Projects - reports

Algorithmic Impact Assessments: A Practical Framework For Public Agency Accountability

New York City, NY, USA

A framework to assess automated decision systems and to ensure public accountability

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How Courts Embraced Technology, Met the Pandemic Challenge, and Revolutionized Their Operations

United States of America (the)

Pew Trusts report: What the changes mean for the millions of people who interact with the civil legal system each year—and what remains to be done

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Evaluating Digital Citizen Engagement: A Practical Guide

Brazil (Brasil)

A World Bank working paper (2016)

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Tackling the climate crisis with data: what the built-environment sector can do

Open Data Institute, 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

ODI & ARUP report and call to action

World Bank Data for Better Lives report

Washington, DC

Covering data for social good, data governance, and societal-level data considerations

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Public Interest Technology Workforce Survey Findings

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

The Beeck Center at Georgetown University conducted a survey of self-described Public Interest Tech workers

Learn about civic tech

The Fight Against Disinformation in the U.S.: A Landscape Analysis

Shorenstein Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, USA

a map of the disinformation initiatives currently in play to undergird newsrooms and improve media literacy at this challenging moment for the free press

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Thinking about GovTech: A brief guide for policymakers

53 Milverton Road, London, UK

(PDF) Thinking about GovTech (2019) introduces the concept of GovTech and identifies eight activities that policymakers can undertake to foster national GovTech innovation ecosystems and help to steer them towards positive outcomes for citizens and public administrators.

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Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future

a McKinsey report

Get off my cloud: cyber warfare, international humanitarian law, and the protection of civilians

Report by the International Committee of the Red Cross

Aspen Institute principles for smarter regulation in cities

Aspen Institute, Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

See how local governments are responding to tech solutions to persistent problems #InnovatingRegulation

Blockchain for Social Impact

Stanford Graduate School of Business, Knight Way, Stanford, CA, USA

A field scan of blockchain for social good projects by the Stanford Graduate School of Business

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People-Led Innovation

2 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Unlocking People's Expertise to Solve Urban Challenges

The Disinformation Report

White paper analysis of the Internet Research Agency’s (IRA) activities to influence US politics

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WhatsApp: The Widespread Use of WhatsApp in Political Campaigning in the Global South

Brunnenstraße 9, 10119 Berlin, Germany

The research conducted by Tactical Tech and our partners over the last 18 months has confirmed that WhatsApp is now a primary means of delivery for political messaging in many countries in the Global South, with particularly strong penetration in rural communities where internet is accessed mostly via smartphones.