Data Governance

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped the UNOCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data from informing and training humanitarians on data literacy.

As the spread of disinformation continues, CSOs and academic institutions are developing new ways to share data about the pandemic.

With racial unrest shedding new light on AI’s fairness problem, an open source tool developed with the help of Digital Impact aims for a more holistic fix.

A new guide from the Technology Association of Grantmakers, NetHope, NTEN, and TechSoup positions technology as a tool for overcoming adversity.

The pandemic has nonprofits accelerating their use of tech, overwhelming many whose operations aren’t designed for digital.

Prioritizing news distribution over reporting makes journalists and platforms active participants in spreading misinformation.

Police surveillance amid the pandemic underscores discriminatory policies against Black Americans.

Overreliance on platforms like Zoom could result in a further loss of rights for those adversely affected by predictive tech and the digital divide.

Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline is helping to build people-first digital infrastructures, one content moderation request at a time.

Digital Impact grantee JustFix.nyc is using New York City’s housing crisis to lay the groundwork for a nationwide movement built on public data.