Discover the world's largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.
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reframe[Tech] – Algorithms for the Common Good
In the project “reframe[Tech] – Algorithms for the Common Good”, we are committed to ensuring that efforts to develop and use algorithms and artificial intelligence are more closely aligned with the common good.
tlab پایگاه شفافیت ایران
“Transparency Lab” (tlab) is a project that aims to map existing policy and legislation in relation to transparency, corruption and accountability in Iran; to assess their strengths and weaknesses and to introduce international standards, values and policy recommendations to the discussion about transparency, corruption and accountability in the country.
The Australian Ad Observatory
The Australian Ad Observatory project is enabling independent research into the role that algorithmically targeted advertising plays in society.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
Creating knowledge and strategies for responsible, ethical and inclusive automated decision-making.
ReliefWeb Numbers
The new ReliefWeb Numbers site aims to deliver easily discoverable topline numbers on the world's most pressing humanitarian crises.
Humanitarian ID
Humanitarian ID is an authentication service managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
Jobs4Dev
A mobile app to help humanitarians find their ideal role. Search for jobs and filter via organisation, location, experience and career category. Save jobs to your library, share with others and apply directly through the app.
ReliefWeb ICT Jobs
Over 3,500 jobs, internships, consultancies, and volunteer opportunities in disaster response and humanitarian relief
USAID One Window for Citizens
USAID launched IVR and Facebook chatbot tools that will provide Cambodian citizens clear, transparent information on public services available to them through the Royal Cambodian Government’s One Window Service Offices (OWSO).
Digital Authentication and Identity Proofing in Public Benefits Applications
Created and published by the Digital Benefits Network, this open dataset and analysis documents identity proofing and authentication practices in online public benefits applications across the US, contributing to field-wide understanding about the digital identity landscape in public benefits, an important issue for equitable benefits access.
Civitates
Civitates provides funding for civil society actors to come together, revitalise public discourse, and ensure that all voices are heard. Because we need a strong civil society to shape vibrant and open European democracies that work for all.
Digital Trade Alliance
The Digital Trade Alliance is a collaborative effort of digital rights and consumer groups assembled in 2018. The Alliance model provides effective advice and expertise to us in order to structure the transnational debate on digital trade.
Sitra Digital power and democracy project
The project produces information on new forms of digital power and enables people to make a difference in matters that are important to them.
Prague Civil Society Centre
We empower changemakers with the knowledge, skills and resources to hold power to account.
Panoptykon Foundation
The Panoptykon Foundation arose from the belief that negative social phenomenon should not be ignored, along with the belief that – thanks to knowledge, commitment, and determination – we can change the world around us and make sure that surveillance is curtailed.
Policy Lab UK
Our mission is to radically improve policy making through design, innovation and people-centred approaches.
The Civic AI Observatory
Nesta and Newspeak House announce the Civic AI Observatory (civicai.uk), an initiative to support civic organisations plan and adapt to the rapidly evolving field of Generative AI.
Deceptive Patterns
A taxonomy of deceptive design patterns, laws, cases, reading list, hall of shame, and Deceptive Patterns book
NuLawLab
The NuLawLab is the interdisciplinary innovation laboratory at Northeastern University School of Law. We are leaders in the emerging global Legal Design movement.
MAPLE: The Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement
MAPLE makes it easy for anyone to view and submit testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature about the bills that will shape our future.
The Decidim ‘soft infrastructure’: democratic platforms and technological autonomy in Barcelona
Paper by Paolo Cardullo, Ramon Ribera-Fumaz, and Paco González Gil. "In this paper we focus on the platform’s ‘soft infrastructure’ – the network of developers, ethical hackers, academics, maintainers, advocates and activists, and city administrators but also the agreements with the city and the documentation produced – on its internal governance arrangements and the provincialising relationships these might entail."
District 33 Street Tree Stewardship Map
This map will help us grow volunteer engagement at a neighborhood level and track our progress towards increasing tree stewardship across District 33 (in New York City)
FHI 360
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) works in more than 100 countries to develop long-term relationships with civil society, governments, and the international community to strengthen civic space.
Civicspace.tech
A collection of approachable but well-researched primers on emerging tech and potential benefits and risks
Ubunge
Ubunge is Kenya's pioneer County Assembly parliamentary monitoring project, designed and implemented by The Demography Project, to open public participation and citizen engagement in the 47 County Assemblies and the defunct Local Authorities.
Digital Safetea
An interactive game presenting scenarios to learn about existing and emerging digital safety issues
Horizontal
Horizontal works with human rights defenders and frontline activists in highly repressive environments–in places where dissent is a crime, where basic freedoms are routinely trampled on. But developing technology that is genuinely empowering is about more than tech, it's about who develops and how.
Mob Data Thailand
เว็บไซต์ม็อบดาต้าไทยแลนด์ (Mob Data Thailand) พัฒนาขึ้นโดย แอมเนสตี้ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล ประเทศไทย และโครงการอินเทอร์เน็ตเพื่อกฎหมายประชาชน (ไอลอว์) เพื่อให้เป็นฐานข้อมูลการชุมนุมสาธารณะที่เกิดขึ้นในประเทศไทย โดยเริ่มบันทึกข้อมูลตั้งแต่เดือนมกราคม 2563 และเปิดให้ทดลองใช้งานตั้งแต่วันที่ 7 สิงหาคม 2563
Metamorphosis Foundation
Metamorphosis Foundation works on strengthening the awareness and capacity of citizens and civil society to assume their fullest possible role as activists for democracy, while supporting government to fulfill its democratic role in serving society.
Boonmee Lab
Boonmee Lab is a design, data, and technology company who will bring meaningful innovation with excellence to the society.
PUNCHUP
We create meaningful conversation with data + design + story.
coletivo delibera
O coletivo delibera trabalha com uma forma inédita e democrática de atuação da sociedade nas decisões de pautas políticas do país, de comunidades, de cidades e até mesmo de bairros.
The Landecker Democracy Fellowship
Annually, the Fellowship brings together a group of diverse leaders from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States who spend one year creating projects that reinvent democratic spaces.
Municipalism Cohort Fellowship
The Municipalism Cohort Fellowship is a 12-week online program, beginning on September 16th 2023 and ending December 2nd, that presents radical municipalist theory and practice to grassroots organizers trying to reclaim the right to their cities and self-organize as rebel cities.
Seattle By Design
A pilot program that connected a cohort of volunteer experts with City staff to answer questions and make recommendations using best practices in user research. Seattle By Design is a partnership between U.S Digital Response (USDR) and Seattle Innovation & Performance.
Ampliando Democracia (podcast)
Ampliando Democracia, un podcast para los que el voto les sabe a poco.
U.S. Cyber Trust Mark
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers
Tella Web
an open-source tool that allows individuals and organizations to centralize and manage reports sent by Tella users, including photos, videos and audios
Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC)
The Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) is a group of leading cybersecurity companies, former U.S. government officials, and top U.S. cyber defense leaders who came together to provide operational cyber defense assistance to Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion.
An Open Reference System for Connected Device Labeling
Consumer Reports's add-on to the White House's "cyber trust mark" for consumer connected devices
Making Voices Heard in the Regulatory Process (US OMB)
Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is releasing guidance detailing new steps that Federal agencies should take to make it easier for interested members of the public to voice their views in the regulatory process.
Cat Park
A game to arm people against disinformation
Calling all Black feminist organizations for no-fee tech and data support
Though Black women are at the forefront of some of the most important social justice movements of our time, leading extraordinary initiatives with commitment and creativity, most of the time they are doing so with limited funding. Recognizing this, we are extending a targeted offer of free tech and data support to Black feminist organizers.
Model Data Governance Policy & Practice Guide For Cities and Counties
The Guide features governance approaches for data that is owned or in possession of a city or county.