PIDLit’s Data in the ATL and Data Empowered Events series features local and global professionals and social justice advocates who use data analysis & visualization in their daily work and careers.

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Data science for social good

We equip progressive leaders and movements with innovative digital solutions to make social change possible

• partisan

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Campaign organizations

Advancing the ethical and responsible use of data to address critical development challenges both globally and locally

• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers
• Civil society research outfits

"Coming soon"

• Data governance

DataMéxico permite la integración, visualización y análisis de datos públicos para fomentar la innovación, inclusión y diversificación de la economía mexicana.

• 2023 Webby Awards

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

Data Commons aggregates data from a wide range of sources into a unified database to make it more accessible and useful. More

• Artificial Intelligence
• Civic data
• Mapping tools

Data Justice Lab conference at Cardiff University and online

• Meet the others
• Conferences

six-week Data Activism curriculum to equip students with critical-thinking skills so they feel prepared to utilize data science to challenge social injustice and empower their community

• courses
• students

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Digital literacy

@nycdatabot is a Twitter bot that lets you explore the city of New York through data.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Bots
• Open government data

​​The Data for Good Fund, a single-entity fund, was established in partnership with the Tides Foundation. With donations from mission-aligned donors, the Data for Good Fund will allow nonprofits to leverage UpMetrics tools and services at no cost for 1-2 years.

• Get funding
• Nonprofit tech
• Evaluate impact

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

Improving government, business, and society through open data and evidence-informed public policy

• Civic data
• Research and policy centers
• Open government data

A new professional learning certificate program for Congressional staff

• trainings

• Govtech
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Open government data

DataShare is a podcast series that invites listeners to learn from top experts about government data policies. We will explore the dilemmas and potential solutions to make sure we build a sustainable data infrastructure.

• Civic data
• Podcasts
• Open government data

Search Singapore's public data

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Alt du trenger for å oppdage, vurdere og ta i bruk data

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

Dataregister van de Nederlandse Overheid. Runs on CKAN

• The Netherlands (national government)

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

Data, tools and resources. More than 10,000 datasets.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

The home of the U.S. Government’s open data

• United States (federal government)

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Discover and use data

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Korea's open data portal

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

The Disinformation Action Lab (DAL) at Data & Society forges new approaches to address the complex dynamics underpinning the spread of propaganda and disinformation. Last publication December 2020.

• Media
• Fight disinformation

We help social change organisations use data science

• Data science for social good

An organisation to support data experts working in civil society

• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Data Artistry is a skills development programme aimed and building data communication skills among development professionals.

• trainings

• Civic data

Data Innovators' team is passionate about helping organisations push data boundaries to create positive futures. We are experienced in testing innovative and fit-for-purpose approaches to data analysis, communication, M&E, research and learning.

• Civic and social impact companies

Improve your team's data knowledge and skills

• guides
• toolkits

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Games and gamification
• Digital transformation

The Media Manipulation Initative takes a sociotechnical approach to understanding the social, political, and economic incentives to game information systems, websites, platforms, and search engines—especially in cases where the attackers intend to destabilize democratic, social, and economic institutions.

• Media
• Fight disinformation

This new guide is designed to help democracy practitioners better understand social media trends, content, data, and networks.

• reports

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Media and social media analysis

DxD is an annual exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. It provides space for creative engagement with data and new perspectives and understanding of its role in our society.

• Data visualization
• Artistic interventions

A guide for state & local agencies on how to improve cross-organizational data sharing.

• guides

• Govtech
• Civic data

a research project and a research collective exploring the politics of big data broadly defined

• Research and policy centers

Book by Sarah Williams -- How to use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression.

• books

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Books

DSFSG aims to enable collaboration within the data software for social good ecosystem and welcome a diverse and independent set of member projects.

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Crowdsourcing

DEDA helps data analysts, project managers and policy makers to recognize ethical issues in data projects, data management and data policies.

• toolkits
• resources

• Ethical tech and responsible tech

A modernized think tank; fast-turnaround, social media-optimized, and rigorous analysis.

• Surveys & polling

Practical information and inspirational ideas to help social impact organizations use data science to solve the world's biggest problems.

• guides

• Civic data
• Data science for social good

Best ways to communicate your data.

• guides

• Civic data
• Data visualization

LEVERAGING DATA TO IMPROVE LIVES

• Decent work and economic growth

• Digital literacy
• Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
• Tech talent

by Pew Charitable Trusts

• state

• Connectivity

Dataphyte is a media research and data analytics organisation with the mission to deploy data tools and technology for the socio-economic development of Nigeria.

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Media
• Data science for social good

The Open Datat Institute's art programme

• Artistic interventions

DATA Uruguay is a civil society organization founded in April 2012 that works on open government, open data, access to public information and participation through the use of civic technology. It is a horizontal organization based on consensus and the vast majority of the projects are co-created with expert partners on the subject (Government, Academia, Media, other Civil Society organizations) or with the community.

• Civic data
• Civic apps outfits

An international effort to empower individuals and business to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust.

• Digital security and privacy
• Holidays
• Data rights

It reflects the discussions and proposals of dozens of people and collectives involved in the Digital Democracy and Data Commons participatory process.

• manifestos

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

We hope the project will arm activists, advocates, journalists, policy makers, and elected officials with relevant, timely information about how government functions—so we can fix it when it doesn’t.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Civic data

An evolving collection of design patterns for sharing data

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Adjacent Fields