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EstoniaJoin us in building the European way of Digital Transformation for 300 million Europeans
OpenNorth's Data Quality course
Montreal, QC, CanadaThis course provides users with a practical introduction to the topic and importance of data quality. It discusses key concepts and offers clear exercises on accessing good data and evaluating the quality of data. Available in English and French.
Brussels Urban Summit
BrusselsThe Brussels Urban Summit (BUS) brings together three international city conferences: the 14th Metropolis World Congress, the Eurocities Annual Conference and the sixth OECD Champion Mayors Summit for Inclusive Growth Initiative. It gathers over 300 cities worldwide and more than 1000 politicians, experts and representatives of civil society to exchange ideas and set the priorities for sustainable, affordable, and liveable cities going forward.
Learn AI's role in addressing big challenges. Build skills combining human and machine intelligence for positive real-world impact using AI
AI Accountability Fellowships
Washington, DCThe Al Accountability Fellowships seek to support journalists working on in-depth AI accountability stories that examine governments' and corporations’ uses of predictive and surveillance technologies to guide decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, the criminal justice system, hiring, and more.
Our mission is to advance, defend, and sustain the right to ethically study the impact of technology on society.
A collection of case studies where civic tech interventions have resulted in tangible improvements and benefits for governments/public institutions and their citizens, by People Powered
The Worker Agency
Berkeley, California, USAStorytelling AND advocacy campaigns for movements.
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, SMS, WhatsApp or Telegram? Authenticate your preferred one with one click!
An open network for secure, decentralised communication
ProPublica Guild
New York, NYWe are the ProPublica union. We are reporters, editors, designers and business and communications staff across the entire workplace who are dedicated to investigative reporting in the public interest.
RW Response aggregates operational content from existing platforms and provides an authoritative source of information in new and existing humanitarian operations.
A global collection of AI projects and proposals that impacts UN Sustainable Development Goals, both positively and negatively.
A Snapshot Of Artificial Intelligence Procurement Challenges
GovLab New York UniversityDiagnosing perceived and actual risks impeding responsible AI acquisition in government
Long Beach Co-Lab
Long Beach, CAThe LB Co-Lab will engage Long Beach community members in an immersive and collaborative technology deployment and training process to design a technology solution that works for them.
Sudan Safe Passages Amen
Khartoum, Sudan"Sudan Safe Passages, a volunteer group of local and diaspora Sudanese, has built an app called Amen, said Hiba Sharief, a Silicon Valley veteran and senior technology executive at Amazon Web Services. Amen uses crowdsourced data to send real-time updates on secure transport routes and hospital availability." - Damilare Dosunmu
Nidaa
Khartoum, Sudan"Just three days after the war started, Sudanese market intelligence firm DataQ launched a platform called Nidaa (meaning “call for help” in Arabic). It allows people in distress to post their requirements — from money and groceries to medical services and a ride to safety — so volunteers can reach out to them."
The 6-week virtual programme launches in August and provides mentorship and support to organisations wanting to build and scale their WhatsApp Health service.
an aggregator site tracking the nearly 9,000 subreddits that went dark to protest the company's aggressive treatment of third party clients
With its partners, OCHA contributes to principled and effective humanitarian response through coordination, advocacy, policy, information management and humanitarian financing tools and services.
Merit
Bay Area, California, USAThe Merit Data Platform connects organizations and people on a flexible HIPAA and SOC2 compliant knowledge graph.
Fantapolitica!
EuropeFantapolitica! è una piattaforma di supporto per candidat* di sinistra che abbiano meno di trent’anni. Sostiene candidat* desideros* di sperimentare metodi più partecipativi, facilitare l’organizzazione di comunità, coniugando l’impegno per la giustizia sociale e climatica, e incoraggiando la partecipazione politica giovanile.
Brand New Bundestag
BerlinBrand New Bundestag (BNB) ist eine unabhängige und überparteiliche Graswurzel-Organisation, die sich für eine progressive, zukunftsorientierte Politik einsetzt. Wir unterstützen Menschen, die mit progressiven Ideen frischen Wind in die Parlamente bringen, bei ihrem Weg in politische Ämter.
The European Commission's country-by-country factsheets containing "the most recent developments that the public administrations of 35 European countries have undergone in 2022. Additionally, a dedicated factsheet for the EU which focuses on all the matters related to digital public administration and interoperability at the European Union level is also available."
Maino Tech
Helsinki, FinlandWe provide modern, effective solutions for participation and collective decision-making. Our Services
A not-for-profit investigative reporting platform for a worldwide network of independent media centers and journalists
The global archive of research material for investigative reporting.
Democracy Beyond Elections
United States of America (the)A collaborative, national campaign rooted in equitable, accessible, and significant community-led decision-making practices.
Public sector needs to prepare for what is coming next, continuously identify, test and implement innovative solutions to benefit from future opportunities while reducing the risks through increased resilience of their public systems. To facilitate that OPSI has developed an Anticipatory Innovation Governance (AIG) model.
To highlight the global knowledge base of behavioural insights work in public policy, and bring the achievements of institutions to the fore, the OECD launched the Behavioural Insights Knowledge Hub and map in 2021.
Superrr Lab
BerlinWe develop visions and projects with the goal to create more equitable futures. We do research, build networks and shape narratives. Superrr is playful, visionary and feminist.
The Media Ownership Monitor is a global research and advocacy initiative that creates transparency on “who owns the media?” - and ultimately answers the question “who controls the media?” through contextualization and analysis.
Ampliando Democracia
Madrid (Spain)Ampliando Democracia es un proyecto que promueve la reflexión sobre cómo mejorar la gobernanza, las políticas públicas y la calidad democrática a través de una participación ciudadana más profunda, inclusiva y sólida.
Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
United States of America (the)by Code for America Founder Jennifer Pahlka
The Global Media Registry is a non-profit social enterprise that supports transparency, accountability and pluralism in our shared digital information space. We are a solution hub for newsrooms, regulators and policy makers, and for all stakeholders that engage with the media industry.
Tracking two-dozen communication, Internet and media markets in nearly 40 countries.
Network Impact has created a series of Network Know-How Guides for early-stage network builders who want to learn how to develop healthy, impactful and sustainable networks.
Multitudes Foundation
EuropeWe identify political changemakers in Europe and provide them with financial resources, strategic advice, practical support and a community of practice to advance their mission of reimagining politics.
"Albus is an AI powered brainstorming tool that allows you to explore topics in depth. Helps prompt ideas so you can expand your knowledge with a mind map style visuals. Great for education and research." -futureailab.com
PetaBencana.id
JakartaPetaBencana.id provides residents, government agencies, and first responders with a real-time disaster information sharing system at an unprecedented scale. It is the first platform of its kind to harness the power of crowdsourcing through social media to aid humanitarian response and recovery.
Queremosdatos.co
BogotáTodos los ciudadanos tienen el derecho a acceder a la información que tiene los organismos y autoridades públicas. Por ley, deben responder. (Alaveteli instance for Colombia)
Raval data commons
Barcelona SpainDeveloping a robust and replicable Data Commons methodology in the Raval, Barcelona
Dive into our Know Your City (KYC) portal, home to community-collected slum data from over 5,000 slums in more than 18 countries across the global south.
FedNow
United States of America (the)"FedNow is a service developed by the Federal Reserve for depository institutions in the United States. It will enable individuals and businesses to send and receive instant payments. Banks will be able to build products on top of the FedNow platform." - Wikipedia
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