Benedict Evans is a technology analyst who produces annual presentations exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry

The Atlas project by The Sentry is a data initiative that maps, visualizes, and analyzes networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression, and kleptocracy

WhatGov is a platform that allows users to engage with their local government and representatives, providing a space for debates, discussions, and accessing information about their elected officials and parliamentary activities

• Newspeak House

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Government transparency

This website provides a comprehensive market map of AI agent technologies, covering various categories such as agent orchestration, runtime services, and industry-specific applications

The AI Art Turing Test is a website that explores the capabilities of artificial intelligence in generating art

The article discusses Renaissance Philanthropy, a new organization that aims to facilitate the funding of ambitious scientific and innovative projects by wealthy philanthropists, similar to how the Medicis supported the great artists and inventors of the Italian Renaissance

The Data Observation Toolkit (DOT) is a software tool that can be used to monitor data as it is collected and entered into a database, helping to identify issues with data integrity, quality, protocols, and outliers that may need attention

DataKind is hosting a virtual DataKit event, a work-ready set of data science problems in the domain of social good

Luminate, a philanthropic organization, has announced that Melanie Hui will take over as the new CEO from the founding CEO Stephen King on January 1, 2025

This article discusses how philanthropy can drive social transformation by investing in social innovators who can build bridges across sectors and between disparate parts of a system to drive collective action and impact, with a greater emphasis on equity, trust, and partnership

This video discusses the concept of 'The Rules for Rulers', which examines the incentives and constraints that shape the behavior of political leaders and rulers

This report presents findings from a qualitative study on the experiences of victims of cyber crime and fraud in England and Wales

• United Kingdom (government)

The report explores the potential for social justice organizations in the Majority World to transition to alternative social media platforms, such as Mastodon and BlueSky, as a way to address the concerns and limitations of mainstream platforms like Facebook and Twitter

The Open Data Champions initiative celebrates inspiring leaders across the globe who are championing open data practices in the land sector, particularly in the Global South

Wilton Park is an organization that brings together experts and policymakers to address complex global challenges

The CampaignEvent Extension is a tool designed to enhance the management and visibility of events within Wikimedia

AGORA ETO is a living collection of AI-relevant laws, regulations, standards, and other governance documents from the United States and around the world, providing summaries, document text, thematic tags, and filters to help users quickly discover and analyze key developments in AI governance

The IfG Academy provides practical training and support to those working in government, as well as those outside government who want to understand and engage with it

The article discusses the importance of civic tech and how it can be used to improve government transparency and accountability

This review examines the state of digital government in the UK, highlighting successes, challenges, and root causes

• United Kingdom (government)

The Funding Library is a resource that provides examples of successful funding applications in the arts, covering a wide range of areas such as gallery programming, artist fees, materials, and more

MetaROR is a new platform designed to transform how we review and share metaresearch

This article discusses the limitations of traditional platforms and the need for a more collaborative and decentralized approach, introducing PLANET as an open network built on protocols that enables seamless sharing of data and resources across different applications and tools, fostering greater collaboration and collective impact

The End of Term Web Archive is a collaborative initiative that collects, preserves, and makes accessible United States Government websites at the end of presidential administrations

The Center for Artistic Activism offers a series of webinars that provide practical guidance and training on various topics related to artistic activism, including using pop culture, cognitive science, and creative campaigns to drive social change

This event at Somerset House explores the integration of AI into intimate digital services, examining whether machines can truly replicate or enhance love in the digital age

This document outlines a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between public sector skills and productivity

• United Kingdom (government)

In 2024, the Wikimedians for Sustainable Development user group marked its fifth year, advancing sustainability within the Wikimedia movement through active participation in meetings, events, and communications

Chorus AI is a platform that helps non-profit organizations streamline their content creation, data analysis, and knowledge management processes

OnionShare is an open-source tool that allows users to securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network

OpenAI is funding research at Duke University to develop algorithms that can predict human moral judgments in scenarios involving conflicts among morally relevant features in medicine, law, and business

The HM Treasury Hackathon aims to find novel ways of exploiting new data and technology to improve the Treasury's capability to respond quickly and with more insight to fiscal challenges

The article explores how emerging AI technologies, particularly large language models (LLMs), could be used to enhance online discourse and strengthen digital public squares

This paper presents a novel approach for generating high-quality 3D models from 2D images using a deep learning-based method

Predicta Graph is a platform that uses data science and predictive analytics to help organizations make informed decisions

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Smart Cities and sensors

Inquisitive is a quarterly periodical published by Heterodox Academy that explores issues related to open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in colleges and universities

DeepFace is a lightweight Python library for face recognition and facial attribute analysis, including age, gender, emotion, and race

Hyper Functional, Ultra Healthy is a biannual series at Somerset House Studios that examines the intersections of well-being and societal shifts, particularly in the face of technological and ecological change

The article discusses the rise of 'quantitative aesthetics', where data and metrics are used to determine artistic and cultural value, as exemplified by the views of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto entrepreneur who claimed he could mathematically prove that Shakespeare was overrated

The Tree Listening Project uses highly sensitive microphones to make audible the internal sounds of trees, allowing people to experience the hidden world behind the bark and gain a deeper understanding of how trees work

The Civic Space Support Guide provides strategies and resources for civil society actors and their allies to remain safe and defend civic space when it comes under attack

The content describes the bulk tools feature in GPT for Sheets, which allows users to run various AI-powered operations on entire spreadsheet columns at once, including translation, classification, extraction, reformatting, web search, and image analysis

CryptPad is an open-source, encrypted collaboration suite that requires JavaScript to be enabled in the user's browser in order to perform encryption

This consultation seeks to address the challenges presented by the widespread use of copyright material for training AI models, aiming to balance the needs of the UK's creative industries and AI sector

• United Kingdom (government)

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is running a private beta of GOV

• United Kingdom (government)

Amnesty International's Algorithmic Accountability Lab conducted a two-year investigation into the use of algorithms and AI by Denmark's welfare agency, Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), revealing troubling patterns of discriminatory practices that target vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities, marginalized racial groups, migrants, and refugees seeking benefits

Knowing is a platform that aims to help people make more informed decisions by providing access to reliable information and analysis on a variety of topics

Nestr is a collaboration platform that enables purpose-driven work using self-organization and AI

The article discusses the challenges of building governable online communities, highlighting how many online groups and mutual aid projects have fallen apart due to internal conflicts