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Build Up
CaliforniaWe transform conflict in the digital age
Phoenix
CaliforniaPhoenix, is a tool designed to support the work of peacebuilders and mediators working to reduce conflict in communities experiencing division or violence.
Observatorio Regional: Legislación en Libertad de Expresión en América Latina
Global Majority House
Brussels"Given the global significance of the DSA, a coalition of civil society and research organizations is setting up a “Global Majority House” in Brussels to ensure the implementation of the landmark legislation, as well as other digital regulations, is equitable and inclusive." - Tech Policy Press
Myanmar Internet Project
Myanmar (Myăma)The Myanmar Internet Project was established in 2022 by a collective of researchers, practitioners and advocates with years of experience tracking developments in the Myanmar digital space.
What To Fix
FranceWe build innovative tools, methodologies, datasets and partnerships to further the diagnosis of systemic risks to internet integrity.
Tracking Local Law 144 bias audits
New York CityACLU's crowd-sourced public tracker of bias audits of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) released by employers related to NYC's Local Law 144.
AIForensics
Italy (Italia)AI Forensics is a European non-profit that investigates influential and opaque algorithms.
Debunker Assistant
Turin, ItalyDebunker-Assistant is your go-to tool for debunking fake news online.
Inescapable AI
Los Angeles, CAEmploying a broad definition of AI, this report represents the first known effort to comprehensively explain and quantify the reach of AI-based decision-making among low-income people in the United States.
Odap is the French citizen observatory for public sector algorithms. It creates and gathers information on algorithms and AI systems used by government agencies in France, to make them more transparent.
Daybreak
LondonDaybreak is a cooperative boardgame about stopping climate change. It presents a hopeful vision of the near future, where you get to build the mind-blowing technologies and resilient societies we need to save the planet.
i.AI and NHS England Collaboration Charter
10 Downing StreetThe Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI), an innovative team of technical experts at the heart of government, and NHS England (NHSE) have signed a first-of-a-kind Collaboration Charter to support the use of AI in the NHS.
Scout (GOV.UK)
10 Downing StreetAn AI-powered tool that improves government major project delivery by automatically analysing thousands of documents to help detect problems earlier, enabling timely interventions that keep critical projects on track.
Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI)
10 Downing StreetThe Incubator for Artificial Intelligence in UK government
Consult (Gov.UK)
10 Downing StreetConsult is a machine learning and LLM-powered tool to automate the processing of public consultations.
Connect (GOV.UK)
10 Downing Streeti.AI are using AI to match capacity to demand in the Grid connections queue
OSP
Armenia (Hayastán)A fact-checking website designed to provide critical support to investigative journalists, fact-checkers, and data journalism experts by simplifying access to information from Armenian open sources.
ThemeFinder
10 Downing StreetThemeFinder is a topic modelling Python package designed for analysing one-to-many question-answer data (i.e. survey responses, public consultations, etc.).
Building AI for Good
Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UKWe're building a community of technologists committed to leveraging AI to create real good. We run a series of events around London, and maintain an exciting online community.
Design Hops
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)A free seven-week online training programme teaching innovative techniques from the digital world to enhance work and problem-solving abilities.
Parlex and Lex
10 Downing StreetEquipping policy makers and researchers with AI-driven tools to explore legislation, analyse parliamentary developments, and empowering them in the policy making process.
rAPId
10 Downing StreetAn end-to-end solution to sharing data across government
Humphrey
10 Downing StreetA package of tools to speed up the work of civil servants and make them deliver ministerial plans more quickly.
Accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, ensure that new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK and drive forward a modern digital government for the benefit of its citizens.
The Curve
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The Curve is a series of free, 90-minute workshops for third sector organisations.
GOV.UK Wallet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The UK government is launching a GOV.UK Wallet and App to simplify access to services and documents like digital driver’s licences
Digital Leads Network
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We’re a growing community of not-for-profit digital leads committed to making the most of digital technology for positive social impact, by sharing best practice and peer-to-peer learning.
Agencies for Good
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We’re a community of tech for good agencies, consultancies and freelancers. We hang out on a Slack Workspace and support each other to do socially impactful work.
Minute (GOV.UK)
10 Downing StreetMinute is a secure AI transcription service that produces customisable summaries in the formats that public servants need.
Digital Trustees
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We're aiming to get digital on the agenda of every charity board in the UK.
As a national think tank, we are committed to proposing policy recommendations on emerging technologies based on the public needs of democracy and society and to offering the international community a unique Taiwanese perspective.
Congestion Pricing Tracker
Brown UniversityCurious whether Congestion Pricing is having an impact on commutes in NYC? Take a look to compare traffic data before and after Congestion Pricing
Sunstorm Foundation
Paris, FranceWe are seeding a future in which truth is a shared asset, and trust between citizens in Europe is fostered by transparency in the digital sphere.
A country’s EPI reflects the e-participation mechanisms that are deployed by the government as compared to all other countries.
This article proposes, and presents results from, an online technology platform and a methodology, which can help depolarize sectors of society, with the specific application to the current divisive post-war landscape within Colombia.
The E-Government Development Index presents the state of E-Government Development of the United Nations Member States.
Free Our Feeds
Washington, DCSave Social Media From Billionaire Capture.
The How We Need Now: A Capacity Agenda For 2025 And Beyond
United States of America (the)By Jennifer Pahlka and Andrew Greenway for the Niskanen Center
NLnet Foundation
Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)We support organisations and people who contribute to an open internet for all.
Generative Agent Simulations of 1,000 People
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USAStanford + DeepMind study that used LLMs to simulate people with AI agents based on a 2-hour interview
NGI0: Next Generation Internet podcast
Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)Conversations with the people building the Next Generation Internet (NGI). They’re working on free and open source technologies to make the internet more resilient, secure, trustworthy, accessible and human-centered.
DATUM STIFTUNG für Journalismus und Demokratie
Austria (Österreich)Die DATUM STIFTUNG für Journalismus und Demokratie leistet ganz konkrete und zielgerichtete Beiträge, um Qualität und Unabhängigkeit des Journalismus und damit seine Abwehrkräfte gegenüber autoritären Tendenzen zu stärken und verfolgt dabei eine systemische Herangehensweise.
"Google can turn your Discover feed into an AI-generated podcast" - The Verge
Watch Duty
Santa Rosa, California, USAWatch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.
The best open source [and non-profit] blog & newsletter platform
Publix
BerlinPublix is a new home for everyone who does journalism, shapes public opinion and strengthens democracy.
Accountability Lab Mexico
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoAccountability Lab Mexico is inspiring a national movement—led by civil society, on the ground, online and through the media—to celebrate, encourage and connect honest public servants.
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