While the first generations of tech-for-good work took a solutionist approach to addressing existing problems with new technology, scholars and activists are driving growing awareness of the problems with technology itself. By exposing the negative consequences, intended or otherwise, of tech, these communities draw attention to issues with tech-centric approaches. Not all of the projects here adopt an ethics lens in their work, but we use it here for simplicity's sake.
Suggested reading: Technology Ethics in Action: Critical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Edited by Ben Green.
More in Common's mission is to understand the forces driving us apart, to find common ground and help to bring people together to tackle our shared challenges.
We envision a world in which people with diverse forms of knowledge seamlessly learn from each other, particularly those working to understand and solve complex social problems. To that end, we engage in 3 main activities: 1) matchmaking that creates powerful new collaborations between social scientists and community leaders 2) sharing what we're learning about how to build new collaborations between people with diverse forms of knowledge 3) interactive workshops that teach others how to build powerful new collaborations themselves
VoxPublic appuie les associations et collectifs citoyens en France qui combattent les injustices sociales, les discriminations, la corruption et toute atteinte à l’État de droit.
Transparency International Venezuela
TI-UK is the UK chapter of Transparency International, committed to increasing the integrity of national institutions, minimising the effect of British corruption abroad and combatting corruption within the UK.
DemGames for Debates - developed in partnership with NDI’s Citizen Participation and Latin American and Caribbean teams - provides users with a fun way to practice the terms and concepts associated with crafting arguments, identifying evidence, and justifying rebuttals.
MANS is a non-governmental organization that fights against corruption and organized crime affecting Montenegro.
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