netCommons is a Horizon2020 research project, which follows a novel transdisciplinary methodology on treating network infrastructure as commons, for resiliency, sustainability, self-determination, and social integration.

• research

• Connectivity
• Decentralization
• Community wifi

How to increase public engagement in environmental issues is a central question in environmental communication and environmental psychology literatures.

• research
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Peer-reviewed research
• Virtual and augmented reality
• Academia

Research with Code for America on CalFresh, by Donald Moynihan, Eric Giannella, Pamela Herd, and Julie Sutherland finds "hard evidence on the barriers administrative burdens pose."

• research

• Access social benefits
• Peer-reviewed research

Predictive judicial analytics holds the promise of increasing the fairness of law.

• research

• Emerging tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Peer-reviewed research

This study introduces a framework for evaluating the democratic potential of civic apps, distinguishing six criteria: inclusiveness, deliberation, influence, publicity, mobilization, and knowledge production.

• research

• The Tech
• The People
• Evaluate impact

Here we describe how machine learning can be a powerful tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping society adapt to a changing climate.

• Climate action
• research

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Artificial Intelligence

A platform and a process to engage Singapore citizens in policy deliberation

• research

• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms
• Ideation

For this first phase of our program, WhatsApp is commissioning a competitive set of awards to researchers interested in exploring issues that are related to misinformation on WhatsApp.

• research
• WhatsApp

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

We use the concepts of platform politics and voice to show that while Amplify managers and designers invested time and resources to include the voices of Amplify beneficiaries on the platform and elicit their feedback on projects supported via the platform, no meaningful participation took place.

• research

• The Tech
• The People
• Participatory democracy

Helping make the internet safer and more accessible

• research
• human rights
• trainings

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Solidarity networks