This is a collective of dedicated individuals and organizations committed to fostering ethical AI practices, encouraging research, and addressing the societal implications of AI across Africa and largely the Global South.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Working groups

The Bank launched GovTech Working Groups to provide thought leadership, facilitate the exchange of ideas, and support the development of sound GovTech solutions. Community building and impact-driven collaboration are the core objectives of this initiative.

• Govtech
• Digital transformation
• Working groups

• Artificial Intelligence
• Working groups

The MLCommons AI Safety working group is composed of a global consortium of industry leaders, practitioners, researchers, and civil society experts committed to building a harmonized approach to AI safety.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Generative AI

MetroLab’s In the Lab Initiative focused on GenAI for Local Governments, a task force

• local

• Govtech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Working groups

In the context of increasingly complex challenges and unprecedented opportunities offered by technology, the MENA – OECD Working Group II on Open and Innovative Government supports MENA countries through regional exchange and dialogue to build public sectors that innovate, engage citizens, open up their data and information and follow the principles of digital and user-centred policy and service design.

• Govtech
• Working groups

What is a more ambitious vision for data use and regulation that can deliver a positive shift in the digital ecosystem towards people and society?

• reports

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Algorithmic transparency
• Working groups

To address ethics and social responsibility in technology, we believe it is important to honor the expertise of many disciplines: anthropology, computer science, critical race and gender studies, data science, design, history, human rights, law, philosophy, political science, science technology & society studies, sociology, and so much more.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Working groups

The Data Responsibility Working Group (DRWG) is a global coordination body working to advance data responsibility across the humanitarian system.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Working groups

The task force is creating multi-faceted policy and practice tools to inform, guide, and facilitate responsible data governance by cities and counties

• cities

• Govtech
• Working groups
• Data governance

IFES looks forward to the virtual launch of a working group that will focus on tackling the challenges presented by social media and disinformation to electoral processes across Europe and Eurasia.

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Working groups

Open collaborative network for journalists and other researches, experts and engaged people working on housing across Europe

• housing

• Media
• Nonprofit newsrooms
• Solutions journalism

Make a Difference (MaD) is a regional think-and-do collaborative platform – where you can explore creativity for good, meet cross-disciplinary changemakers and synergize across sectors for innovative solutions to social challenges.

• Hubs
• Working groups

Connected technologies and always-on data flows are helping make today’s cities and communities more livable, productive, and sustainable. At the same time, these technologies raise concerns about individual privacy, freedom of choice, and institutional discrimination.

• Digital security and privacy
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Working groups

DGI curates focused, in-depth programs where technical communities gather to share their knowledge and success. DGI delivers substantial, useful information

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online