The Democratic Principles for an Open Internet have been primarily designed for citizens and civil society organizations in fragile and emerging democracies, who are new to the digital rights space, are beginning to engage more regularly online, and who may be more likely to encounter deliberate internet disruptions as a result of government interference.

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Know you neighborhood

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Formerly Code for San Francisco, we are a welcoming and inclusive volunteer group of developers, designers, data geeks, and citizen activists who use creative technology to solve civic and social problems.

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Biscate (meaning odd jobs in Portuguese) is a platform using inclusive technologies such as SMS, USSD and web to connect skilled workers from the informal sector with customers

the Knight Foundation gave the TED conference a $985,000 grant to help develop TED.com into an “action platform,” to help channel people moved by a powerful talk into taking meaningful action on the issues being raised

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Code for Fort Collins is a volunteer organization who develops technology-driven solutions to challenges faced by charities, government agencies, and other groups within the city.

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The MIT GOV/LAB is a group of political scientists focusing on innovation in citizen engagement and government responsiveness.

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Towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society Our journey began with Education. Over the years, our work has expanded to Grants, Health and Livelihoods Read more Towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society Our journey began with Education. Over the years, our work has expanded to Grants, Health and Livelihoods Read more What […]

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Robot Lawyer Lisa works with you and another party to generate a mutually-satisfactory Non-Disclosure Agreement without involving human lawyers

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Town Hall Project 2018 is a progressive, volunteer-based initiative working to identify and promote upcoming Congressional forums nationwide.

• partisan

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Povezave med lobisti, lobiranci, podjetji in državnimi institucijami v omrežjih vpliva.

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Our free digital curriculum allows educators, civic organizers, and community leaders to help new voters find clarity on what leadership qualities are most important to them in a U.S. President -- and why.

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• Design

Twitter Data Grants, through which we’ll give a handful of research institutions access to our public and historical data.

• X (Twitter)

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• Data science for social good

Fathom text analysis has transformed 25M+ open ended responses into actionable insights for leading agencies and brands.

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Bridging the gap between local government and human capital in Chapel Hill

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We made a board game to discuss local economic policy ideas.

• Decent work and economic growth

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• Games and gamification

De Blasio Administration Launches NYCx to Stimulate Economic Growth, Create Jobs and Solve Big Challenges Through New Technologies

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Our mission is to empower all eligible US citizens to become voters. That starts with voter registration.

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Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption

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Benetech Service Net is an open standards data exchange platform that makes it easier to share and maintain information on local social and human services.

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This group is a place for those who facilitate online (or need to) can learn, share and make offers to the world as the Covid19 virus plays out.

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Flex, the company’s flagship product, predicts and controls tens of thousands of energy resources from millions of customers by ingesting, storing, and managing petabytes of data from trillions of endpoints.

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Building a 21st century government, together. We’re working towards a government that is built by and made for everyone.

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Mobilize is a volunteer management platform and network that enables activists, progressive organizations and Democratic campaigns to connect and win.

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Darcy will allow everyone to run their own federated social media instance – without having to worry about technology, moderation or legal compliance, because Darcy will take care of that for you – if you want!

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• Content moderation

Sandstorm is an open source platform for self-hosting web apps

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Spanish regional bank BBVA shared anonymized credit card transactions data with participating developers in its Innova Challenge.

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The Community Prototype Fund supports the rapid development of innovative, viable and open Internet freedom technology prototypes that serve the immediate needs of the Internet freedom and human rights communities.

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The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software project that aims to empower decentralized efforts in increasing transparency of internet censorship around the world. You can run OONI Probe to collect evidence of internet censorship.

• free speech

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• Digital security and privacy
• Crowdsourcing

DemocracyOS est une plateforme web qui permet de prendre des décisions de manière transparente et collective.

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• Participatory democracy

Google Person Finder helps people reconnect with friends and loved ones in the aftermath of natural and humanitarian disasters.

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• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Tech for public challenges

We believe in the power of individuals to advance science through research and science education, making discoveries that benefit humanity. Learn more about how we move science forward.

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TGL is committed to giving voice to underrepresented public interests and bringing more citizens into the public policy process.

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Increasing access to healthcare, advancing new research and ideas, and improving people’s quality of life, no matter where they call home.

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Supporting Disaster Response. With a Single Click!

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This group is intended to serve as a venue for discussing three major issues: the magnitude of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the medical steps indicated to deal with it, and practical responses to the new social challenges it poses in everyday life and in the political work of left activists.

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La www.piatadespaga.ro afli unde se rezolvă lucrurile fără șpagă, unde e mai ieftin sau, cel puțin, cât costă, să nu cumva să plătești mai mult decât face :-)

SeeSay2020.com was an online tool that allowed voters to report instances of misinformation, voting machine issues, polling place wait times, and more, with the goal to attract media and legal attention to verified, ongoing issues in real time.

• US Election 2020

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We build software for low-income Americans who are often overlooked by traditional tech innovation focusing on EBT Food Stamps.

• apps

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This website collects and verifies fake news reports.

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• Fight disinformation

A place to post an opinion you accept may be flawed, in an effort to understand other perspectives on the issue. Enter with a mindset for conversation, not debate.

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• Filter bubble poppers

What we stand for: a just democracy, a fair economy and an environmentally sustainable future.

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A mentoring app connecting new and former members of Congress

• trainings

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• Govtech

Raise support for revolutionary leaders.

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• Blockchain

Use Digital Marketplace (previously CloudStore) to find digital specialists, cloud-based services and technology to build digital services for the public sector, eg cloud technology, IT health checks, technical architects, web designers

• United Kingdom (government)

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• Building inside government

Artificial intelligence powered mobility solution for smart cities

• mobility

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• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

Create your own (fake) news empire by playing Fake It To Make It, a simulation-style, social-impact game about how fake news is created and distributed for a profit.

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• Media
• Games and gamification

The 5th Edition of the Collective Intelligence Conference CI is the fifth annual interdisciplinary conference dedicated to advancing our understanding of collective intelligence and the workings of groups.

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