About the Author: Angela Baker serves in the Office of the Secretary Of State’s Senior Advisor for Innovation.

Technology and innovation have changed the conditions for statecraft in the 21st century. In a 2009 speech in Marrakesh, Morocco, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Civil Society 2.0, an initiative focused on assisting non-governmental and civil society organizations in using new digital tools and technologies to increase the reach and impact of their work. The TechCamp model is a hallmark of 21st century statecraft.

In May 2011, over 70 civil society organizations from Indonesia came together with leading technologists from around the world at the @america building for Kampung Tekno Jakarta, or “TechCamp: Jakarta.” Civil society groups worked with both the private… more »