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2 potential article selection

Salsa Labs: I feel I will be able to find more information and sources about the topic. I will possibly be able to add an image as well as it is something that is requested.

Civic technology: It is a very good article in total. An area I could improve is the South America section. I would search for government and/or citizen led tech and contribute to that section as it is flagged for needing more.

Finalize your topic/Find your sources
My final topic is Civic technology. My second topic is Comparison of civic technology platforms. For the first topic, which is my main topic, I will find civic tech companies, organizations, or platforms from various South American countries. Once I find and contribute that, I go to the secondary topic and add a couple of those to the list that is in the article.

Argentina
Partido de la Red (Net Party) is an Argentinean political party using the DemocracyOS open-source software with the goal of electing representatives who vote according to what citizens decides online. Caminos de la Villa is a citizen action platform where citizens can monitor the urbanization of the City of Buenos Aires. Users are able to view detailed information of the works the government is doing in the neighborhoods. They are also able to download documents and photos of the public works that are happening or happened. Users can also make reports of issues with public services to the platform.

Brazil
NOSSAS is a Brazilian organization that helps citizens and groups express their struggles and make change. They have also made their own tech platform, BONDE. It is a platform in which other organizations can use to make their own website and use tools to spread their reach. Apart from BONDE, NOSSAS also provides support and programs to those who want to become activists.

Chile
CitizenLab is a civic technology company that is in many countries and local governments. One of these countries is Chile. Citizen Lab bridges democracy and citizens to better help them make public decisions. They partner with existing organizations in Chile to support them with engagement, budgeting, planning, and more.

Venezuela
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that was happening in Venezuela, programmers have made various apps with civic uses. One of which was Docti.App, it was an app that had a list of locations citizens can go to for emergencies. It had a filterable list to find whatever users needed, including medicine and oxygen bottles. Another example is Javenda, it was a web application used to find nearby hospitals. He gathered data from health centers, added it to a map, and made it accesible for users to locate them.

Uruguay
A Tu Servicio is a civic tech platform that informs user and citizens on public health services so that they are able to make informed decisions. It features a list users can use to compare different health care providers. The data includes wait times, prices, number of users, workers, and more. DATA Uruguay is an organization that works on issues surrounding data. They work with other organizations and community to create tools with open data. DATA Uruguay promotes open data and transparency of public information.

Paraguay
TEDIC is an organization that defends digital rights of citizens. TEDIC researches information on cybersecurity, copyright, artificial intelligence, and more. They also promote and develop their own software for people to use to make social change. They have worked on topics such as personal data, freedom of expression, gender and digital inclusion, and more. Talk:Arena Electoral