The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an Indian, non-profit organization that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives -- including hundreds of articles on Accessibility.

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Carnegie Melon's center for disinformation, hate speech and extremism online

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The Digital Justice Lab, Tech Reset Canada, and The Centre for Digital Rights are offering individuals and community organizations a one-time community microgrant of $1000-3000 for public education on digital rights.

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Filterable map view of NYC's participatory budgeting projects across the city

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Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی) provides community-driven air quality data to increase social awareness.

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CityBase is a gov tech platform that connects cities and citizens to make government more accessible and efficient.

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This weekly digest email helps you more efficiently manage your portfolio so you prioritize the right donors at the right time and raise more

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Travel to the right donors, at the right time.

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A map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human Rights (R), evaluating its Openness (O) and Accessibility (A), and assessing the involvement of Multistakeholder actors (M) in its governance

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Find out more about Data City | Data Nation, a global data sharing initiative between Singapore and London.

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Zapraszamy do korzystania z otwartych danych Miasta Gdańska. W serwisie publikujemy dane m.in. o miejskich finansach, rozkładach jazdy komunikacji miejskiej, demografii. Otwarte dane czekają na wykorzystanie przez Ciebie, Twoją organizację pozarządową lub firmę!

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Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines

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A powerful investigative look at data-based discrimination—and how technology affects civil and human rights and economic equity

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Open data portal of Poznań

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“Overall we believe the world we live in is facing radical change – and our aim is to help find positive futures in the face of that change.”

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We partnered with the Ford Foundation to look at how civil society can strengthen their digital security, what and who is out there to support them, and how they can develop better digital security practices.

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to educate about osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis

Thai happiness so that Thai people Healthy and Happy.

Traffy Fondue is an application designed for communicating urban issues between the public and the responsible authorities.

Crowdfunding for social change

Mobile application to support the recording of mosquito larval survey data. Together with the coordinates of the houses/buildings and the report of the entomological index immediately after the survey ends.

Faster, Safer, Secure and Trusted Community for Myanmar Citizens

An e-learning platfrom for CSO professionals in Myanmar

¡Atención, comunidad! 🎉 El Centro Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sobre Internet (CLISI) celebra su 8º Aniversario y quiere festejarlo impulsando tus ideas. Por ello, lanza su Convocatoria Anual de Fondos para Eventos Comunitarios. Si tienes un proyecto para organizar una charla, un taller, un festival de cine o cualquier evento gratuito que beneficie a tu comunidad, ¡esta es tu oportunidad! La organización ofrece financiamiento de hasta 300$ y su asesoría para hacerlo realidad.

Tenant Watch is a mobile-first platform that empowers renters to report unsafe housing conditions and enables cities to monitor violations, enforce codes, and improve housing equity through data-driven oversight.

Āhau is a Whānau Data Platform that helps whānau-based communities (whānau, hapū, Iwi) capture, preserve, and share important information and histories into secure, whānau managed databases and servers. Keep track of whānau whakapapa information, preserve and share cultural records and narratives, own and control whānau data and servers, and build a stronger sense of whānau, community and identity. (whānau is an extended family or community of related families who live together in the same area. Origin: New Zealand)

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NaTakallam leverages the freelance digital economy to provide income to refugees, displaced persons & their host community members, by hiring them as online tutors, teachers, translators & cultural exchange partners, regardless of their location & status.

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NeedsList matches community needs with offers of support, making humanitarian assistance and disaster response cheaper, faster, and more targeted.

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Datávoros is a research project on data collection through mobile applications developed by governments and companies. Their analysis focuses on understanding what data is collected and how, what permissions are requested, and what security and privacy measures are in place. It is built to create accountability and transparency for users.

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The organisation focuses on making skilled migration systems for refugees more accessible, and to create a world where displaced people can safely migrate for work, using their skills to rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose. It also collaborates with governments to achieve its purpose.

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A community group led by migrants and refugees formed in 2017, to provides support in the form of buddies, advocacy, financial and emotional support for refugees seeking safety in Scotland (specifically Hastings, Rother, and Wealden).

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Watch The Med is an online mapping platform to monitor the deaths and violations of migrants’ rights at the maritime borders of the EU. The WatchTheMed project was initiated as part of the 2012 Boats4People campaign in the Central Mediterranean. Today the project further involves a wide network of organisations, activists and researchers. Through the transnational cooperation with migrants’ rights organisations, activists, researchers, migrants, seafarers active in, around and beyond the Mediterranean and the use of new mapping technologies, WatchTheMed aims to document the deaths and violations that are the structural product of the militarized Southern European border regime. The online map allows to spatialise incidents across the complex legal and political geography of the Mediterranean Sea. Through the accounts of survivors and witnesses, but also the analysis of ocean currents, winds, mobile phone data and satellite imagery, it is possible to determine in which Search and Rescue zone, jurisdictions and operational areas an incident occurred – as well as showing other boats who were in the vicinity of those in distress. Spatialising such information is essential to determine responsibility for violations at sea. Apart from reconstructing past events, the participatory nature of the platform allows many different actors to to indicate ongoing situations of distress. The documentation generated by WatchTheMed seeks to support the work of organisations that defend migrants’ rights, inform migrants of their rights and security at sea, pressure authorities into respecting their obligations at sea, support the ongoing campaigns by the relatives of the dead and disappeared at sea, and support legal proceedings against those who violated the rights of migrants.

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Voices of Venezuela (VOV) is committed to empowering Venezuelan migrants through innovative, AI-powered solutions and community-driven initiatives.

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Jangala is a technology charity dedicated to providing essential internet access globally, with the goal of connecting 4 million people to the internet by 2030. Founded in 2015 as a volunteer initiative providing Wi-Fi to 5,000 people in the Calais Jungle refugee camp, Jangala offers a unique approach through its novel connectivity solutions, and takes great pride in its strong partnerships with international aid actors, grassroots organisations and public bodies.

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HOT is an international team dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping. They work together to create open map data which revolutionises disaster management by enabling disaster responders to reach those in need, and contributes to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Paper Airplanes is a non-profit that seeks to prepare university students in conflict zones to be able to finish their university degrees through English language programs, among other initiatives.

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ALMAMAR is a newly developed intervention for refugees that supports them in coping with psychological problems (e.g. sadness or anxiety). ALMAMAR is based on a scientifically reviewed program that has already been used successfully in various countries. The program is either internet-based - on a smartphone or computer - with written contact or face-to-face contact. Participation is free of charge.

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This taxonomy is a living repository of digital systems that fall under the definition of what we call ‘Resistance Technology’ or ‘ResTech’, a digital layer in the migration sphere that is community-led, and built to fill gaps in information, welfare, and development through bottom-up means, thereby rebalancing existing power structures and enabling negotiation for people on the move.

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Contratados.org allows workers to share their experiences and write reviews about their recruiters and employers in order to make the recruitment process transparent and generate a mechanism for accountability for compliance or non-compliance with the obligations of employers and/or recruiters. This information-sharing initiative fills a critical gap in the information available to migrant workers, advocates, and governments about the practices and actors involved in international labor recruitment. Contratados.org seeks to increase the power of the migrant worker within the recruitment process and , to end abuses in recruitment and employment within temporary work programs.

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• Consumer watchdogging

The EMT is created with the purpose of designing models to predict migration in the EU and to develop a trustworthy tool that can exclusively be used by municipalities and civil society organisations. The tool is also beneficial in providing policy recommendations for receiving migration flows in the EU in accordance with human rights and for optimising integration of refugees in host countries.

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Our goal is to provide digital work and training opportunities in some of the areas of the world which are hit hardest by armed conflict and forced displacement. We recognize the complexity of working in such fragile contexts and in order to navigate the challenges around employing and paying people in these locations, we partner with a network of established local organizations with a proven track record.

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MeshPoint One believes that access to Internet is one of basic human rights. Their mission is to enable Internet access and improve the quality of life for people in disaster struck areas. Also by empowering people in rural communities to take action to build their own village telecoms to address disadvantage, become more sustainable and increase local control. Currently, they are focused on Syrian refugees in Croatia.

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• Smart Cities and sensors
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Digital Democracy’s mission is to work in solidarity with frontline and indigenous communities to use technology to defend their environmental and human rights. We partner with environmental defenders to co-design and co-develop tools they can use to defend critical ecosystems and Indigenous cultures. Digital Democracy helps our partners achieve transformative change and works toward a world where all people can participate in decisions that govern their lives.

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The CultureLabs platform aims to systematise and spread knowledge about participatory projects in the field of cultural heritage and beyond. Through its functionalities and the variety of content it provides, it aspires to become a single point of reference for those who wish to organize participatory projects by taking advantage of digital technologies through a human rights lens. Among others, it addresses refugees in Europe through its various initiatives.

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Data Umbrella's practical introduction to the field of program evaluation

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Looking to support public drinking water infrastructure and health equity at scale? Help accelerate the removal of 9.2 million lead service lines nationwide and explore how your brand can be part of a trusted, nationally visible civic tech initiative. See how your organization can make a measurable public health impact through transparent sponsorship opportunities.

Data Umbrella is a global community for underrepresented persons in data science.

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This OECD policy paper explores digital public infrastructure (DPI), defined as shared digital systems that are secure and interoperable and that can support the inclusive delivery of and access to public and private services across society.

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This DPI playbook is designed as a practical and public resource that low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in particular can utilize in building an inclusive and rights-based DPI.

• United Nations Development Programme
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Each year, we track developments across the political technology space, providing a window into how our ecosystem is evolving—and what it means for Democratic campaigns and progressive infrastructure. This year’s report focuses on the turbulent 2024 election cycle and the hard lessons it left in its wake.

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