Tex in the Underground ” will be shown. The event will be held in the Palace of Sam/A and will be accompanied by a discussion about what it means to be an activist in Russia.