Deadline: 20-Nov-22
The Alliance of Democracies is seeking applications for Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellowship that provides solutions to one of the six mentioned conceptions of democracy, namely, electoral, consensus, accountability, participatory, deliberative and egalitarian also consider media literacy tools addressing the problem of disinformation, and unethical artificial intelligence.
Making technology work for democracy is the defining challenge of the time. Election interference on social media, disinformation, deep fakes, pandemic surveillance, and illicit facial recognition are all dangers to democracy from the wrong uses of technology. The fellowship is established against this backdrop with an aim to support tech entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to democracies’ problems. They recognize the need to build from the bottom up, while bringing out what the free world does best: innovation, entrepreneurship and new ideas. The fellowship is driven by three key elements; collective learning masterclasses, peer to peer mentor sessions, and building strong networks among entrepreneurs.
The democracy tech entrepreneur fellowship is divided into two phases. In the first phase, the fellows attend bi-weekly collective masterclasses, where alongside traditional entrepreneurship classes, they learn ways to defend democracy and, also integrate more democratic principles and processes in their innovations and ventures. These lessons are supplemented by bi-weekly mentor sessions, where the fellows are matched with successful entrepreneurs from Denmark’s start-up and business ecosystem.
A scalable business is one that focuses on the implementation of processes that lead to an efficient operation. The workflow and structure of the business allow for scalability, where measurement of the entire business can be assessed and managed at each level.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants should have started a scalable business based on an innovation that meets the Democracy Tech criteria. They set greater emphasis on this year’s theme but not limited to that
- Applicants should demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
- Applicants should submit a 1 minute elevator pitch about them or their democracy tech innovation/venture.
- Applicants should be available for entirety of the fellowship. See the FAQ section for exact dates.
- Applicants should come from one of the target countries: Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, and Armenia,
- Applicants should demonstrate commitment to democratic values.
For more information, visit https://www.allianceofdemocracies.org/the-demtech-fellowship-program/