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Physical technology, such as consumer electronics, built for civic tech
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AfricaOSH
AfricaThe African affiliate of the global Open Science Hardware community, plus its global summit
"...Open source hardware gives people the freedom to control their technology while sharing knowledge and encouraging commerce through the open exchange of designs."
Indigenius
LagosIndigenius Keyboard is a smart, multilingual keyboard supporting inclusive digital communication in 180+ Languages.
U.S. Cyber Trust Mark
United States of America (the)Biden-Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers
An Open Reference System for Connected Device Labeling
New York, USAConsumer Reports's add-on to the White House's "cyber trust mark" for consumer connected devices
Red Hook WiFi
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USARed Hook WiFi, a project of Red Hook Initiative (RHI), is a community-led effort to close the digital divide.
MethaneSAT
United States of America (the)A better and faster way to track methane
We are creating low-cost, easy-to-use deep-sea systems that gather the most critical data to inform environmental decision-making and deployment strategies.
YAI Center for Innovation and Engagement
New York City, NY, USAYAI’s Center for Innovation and Engagement understands how technology can help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities better participate in their community.
Microsoft Adaptive Accessories
Redmond, WAAdaptable buttons and mice for everyone
The cities in this Atlas represent the vanguard of urban governments that are hosting tests, developing their own autonomous vehicle (AV) pilots, making plans and policy, and monitoring developments in AV technologies, uses, and markets.
Using integrated sensors and artificial intelligence, Livio AI enhances your listening experiences, proactively manages your health and provides access to information to simplify your life.
Voting Equipment Database
United States of America (the)Our resource for the types of voting equipment we use to cast — and count — our votes by type and vendor.
Transforming corrections with technology
Small and easily secured into any face mask, FaceBit is accompanied by a mobile application that provides a user interface and facilitates research.
MapTable
Netherlands (the)A hardware table that lets people gather around it for collective decision-making processes
BRCK
iHub NairobiAccess the internet simply and reliably where you are. BRCK is a rugged, self powered, cloud enabled wifi hotspot router with built in fail-overs.
Ignis
Lincoln, NE, USAThe system attaches to a drone, and drops small incendiaries known as “dragon eggs” from a safe height, at a much lower cost and personal risk than a helicopter.
Soofa
24 Thorndike Street, Cambridge, MA 02141Soofa makes smart, social, and sustainable technologies for cities and communities. We’re revolutionizing the way we communicate in cities.
This is an exploratory overview of current and upcoming sources of data, processing pipelines, and data products. It is aimed at helping non-experts explore and harness the unfolding revolution of Earth observation, with an emphasis on understanding current capabilities and project development considerations.
This group is being formed to evaluate, design, validate, and source the fabrication of open source emergency medical supplies around the world, given a variety of local supply conditions.
People with access to lasercutters and 3D printers are designing and fabricating face masks for front-line healthcare workers
RapidPro
Nyaruka, Kigali, RwandaRapidPro allows you to easily design, pilot, and scale services that connect directly with a mobile phone user...without the help of a software developer.
FarmChat
IndiaUsing Chatbots to Answer Farmer Queries in India
Liftware
269 E Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USALiftware's selection of stabilizing and leveling handles and attachments are designed to help people with hand tremor or limited hand and arm mobility retain dignity, confidence, and independence.
Tablet Comunitario
MozambiqueEmpowering rural communities with digital education
LinkNYC is a first-of-its-kind communication network, bringing the fastest free public Wi-Fi to millions of New Yorkers and visitors.
UNDP Accelerator Labs
Level 21, One United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017We’re building the world’s largest and fastest learning network around development challenges.
This is an open source hardware project to allow makers and the public to assemble mechanical respirators (aka. Ventilators, breathing machines) and/or intubation kits that could be used by medical professionals.
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities
A community dedicated to researching locally-sourced, easy-to-manufacture designs for PEEP valves, BVMs, automated BVM pumps, and full ventilators.
ICTworks™ is the premier community for international development professionals committed to utilizing new and emerging technologies to magnify the intent of communities to accelerate their social and economic development.
Atlas AI
Palo AltoOur software measures economic and infrastructure conditions across Africa, informing how capital can be deployed to drive forward economic progress.
Building on our previous publication of similar high-resolution population maps for 22 countries, we're now releasing new maps of the majority of the African continent, and the project will eventually map nearly the whole world’s population. Using weakly- and semi-supervised learning.
We are working on medical devices, to have a fast and easy solution that can be reproduced and assembled locally worldwide.
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