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Hawkfish
New York CityHawkfish was a 2020 Election effort, supported by Mike Bloomberg, that engaged with Democratic candidates, allies & causes to reach the right voters with the right message in the right place using robust technology, data, and digital-first storytelling.
Strengthening information on vaccine safety on Wikipedia
Rooted in Trust is a pandemic information response plan countering the unprecedented scale and speed of the spread of rumors and misinformation about COVID-19. Operating in ten countries.
AFP Fact Check is a global digital verification service that tackles damaging misinformation on topics such as COVID-19 and elections.
The We Be Imagining Podcast examines the intersection of race, tech, surveillance, gender and disability in the COVID-19 era.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott: 100 Days of Action Tracker
Baltimore, MDBaltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott created an open source tool to track progress made during his administration’s first 100 days.
Local Digital UK Training Library
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)While COVID-19 has put a temporary stop to our classroom-based training, we have created a library of online training courses to support local authority staff to learn and develop their digital skills.
In 2017, Media Democracy Fund launched a pilot for PhDX, a fellowship program designed to pair graduate or PhD level university students with a background in technology with DC-based public interest technology policy organizations for an immersive fellowship experience over two consecutive summers.
Recovery Data Partnership
New York CityA first-of-its-kind effort for community, non-profit, and private organizations to share data with the City to aid in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
Serve in Place Fund
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAThis Cornell University fund supports students who are participating in any type of community-based research activities or community-engaged learning projects
The 2021 Global Mayors Challenge is the farthest reaching, most ambitious to date. After uncovering the 50 most innovative urban solutions in the wake of COVID-19, the Challenge will award 15 grand prize winners $1 million each—to help cities implement their breakthrough ideas and, ultimately, to spread those ideas to other cities on a global scale.
A collaboration between Berlin, London, New York and Paris to leverage our collective innovation and speed our recovery from Covid-19
Confirmado
GuatemalaGuatemalan collaborative fact-checking platform with digital training and educational courses, through which journalists can educate themselves on open source intelligence (OSINT), disinformation analysis and digital safety.
Code for Nepal
NepalHelping to increase digital literacy and use of open data in Nepal HELP NEPAL FIGHT COVID-19
Analytics Exchange
New York CityA community of practice for data analysts across City agencies that has since grown to over 800 members at more than 60 agencies.
Missing Them
New York City, NY, USAThe City's crowdsourced, data-driven obituaries for New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19
corona moments
The University of EdinburghWhat stuck with us throughout this pandemic? Research project by @vishublab & @uclab_potsdam
When to Use Them, How to Choose & Tips for Maximum Results
Responsive Policy Project
United States of America (the)Responsive Policy Project (RPP) lifts the curtain on public policy, making it easy to find, understand, and engage with opaque policy documents. Ultimately, RPP aims to radically transform policy by changing who participates and how.
Stanford Impact Labs
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USACenter at Stanford University connecting and accelerating work on social problems
Small and easily secured into any face mask, FaceBit is accompanied by a mobile application that provides a user interface and facilitates research.
US Polling Places (2012-2020)
United States of America (the)Standardized data on historical general election polling places in the United States.
A network of groups organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Intergovernmental Software Collaborative (formerly State Software Collaborative)
Georgetown University, Washington, DCIdentifying high-priority policies and needs that could benefit from shared software across jurisdictions.
IHELPYOU.app
Poland (Polska)Inspired by the help that people give each other during hard times, we created an application that will allow anyone in need to find help in their daily duties.
Health Sites
Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)Building an open data commons of health facility data with OpenStreetMap
Covers local mutual aid, self care, mental health, kids, funders, messaging, and relief funds
Hände waschen, Abstand halten, Daten spenden - Ihr Beitrag gegen Corona
Our goal is to bring our diverse networks into more effective coordination, for the duration of this crisis and beyond.
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.
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.
Chicago Test Out
Chicago, ILThis site tracks COVID-19 testing data and hospital bed availability over time in the city of Chicago.
A map of local restaurants offering pick-up and delivery
Call to donate unused protective equipment
First Draft is maintaining a database of expert sources on coronavirus for journalists to contact for up-to-date information on the outbreak.
We are working on medical devices, to have a fast and easy solution that can be reproduced and assembled locally worldwide.
Bot to help recruit recovered COVID-19 patients to help treat sick ones
Project Carola
BerlinContainerized Open-Source Mask Production Lines
Berliner Gehwegbreiten
CityLAB BerlinA map showing the width of sidewalks across Berlin using #OpenData
Here's a list of actions, ideas, ways to help, volunteer and donation opportunities to help those impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
a selection of guidelines and discussions produced by First Draft on reporting disinformation around coronavirus and other topics ethically and responsibly, as well as a curated list of other resources to help you navigate potential issues covering what the WHO has called an ‘infodemic’.
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