VIDEO: Vidya Spandana at TechFestNW 2015

A stronger democracy through tech.

In August we put on our fourth TechFestNW. Every Saturday we'll be rolling out videos of our many engaging speakers, who explored topics ranging from drones to digital storytelling to the future of virtual reality.

This week, Vidya Spandana talks about shifting the power and bringing tech, data and storytelling together to create a stronger democracy.

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