User:Entropyfive/sandbox

= Sandbox =

Loomio Reflection
The Wikipedia page I evaluated was Loomio. Overall the page looked very thin with little content in each section. Even though multiple headers were used in the Wiki page, the content in each header is scarce. The platform was launched very recently thus reflecting the scarce content shown in the article. However the content shown in the article seems to be expressed in very neutral speech, reflecting the values of Wikipedia. All the links are working and seem to be apart of much larger Wiki pages. One thing I find surprising is the hyperlink placed at the bottom of the article. Is this sometime up marketing strategy invoked by Loomio? Are external links allowed to placed on a Wiki page? Perhaps it is because the software is open source, however I found that the Walmart wiki page also had a link to their website at the bottom of the page.

Potential Articles to Edit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income - expand on the other taxes section in this article - provide more detail about information about a carbon tax from a wide variety of reliable sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_technology

-add to the future of civic technology section -give more details on how civic tech is going to change -the solutions that speakers presented upon could be relevant in this section -include concepts like liquid democracies in the section

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loomio - improve the operation section of the article - improve the funding section of the article - this article needs a lot more development and more sources; it has no or just one source throughout the article

TechCongress
I think I have decided to work on TechCongress; I think there are enough reliable sources to create an article for this topic. I think creating an article that acknowledges a potential solution to civic technology will benefit the wikipedia community.

TechCongress Current Sources
https://www.fedscoop.com/techcongress-fellowship-will-station-tech-experts-in-congressional-offices/

https://www.rollcall.com/news/techcongress-bridging-technology-policy-fellowship

https://theintercept.com/2017/02/28/congress-may-lack-technical-expertise-to-properly-investigate-russian-hacking/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/07/09/ex-hill-staffer-aims-to-boost-tech-pipeline-to-capitol-hill/?utm_term=.c6a8cc464ddf

= TechCongress =

TechCongress is a technology policy fellowship associated with the US Congress created by Travis Scott. Tech experts and professionals spend one year shaping technology policy with relevant Members or Committees in the House and Senate. The fellowship is seeking to solve the gap in knowledge between technology and Congress. The fellowship's main goal is to help Congress make more informed decisions regarding technology and policy by allowing Congress to gain exposure to individuals with technical backgrounds.

Background
TechCongress was created on the motivation to bridge the gap between policy and technology. Travis Scott founded the fellowship as a solution to some of the issues he witnessed in his six years of experience in the House of Representatives. He worked for former Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) serving as a legislative director for two years. One of the main issues that motivated Travis to found TechCongress is the fact that only 6 out of 15,000 staffers have a technical background.

Funding
TechCongress used an Indiegogo campaign to get seed funding for the fellowship. A total sum of $8,000 was raised in the first year.

Notable Fellows
TechCongress has invited a wide variety of individuals with different backgrounds to be part of the fellowship. Fellows mainly come from technical backgrounds, involving work in the private sector.

Joel Usher has served in a wide variety of positions before becoming a 2018 TechCongress fellow. Usher has been involved in entrepreneurship, consulting, and serving in the U.S. Army. Bringing knowledge of privacy and security, Usher will have the ability to demonstrate a focused perspective to Congress. He received his undergraduate degree while serving in the U.S. Army.

Chris Soghoian has served in a numerous professions before becoming a TechCongress fellow. He worked for the American Civil Liberties Union as principal technologist. The fellowship has matched him to work for Senator Ron Wyden.

Logistics of Fellowship
The technology policy fellowship places fellows into different governmental bodies. Fellows have a chance to work in the office of a member, committee, or a congressional support agency. Fellows also have the ability to choose work placement. Participants will receive $52,500 dollars for service as well as relocation costs. The fellowship will last one year. Upon expiration participants have the choice to remain in Congress or return to the tech community.