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Research And Policy Centers

Explore 274 projects in the Research And Policy Centers category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

274 projects

NYU Visualization and Data Analytics Research Center (VIDA)

The Visualization and Data Analytics Research Center at NYU consists of computer scientists who work closely with domain experts to apply the latest advances in computing to problems of critical societal importance, and simultaneously generate hypotheses and methods that new data sources and data types demand.

New York University

Programme on the Governance of Emerging Technologies

This OII research programme investigates legal, ethical, and social aspects of AI, machine learning, and other emerging information technologies.

Oxford, UK

The International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO)

The International Public Policy Observatory finds, distils and shares the best global evidence for policy practice across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

London

Critical Infrastructure Lab

the critical infrastructure lab aims to create space to co-develop alternative infrastructural futures that center people and planet over profit and capital.

2023

The IDA B. WELLS Just Data Lab

The IDA B. WELLS Just Data Lab brings together students, educators, activists, and artists to develop a critical and creative approach to data conception, production, and circulation. Our aim is to rethink and retool data for justice.

racial equity

Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)

The STOA Panel, established in 1987, provides the EP with independent expert assessment of techno-scientific developments and related policy options.

Brussels

PeaceTech Living Learning Community

Exploring the intersection of peace-building and technology—critically reflecting on the social impact of technology and fostering the creation of “tech for good.”

Waterloo, ON, Canada
peace, universities
https://citizenlab.ca/ActiveOpen-source

The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto

The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security.

Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

GloTech Lab @ UMass

Global Technology for Social Justice Lab (GloTech) is a hub for interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of critical tech studies and global studies.