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Not all CivTech Is Made Equal

Paula Berman & Deborah Tien

Brazil | Australia

We have been impressed by what is happening in the civic technology ecosystem in Taiwan. By documenting specific initiatives, exploring the history underpinning this work, and comparing and contrasting with parallel initiatives in the USA, we hope to reveal underlying principles and recommendations for other ecosystems.

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Education & The Epistemic Ecosystem

Megan Bogia

United States

This project seeks to understand (1) what does a healthy epistemic ecosystem look like, (2) what should universities’ role be within that ecosystem, and (3) what policies can we develop to incentivize healthy behavior.

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SonR

Tracey Bowen

Indonesia

SonR allows users to make money whilst listening to their favourite music. It is a decentralised Data Union app connecting users to the burgeoning data economy, facilitating the collection, aggregation and sale of their generated data using the Streamr network. SonR addresses the unequal power balance between Big Tech and users of streaming platforms offering greater autonomy and value for users.

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OS City

Jesus Cepeda

Mexico

Powered by the newest technologies, OS City helps authorities to provide citizen-centric digital services.

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The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation

Jack Henderson & Saeed Valadbaygi

United States | Canada

GCRI is a distributed resource and decentralized network committed to accelerating public participation in research, policymaking, and development programs. Our goal is to create a unique nexus where civil society meets and engages the academy, industry, and government to make smarter decisions toward more resilient, democratic, and prosperous communities.

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Hamilton

Sidney Li & Allison Tam

United States | United Kingdom

By aligning technology, market mechanisms, and genuine connections, Hamilton helps large organizations fully celebrate diversity in their workforce and create trusting, productive spaces of community. Our platform leverages data insights to support a non-monetary marketplace that brings colleagues together across silos, with good deeds that transcend workplace projects.

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Public Goods x Cuba

Elena V. Molina

Cuba | Spain

Public Goods x Cuba will be an event series on strengthening civic cooperation and rethinking our future, with a focus on Cuba. It strives to serve as a meeting point for local and international communities looking for solutions to reduce inequality, build a more cooperative social life and heal political divides.

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Unbuilt Ventures

Sato Ozawa

Australia

Unbuilt is a project aiming to democratise entrepreneurial finance. The project addresses both sides of finance; venture financial inclusion to social entrepreneurs and the fairness of ownership and distributions.

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opportunity.coop

Douglas Powell

United States

A collective action platform for funding and scaling cooperatives

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Amicable Metropolitan Area (AMA)

Emilio Sempris

Panama

AMA´s main objective is to enhance informed civic participation in urban planning and development in Panama´s metropolitan area. Through geographic information systems, quadratic voting, quadratic funding, and polis, citizens will build plausible economic, social, environmental, and governance scenarios for their streets, communities, townships, and municipalities. The project will launch online on April 15th, 2021.

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Govrn

Aaron Soskin & Christine Vandevoorde

United States

Govrn is building the next generation of politics and governance by using Outcome-Based Donations to re-align existing political incentives to work for the people. Their platform is providing the base layer for the new paradigm of Open Source Politics and Composable Governance.

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VeilOS

Raymond Yeh

Singapore

VeilOS is a platform which can be used for online deliberation, governance or good distribution. The platform uses zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) to allow users to prove that they are part of an organisation without revealing their actual identities.

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