The Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for practitioners at the intersection of responsible technology development to explore multidisciplinary approaches to maximizing the societal benefits of emerging technologies while minimizing the harms.    

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Fellowships

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Code for America announce the launch of tools for local communities interested in identifying areas for economic growth using 22 environmental sustainability indicators, including job growth, value-added, air quality, climate impact, energy, water, and land use across 389 industry sectors..

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Challenges

Urban AI is a Think Tank that proposes ethical modes of governance and sustainable uses of urban AI.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Artificial Intelligence
• Research and policy centers

A tagging system for fact-checks

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Data schemas and standards

The International Journalism Festival and members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development call for increased support of independent media and journalists in Ukraine.

• Ukraine

• Media
• Solidarity networks

Feminist.AI works to put technology into the hands of makers, researchers, thinkers and learners to amplify unheard voices and create more accessible AI for all.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

The lives of Ukrainian children with cancer depend on specialized treatment. This is where they find critical help for them in Romania.

• Ukraine
• Good health and well-being

• Resource matching and sharing

HexaFair, an all-in-one 3D Virtual & Hybrid events platform for Events, Conferences & Summits, Fairs & Exhibitions, Careers & Job Fairs, Trade Shows, Industry Expos & Community Networking Meets

• The Tech
• Organize events

Civic Tech Toronto project to support grassroots efforts to evacuate African nationals and people of color from Ukraine

• Ukraine
• refugees
• racial equity

• Support civic projects with tech

We are a collective that helps designers impacted by the conflict in Ukraine reach safety and find new work opportunities.

• Ukraine
• Discord

• Socialize online
• Design

momentum in 2022 by utilizing social media campaigns with hashtags like #GotaGoHome and

• Ukraine
• refugees

• Resource matching and sharing
• Participatory aid

Information sheets for people fleeing Ukraine, in English and Ukranian

• refugees
• Ukraine

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

A compendium of ways to help, in English, Ukrainian, Polish, and Russian language

• Ukraine
• refugees

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Participatory aid

WeHelpUkraine.org is a platform to help Ukrainian refugees find living support Worldwide.

• Ukraine
• refugees

• Resource matching and sharing

Investigating disinformation campaigns by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine

• Ukraine

• Media
• Media and social media analysis
• Investigative journalism tech

In January 2022, CIR launched the Eyes on Russia project to collect and verify videos, photos, satellite imagery, or other media related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The goal of the project is simple: to provide the world with timely and reliable information concerning the impact of Russia's invasion on Ukraine and its people.

• refugees
• Ukraine

• Crowdsourcing
• Civic maps
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

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.

• Deaf

• Artificial Intelligence
• Hardware

The hearing aid that tracks body and brain health.

• Deaf

• Hardware

This popular education-inspired guide breaks down and contextualizes artificial intelligence technologies within structural racism — and provides hands-on exercises to help us imagine beyond, and dream up alternate and ideal futures with AI.

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

Using synthetic media to make satirical videos spreading awareness about climate change

• Climate action

• The Tech
• The People
• Artificial Intelligence

Alexander von Humboldt Institut Für Internet und Gesellschaft

• Artificial Intelligence
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

The intersection of the #NeverAgain movement and college admissions.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Adjacent Fields

Just enter the website URL into the tool and it will let you know the accessibility issues it finds.

• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Campaigners/activists, fundraisers, media experts, creatives, digital specialists, freelancers, and more all come together on the Campaigning Forum (ECF) community discussion list.

• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

Building smart civics to unlock community transitions in response to the climate crisis.

• Climate action

• Artificial Intelligence

In partnership with researcher Dr Jun-E Tan, EngageMedia has produced research that aims to provide an understanding of AI and its governance from the perspective of civil society in Southeast Asia.

• Artificial Intelligence

The New York Times on civic tech for social benefits

• Access social benefits

An overview of the vTaiwan process

• Engagement tech

Information about Astoria Food Pantry in Astoria, Queens, NY. We are a mutual aid group and provide food, clothes, books, diapers and more, as well as community events and a space where artists and organizers can work.

• Mutual aid

A network of groups organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Uber

The World Urban Campaign (WUC) is an advocacy and partnership platform to raise awareness about positive urban change in order to achieve green, productive, safe, healthy, inclusive, and well planned cities

Founded in Taiwan, "g0v" (gov-zero) is a decentralised civic tech community with information transparency, open results and open cooperation as its core values. g0v engages in public affairs by drawing from the grassroot power of the community.

• g0v

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Watchdogging and transparency

• Specific campaigns

Rarely do acts of civil disobedience come in such grand fashion as Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement.