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ODDI uses open source technologies to drive the future of US international media. Our teams design creative solutions to tomorrow's challenges of creating, distributing and measuring the impact of news and information for today's global audience.
Projects
Africa Rizing’s 2016 watch list of innovators and changemakers
Our list of the individuals and organizations making a positive impact in their communities through creative design thinking, original storytelling, accelerating new ideas, building better businesses and social entrepreneurship.
RFA’s special report on surviving human trafficking
“Breaking Free” – stories of escape from traffickers illustrated by Prum Vannak and animated by ODDI for RFA
Video on the Facebook platform isn’t going away, but it isn’t going stay the same either. Because Facebook controls the platform, it has the ability to push new technologies, experiences and other business objectives. Chances are that we’ll see old video formats mutate and perhaps see the creation of entirely new types of storytelling.
“Raise Your Voice” campaign enhanced with the new 1.5 version of the Radio Sawa app
Radio Sawa application serves you the best streaming of Arabic and Western music experience, along with more than six hours of news through eight different Middle East and North African channels to your iPhone and Android phone. The new 1.5 version of this app enhances MBN’s “Raise Your Voice” campaign by adding a feed for the “What’s Your Opinion” program.
ODDI launches 3.2 version of the award winning BBG News Apps
ODDI (Office of Digital & Design Innovation) has launched an upgrade to all the BBG news apps with the 3.2 version. BBG news apps (VOA, RFE/RL, Alhurra, RFA, and Marti Noticias) have over 2 million downloads with 4–5 star average scores in the stores.
Our teams
ODDI’s teams of designers, developers and storytellers help drive USIM digital projects.
Mobile Apps
Balancing the needs of emerging markets with innovative modern technologies to create Android, iOS and feature phone apps for next generation audiences in more than 200 countries.
Storytelling + UX
Designing, prototyping and building new tools to enhance the next generation of digital storytelling. We make data-driven decisions to improve the interaction between our users and our products.
Dev-Ops
Developing open source solutions using emerging technologies and open web standards for the next generation of international journalists and global audiences.
Digital Audio + Video
Providing product and strategy support for the BBG's five networks. Projects range from digital platform optimization to creating mobile optimized content experiences.
Project Rize
Africa Rizing connects the next generation of global influencers from across the Continent, and around the world to engage in ‘a smarter conversation’.