Civic Tech Field Guide

Ethical Jobseeker

Glasgow

As a job board that champions business ethics you can be sure that our clients will use your technical skills for good.

EthicalJobs

Australia

Not-For-Profit & Community Jobs around Australia

Ethical Tech Jobs Boards Google Sheet

Colorado

112 job boards, Maintained by Ted Fickes & Edward Saperia

To address ethics and social responsibility in technology, we believe it is important to honor the expertise of many disciplines: anthropology, computer science, critical race and gender studies, data science, design, history, human rights, law, philosophy, political science, science technology & society studies, sociology, and so much more.

EthicalEmail.org

The fundraising spam is out of control. Here's how that happened — and how we take back our inboxes.

Ethical OS Risk Mitigation Manual

Most tech is designed with the best intentions. But once a product is released and reaches scale, all bets are off. The Risk Mitigation Manual presents eight risk zones where we believe hard-to-anticipate and unwelcome consequences are most likely to emerge.

Ethical Guidelines and Best Practices for the Use of Volunteered Geographic Information and Remotely Sensed Imagery in Crisis Situations

1200 New York Ave

This project will develop ethical principles and guidelines, as well as draft best practices for the use of remote sensing and volunteered geographic information (VGI) in crisis situations.

The World Ethical Data Forum

The World Ethical Data Forum is the only event in the world that embraces the full range of interrelated issues around the use and future of data.

Addressing ethical gaps in ‘Technology for Good’: Foregrounding care and capabilities

This paper identifies and addresses persistent gaps in the consideration of ethical practice in ‘technology for good’ development contexts.

The Limits to Digital Consent: Understanding the risks of ethical consent and data collection for underrepresented communities

A 2021 report by SimplySecure and The New Design Congress

reports

Republic of Georgia's “Ethical Principles of Candidates of 28 October 2018 Presidential Elections”

The purpose of the “Ethical Principles of Candidates of 28 October 2018 Presidential Elections” was to establish guidelines for presidential candidates during their election campaigns.

Digital Ethical Pact

Panama

Panama's Digital Ethical Pact is an agreement where signatories pledge to follow the following: 1. Collaborate with the Electoral Tribunal so that the electoral ban is respected and electoral campaign is only carried out during the permitted periods of 45 days before the internal elections of the political parties and 60 days before the general elections.

Argentina's Ethical Digital Commitment

Buenos Aires

"Pledge signed by political parties and technology/social network companies committing to avoiding fake news and mechanisms of disinformation that may affect upcoming elections." - Countering Disinfo

Where in the World is AI? Responsible & Unethical AI Examples

Everyone is talking about AI, but how and where is it actually being used? We've mapped out interesting examples where AI has been harmful and where it's been helpful.

All Tech Is Human: A Summit on Ethical Tech

New York, USA

Let's co-create a more thoughtful future towards technology.

Helping organisations navigate ethical concerns in their data practices

The ODI's white paper on ethical data policies

Landscape Analysis of Ethical Platforms

Germany (Deutschland)

A report on the pathologies of commercial platforms and benefits and challenges of ethical platforms

City of Philadelphia Service Design Studio

Philadelphia

Collaborating with Philadelphians to design better City policies and services.

Project Liberty

New York City

Project Liberty is advancing responsible development of the internet, designed and governed for the common good.

Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT)

Alexandria, VA

Supports research, implementation and education projects involving multi-sector teams that focus on the responsible design, development or deployment of technologies.

Anthropic

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP)

The Decentralized Social Networking Protocol establishes a shared social graph that is no longer dependent on a specific application or a centralized platform.

Fatima

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fatima's mission is for every person in the world to have their voice heard, while ensuring a safe, secure, and ethical research experience.

Open Terms Archive

Open Terms Archive publicly records every version of the terms of digital services to enable democratic oversight.

OpenWebSearch.eu

14 renowned European research and computing centers have joined forces to develop an open European infrastructure for web search. The initiative will be contributing to Europe’s digital sovereignty as well as promoting an open human-centered search engine market.

Ethical tech and responsible tech

SHARE LAB

Serbia (Srbija)

Research & Data Investigation Lab - Where indie data punk, meets media theory pop to investigate digital rights blues

Digital Action

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

We exist to protect democracy and human rights from digital threats.

human rights

SHARE MONITORING

Serbia (Srbija)

Monitoring digital rights violations and online violations in Serbia.

Next Generation Internet (NGI)

Brussels

The Next Generation Internet (NGI) is a European Commission (EC) initiative that aims to shape the development and evolution of the Internet into an Internet of Trust.

fAIrLAC

Self-assessment and other resources to help entrepreneurs incorporate AI ethical principles into their technological solutions of entrepreneurs from seed stages to those who export their technologies to other markets.

Global Observatory of Urban Artificial Intelligence

Barcelona, Spain

Its goal is to promote research and disseminate best practice in the ethical application of artificial intelligence in cities.

cities

Data and Public Services Toolkit

The Data and Public Services Toolkit aims to help public authorities make better use of data. It addresses challenges such as: how to make a business case for data use; how to use data ethically and fairly; and how to identify and utilise relevant datasets.

Ethics ROI Calculator

This calculator measures how much value a responsible business team, which has real power over the future of your products, can generate from a financial perspective.

Directory of UK Safety Tech Providers

A directory of more than 90 UK-based companies which provide technology or solutions which facilitate safer online experiences, and protect users from harmful content, contact or conduct.

Ethical tech and responsible tech

Innovatiana

Paris, France

Innovatiana is an Impact Tech startup specialized in Data Labeling for AI.

commercial

FreedomBox Foundation

New York City

FreedomBox is a private server system that empowers regular people to host their own internet services, like a VPN, a personal website, file sharing, encrypted messengers, a VoIP server, a metasearch engine, and much more.

Omidyar Responsible AI funding

$30 million initial investment will bridge gaps between industry, civil society, and policymakers, broadening generative AI infrastructure in service of society

Open Internet Tools Project (OpenITP)

New York City

OpenITP improves and increases the distribution of open source anti-surveillance and anti-censorship tools by providing the communities behind these tools with many kinds of support.

free speech

California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)

California

"The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is a California state government agency created by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). As the first dedicated privacy regulator in the United States, the agency implements and enforces the CPRA and the California Consumer Privacy Act." - Wikipedia

Zebra Crossing

an easy-to-use digital safety checklist

guides

Divvi Up

San Francisco

A privacy-respecting system for aggregate statistics

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

Washington, DC

EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, DC seeking to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic values in the information age.

Cultural Safety Audit Tools

Australia

The Cultural Safety Audit Tool for Individuals is designed to assess an individual’s level of development in understanding critical elements of cultural safety and working to create culturally safe experiences with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals. The Cultural Safety Audit Tool for Organisations is designed to assess an organisation’s commitment to a level of development in embedding cultural safety.