If people cannot easily connect to digital tools in an equitable manner, civic tech will fail to address existing power imbalances in society.
Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It
2018 Book by Susan Crawford
Brightest COVID-19 Relief
- www.brightest.io
- Assistive and Accessible Tech, Connectivity, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Engagement Projects, Help out, Marketplaces and clearinghouses, Nonprofit tech, Pro bono and volunteer, Resource matching and sharing, Social and financial connections
Connecting coronavirus relief and aid orgs with support
Brightest, Atlantic Avenue, Br...
Pennsylvania Broadband Test
Broadband connectivity is crucial for access to the modern economy, as well as engagement in contemporary civic and political life. Without adequate study of the availability of broadband connectivity, policymakers are left in the dark as they design programs to modernize communications infrastructure and ensure that telecommunications companies provide broadband/Internet service at the minimum speeds required to take full advantage of online resource.
Pennsylvania...
Internet Universality Indicators (ROAM-X)
- en.unesco.org
- Adjacent Fields, Connectivity, Evaluate impact, Foundational layers, Indicators, The People
A map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human Rights (R), evaluating its Openness (O) and Accessibility (A), and assessing the involvement of Multistakeholder actors (M) in its governance
UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Par...
The Internet Master Plan NYC
- tech.cityofnewyork.us
- Active battles, Adjacent Fields, Community wifi, Connectivity, Foundational layers, The People
The Internet Master Plan is a new vision for broadband infrastructure and service in New York City.
New York City...
Michigan Moonshot
The Michigan Moonshot aims to leverage public and private partnerships to connect everyone in rural Michigan, regardless of geography.
Netfreedom Pioneers
- www.netfreedompioneers.org
- Adjacent Fields, Circumvention tech, Connectivity, Digital security and privacy, Foundational layers
We are a technology nonprofit committed to inspire and bring positive social change to the world. We harness the medium of innovative, digital technology to promote education, learning, and empowerment - the building blocks to lasting change.
Online & Underground
Internet access in major global subway networks
Netblocks
NetBlocks is an open technology platform that helps communities around the world detect and measure internet shutdowns, social media filtering and throttling in real-time.
Neighborly Networks Accelerator
- neighborly.com
- Adjacent Fields, Build something, Connectivity, Foundational layers, The People, Toolkits
Let’s work together on your broadband project.
Outline VPN offered in Zimbabwe
- medium.com
- Adjacent Fields, Circumvention tech, Connectivity, Digital security and privacy, Foundational layers
CITE in Zimbabwe and Code for Africa have partnered to make Outline from Jigsaw available to news organisations and CSOs. It means VPN can be rolled out on their own servers to connect to the internet and keep communication private and safe.
Zimbabwe...
Open Tech Fund
- www.opentech.fund
- Adjacent Fields, Connectivity, Digital security and privacy, Foundational layers, Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
SUPPORTING INTERNET FREEDOM WORLDWIDE Without Fear of Repressive Censorship or Surveillance.
2025 M Street Northwest, Washi...
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...
Intersection
Connecting brands and consumers
10 Hudson Yards, 10th Avenue, ...
San José Digital Inclusion Fund
San José’s ambitious goal is to bring broadband connectivity and digital skills to 50,000 households over the course of the next decade - and this initiative explicitly earmarks funding to achieve this goal.
San Jose, California, USA...
IP Observatory
- ip-observatory.org
- Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Civic maps, Connectivity, Data visualization, Foundational layers, Mapping, The Tech
Internet insights for social good
Monash University, Wellington ...
New York City, NY, USA...
Briar Project
Secure messaging, anywhere
Digital Stewards Detroit
- www.alliedmedia.org
- Adjacent Fields, Connectivity, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone, Foundational layers
This training prepares teams of community organizers, people with construction skills, and techies to design and deploy communications infrastructure with a commitment to the Detroit Digital Justice Principles.
New America Resilient Mesh Wireless initiative
The Resilient Mesh Wireless project is a series of local networks serving small businesses combined with community-based trainings in Sandy-affected areas.
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USA...
BRCK
Access the internet simply and reliably where you are. BRCK is a rugged, self powered, cloud enabled wifi hotspot router with built in fail-overs.
Curated by Georgia Bullen
Executive Director, Simply Secure
Georgia (@georgiamoon) has been an advocate in the internet health movement through her work and passion around issues such as net neutrality, security, privacy, and equitable access to technology. Her work has focused on the intersection of human-centered design, urban space, and technology – specifically, how technology intersects with human rights, e.g access to information and the right to communicate. She has a background in human-centered design, data visualization, urban planning and software development, and is an advocate for diversity in technology.
Georgia studied Urban Planning at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon. She joins Simply Secure after 6 years with New America's Open Technology Institute. Her previous work and projects are available at georgiabullen.com.
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