In the 2020 Microsoft AI for Good Challenge, Australian students in Grades 7-12 are supported by their teachers to learn the basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence.
A show that takes the two dullest subjects in the world, government and technology, and makes them irresistibly relevant and undeniably fascinating. (Trust us!)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Vote for Policies makes it easy to compare what the political parties are promising to do in the 2017 general election. It helps you decide who to vote for.
Outvote is a friend-to-friend texting app for political campaigns. We allow you to digitally volunteer for campaigns by reaching out to your friends with
a fellowship program to empower social entrepreneurs, artists, activists, scholars and other catalysts to increase awareness, understanding and engagement around pressing areas of public interest, with particular attention to underrepresented communities and their ideas
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Vote at home? Or at uni? An election is coming and it matters where you register. Enter your home and uni postcodes to find out where your vote will make the biggest impact for Labour. Made by Momentum.
Microsoft Soundscape was a project from Microsoft Research that explored the use of innovative audio-based technology to enable people to build a richer awareness of their surroundings, thus becoming more confident and empowered to get around.
WoeLab is a grassroots network of inventors and entrepreneurs who want to build smart city projects or a digital democracy. This is an original initiative of the L’Africaine d´architecture, a platform that “anchored modernity”, which are attempts to make Africa the next technology revolution hub and was established by Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou.
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)
The South African Data Archive serves as a broker between a range of data providers (for example, statistical agencies, government departments, opinion and market research companies and academic institutions) and the research community. The archive does not only preserve data for future use, but all adds value to the collections. It safeguards datasets and related documentation and attempts to make it as easily accessible as possible for research and educational purposes. The Data Portal provides access to the SADA holdings of data sets. It allows online browsing according to specific collections, including author, title, subject and date. The Advanced Search facility facilitates searching by keywords. The Study Descriptions and certain documentation can be downloaded from the portal. Please order the data directly from SADA by completing an "Order Form".
HandUp makes giving to nonprofit organizations and their clients easy, secure and transparent -- and your donation goes directly to the cause. We partner with nonprofits whose mission is to serve those experiencing poverty. Every donation, small or large, can have a huge impact on a person's life.
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)
The Municipal Barometer is a web-based portal that provides municipalities and people with local level data so municipalities can make informed and resolute decisions to deliver on their mandates. The portal provides people information on local demographic trends, social development, economic growth and development, environment and municipal finances graphs and tables from 1996 to 2016. The information provided is from government categories including districts, local municipalities, provinces and metros.
PredPol’s software technology enables law enforcement agencies to better prevent crime in their communities by generating daily predictions on the places and times that crimes are most likely to occur during any patrol shift.
At Echo&Co, we don’t just sprinkle digital technology on top of social missions. As a digital practice, we pay attention to users and learn how they want to engage. Armed with that knowledge, we help our clients create user experiences that strengthen organizations, spur citizen engagement, improve communities, and make governments more effective.
New City Ventures, Attn: PlaceSpeak, 1005 Cypress Street, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3K5, CANADA
PlaceSpeak is a location-based citizen engagement platform that authenticates the online public participation process through digital credentials and privacy-by-design to build trust.
We collaborate with governments to facilitate better discovery of data, to make data available while protecting privacy, and to perform advanced analytics on data.
ml5.js aims to make machine learning approachable for a broad audience of artists, creative coders, and students. The library provides access to machine learning algorithms and models in the browser, building on top of TensorFlow.js with no other external dependencies.
The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your findings.
The Open Data Barometer for Latin America and the Caribbean covers 24 countries and classifies governments according to readiness for open data initiatives, implementation of open data programs, and impact that open data is having on companies, politics and civil society.