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Connectivity

Explore 61 projects in the Connectivity category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

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The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST)

a data-driven online tool that to allows us to quickly and easily estimate the economic cost of Internet disruptions

Pakistan

Keystone Internet Coalition

The Keystone Internet Coalition (KIC) is an informal coalition of nonprofits, agencies, and individuals working to achieve digital equity in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania

Starlink cellular connectivity in disasters

Space X's Starlink unit was granted permission by the US FCC to activate a satellite connectivity option for Americans in hurricane zones

Redmond, WA
hurricanes

BLVD Harambee EII

The Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) is a collaboration between the Detroit Community Technology Project and a network of community organizations including BLVD Harambee.

Detroit, MI

Red Hook WiFi

Red Hook WiFi, a project ofย Red Hook Initiative (RHI), is a community-led effort to close the digital divide.

Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Myanmar Internet Project

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.

Myanmar
2022

MeshPoint One

MeshPoint One believes that access to Internet is one of basic human rights. Their mission is to enable Internet access and improve the quality of life for people in disaster struck areas. Also by empowering people in rural communities to take action to build their own village telecoms to address disadvantage, become more sustainable and increase local control. Currently, they are focused on Syrian refugees in Croatia.

European Union (EU)
refugees, migration, immigration

Intersection

Connecting brands and consumers

10 Hudson Yards, 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA

IODA (Internet Outage Detection and Analysis)

Monitor Macroscopic Internet Outages in Near Real-Time