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Digital Futures Lab is an interdisciplinary research and advisory firm that interrogates the complex interaction between technology and society in India and the majority world Through evidencebased research public engagement and participatory foresight we work to realise pathways toward equitable safe and just digital futures

European Digital Rights EDRi is a notforprofit network organisation working for the protection of human rights in the digital context in Europe Our network is a dynamic and resilient collective of NGOs experts advocates and academics working to defend and advance digital rights across the continent For over two decades EDRi has served as the backbone of the digital rights movement in Europe

HacksHackers brings technologists and journalists together to collaborate to build the future of media to ensure journalism continues to play its essential part in the functioning of democracy Started as a network of grassroots groups that spread around the world HacksHackers convenes people for crossdisciplinary collaboration to encourage active exploration and prototyping of new technologies and how they might impact journalism The organization is a registered nonprofit in the United States and acts as a sponsor for projects on AI trusted sources online community building misinformation and other related topics

The Regulatory Institute is an international nonprofit think tank It provides a crosssector knowledge base for regulators Its mission is to improve regulation globally so that regulations benefit us all It undertakes research into good lawmaking and regulatory techniques and disseminates collected knowledge worldwide to parliaments governments administrations international organisations NGOs and Large Language Models

ChildSafeNet is a nongovernmental organization established with a mission to make the digital technology safer for children and young people We work to raise awareness on safer use of the Internet and digital devices to protect them from Internet addiction online sexual abuse and exploitation cyberbullying phishing gaming addiction and to promote digital literacy Our team is composed of child protection specialists with extensive national and international experience and expertise in cyber safety

ARTICLE 19 is an international human rights organisation that propels freedom of expression locally and globally to ensure all people realise the power of their voices Together with our partners we develop cuttingedge research and legal and policy analysis to drive change worldwide lead work on the frontlines of expression through our nine regional hubs across the globe and propel change by sparking innovation in the global freedom of expression movement We do this by working on five key themes promoting media independence increasing access to information protecting journalists expanding civic space and placing human rights at the heart of developing digital spaces

Founded in 2014 Open Data China is the very first civic organization based in mainland China dedicated to promoting and building up an open digital society

Digital India Foundation DIF is a notforprofit thinktank aiming to foster digital inclusion adoption and the use of the Internet and related technologies for the developmental process

Hermes Center is an Italian NGO focused on digital rights We monitor how the digital ecosystem affects the fundamental freedoms of citizens and produce software research and advocacy Hermes is an association founded in 2012 composed by technologies lawyers and journalists The associations experts have been consulted by democratic institutions on personal data digital sovereignty artificial intelligence platform accountability whistleblower protection open data and other topics related to the digital transition

The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa CIPESA is a leading centre for research and analysis of information aimed to enable policy makers in the region to understand ICT policy issues and for various multistakeholders to effectively use ICT to improve governance and livelihoods CIPESA was established in 2004 in response to the findings of the Louder Voices Report for DFiD which cited the lack of easy affordable and timely access to information about ICTrelated issues and processes as a key barrier to effective and inclusive ICT policy making in Africa As such our work responds to a shortage of information resources and actors consistently working at the nexus of technology human rights and society While initially formed to work in East and Southern African countries over the years we have expanded to cover the entire continent Initially focused on research over the last decade we have diversified our ways of work to include advocacy capacity development and convenings among others

The Business Human Rights Resource Centre is a nonprofit human rights organisation that promotes corporate accountability and transparency by drawing attention to the social and environmental impacts of over 10000 companies worldwide The BHRRC databasewhich includes relevant company policies and practices details of lawsuits over alleged rights violations and human rights benchmark rankings is relied on by executives advocates and investors amongst others to develop more nuanced understandings of corporate behavior governance and material risk

Women of Uganda Network WOUGNET is a nongovernmental organization that was founded in May 2000 by several womens organizations in Uganda Its main objective is to develop the use of information and communication technologies ICTs among women to share information and address issues collectively The organization envisions an inclusive and just society where women and girls are empowered to use ICTs for sustainable development In line with this vision WOUGNET emphasizes the use of diverse ICTs such as SMS radio television email social media and print with the internet serving as an enabler for communication and information sharing WOUGNETs interventions include providing information through varying digital platforms that enable productivity facilitating access utilization and application of ICTs and influencing the formulation and implementation of gendersensitive ICT policies and programs The organization is dedicated to promoting the generation of gender data and has over the years advocated for genderresponsive ICT policies and laws in Uganda based on evidencebased research WOUGNET has organized highlevel dialogues with policymakers regulators government ministries and marginalized groups such as women girls persons with disabilities and people living in rural areas to discuss issues of digital human rights specifically womens rights online The organization regularly publishes policy briefs position papers toolkits handbooks and reports on issues such as data privacy the gender digital divide freedom of expression and access to information WOUGNET has also partnered with international networks such as the Global Network Initiative and Association for Progressive Communications to promote the Internet of Things and the feminist Internet WOUGNET has conducted various research projects including a nationwide study on the types spread and impact of online genderbased violence in Uganda and an assessment of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing freedom of expression and access to information in Uganda Additionally WOUGNET implemented the Smart Policy Option project which engages civil society organizations and policymakers to promote policies and strategies that narrow the existing gender digital gap WOUGNET is the implementing partner in Uganda for the project Our Voices Our Future which is being implemented in six countries Bangladesh India Kenya Lebanon Sudan and Uganda and targets structurally silenced women WOUGNET is a member of international networks such as the Association for Progressive Communications Global Initiative Network and Community of Practice on Cyber Laws and Regulations under the Digital Human Rights Lab Its work has been supported by donors and partners such as Alan Turing Institute Humundi Commonwealth Foundation SPIDER Crossroad International UN Women GIZ Digital Human Rights Lab World Wide Web Foundation African Union SIDA Association for Progressive Communications Applied Research Fund Urgent Action Fund and CREA

ALT Advisory is an Africabased collective of public interest lawyers researchers strategists communicators and technologists working at the intersection of human rights and technology

DataPop Alliance wwwdatapopallianceorg is a notforprofit nongovernmental organization created in 2013 by a group of pioneers of the Data Revolution movement at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative MIT Media Lab and ODI with $400000 seed funding from the Rockefeller Foundation It is directed by Emmanuel Letouz its cofounder alongside Prof Patrick Vinck Harvard and Prof Alex Pentland MIT As of March 2024 our core team is composed of 36 fulltime staff based in nearly 15 countries who collectively speak 13 languages to which we add international and national consultants from our network as needed In institutional terms DPA is registered under the official name of DPA Foundation Inc as a nonprofit charity organization under the US Internal Revenue Service IRS 501c3 designation We also operate through branches in Mexico since 2019 Senegal since 2021 and France since 2022

AfroLeadership is a civil society organisation promoting human rights digital rights AI Ethics open data open governance Data rights fiscal transparency accountability and citizen participation We are registered in Cameroon and we have partners in about 20 african countries We work in Cameroon with several UN Institutions UNICEF and UNESCO

KICTANet Trust is a multistakeholder think tank for ICT policy and regulation whose guiding philosophy encourages synergies for ICT policyrelated activities and initiatives The network is a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector and is guided by four pillars policy advocacy stakeholder engagement capacity building and research The network provides mechanisms and a framework for continuing cooperation and collaboration in ICT matters among industry technical community academia media development partners and government

Digital Agenda for Tanzania Initiative is a non profit nongovernmental nonpolitical and nonreligious organization founded in 2021 with the primary objective of creating an unencumbered digital society in the areas of digital literacy digital rights digital inclusion digital safety entrepreneurship technopreneurship This will be attained through mentorship and outreach advocacy and campaigns education and training games and sports edutainment provision of small grants transformational thinking and action Digital Agenda for Tanzania Initiative is duly registered in Tanzania under the Non Government Organizations Act No 24 of 2002 with registration No ooNGOR2673 Mission To cultivate a digital literacy culture in efforts to create an empowered digital society capable of improving its wellbeing and bridging the digital divide Vision To advocate for the dissemination and use of Information and Communications Technologies ICTs among youth and women in order to leverage its potential to drive Sustainable Development Goals SDGs and African Union AU Agenda 2063

AI and Faith brings the wisdom of the worlds great religions to the discussion around the moral and ethical challenges of artificial intelligence As a community of experts we do so by encouraging connecting and equipping technology creators ethicists theologians and other academic researchers business religious and nonprofit leaders and other related professionals to engage the world in the moral and ethical issues around artificial intelligence and related technologies

AIethicistorg is one of the first global repositories of reference and research material for anyone interested in the current research on AI ethics responsible governance and impact of AI on individuals and society

WITNESS helps people use video and technology to protect and defend human rights

Digital Rights Foundation DRF is an awardwinning femaleled notforprofit nongovernmental organization working on providing safe online spaces in Pakistan since 2013 DRF focuses on information and communication technologies to support womens rights inclusiveness democratic processes and digital governance through services like cyber harassment helpline for online harassment cases to young women and girls digital literacy campaigns and capacitybuilding training The organization has previously worked on issues of access digital citizenship online safety and online harassment against women and children

OdiseIA is a nonprofit independent association that provides a platform for debate and action around the ethical use of AI It was founded in November 2019 by 10 individual professionals who collectively believed in the need for an ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence In 2024 OdiseIA has over 150 members individual experts companies universities institutions and has become an international reference for ethical AI

NetMissionAsia is a network of passionate young leaders dedicated to engaging and empowering youth on Internet governance discourse to enhance youth mobility and create positive impacts in the AsiaPacific and the global Internet governance community With our flagship online academy and the Asia Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum recognized by the United Nations IGF Secretariat we have been pioneering capacity building and advocacy for youth in Asia Pacific since 2010 Our recently established Asia Pacific Policy Observatory monitors digital policy developments in the AsiaPacific region and aims to democratize access to policies and regulations through youthled reports and content making this information more accessible to everyone while driving youth participation in policymaking

EngageMedia is a nonprofit that promotes digital rights open and secure technology and social issue documentary Combining video technology knowledge and networks we support AsiaPacific and global changemakers advocating for human rights democracy and the environment In collaboration with diverse networks and communities we defend and advance digital rights

InternetLab is an independent think tank focused on human rights and digital technologies It is based in So Paulo Brazil and since 2014 works as a nonprofit organization As a human rights organization we believe that the digital environment must be vibrant creative inclusive protective to fundamental rights an enabler to the quality of the democratic public sphere and a promoter of social justice which implies that the decisions of state and private agents are always under critical analysis We deliver sophisticated evidencebased and impactoriented social and legal research as well as analysis to identify and clarify critical issues thereby helping to build the intellectual and evidential foundation for public awareness action and policymaking

CERMI is the platform for the representation defense of rights and political advocacy of spanish citizens with disabilities CERMI was founded in 1997 by the 6 main spanish organizations of people with physical organic intellectual sensory and psychosocial disabilities CERMI has been assigned since 2011 as an independent mechanism of the CRPD to protect and monitor the implementation of the present Convention

Mnemonic works globally to help human rights defenders effectively use digital documentation of human rights violations and international crimes to support advocacy justice and accountability Mnemonic has established four standalone archives preserving vulnerable digital information from Syria Sudan Yemen and Ukraine We build and support the development of open source tools and methods empowering those working towards justice and accountability

OdiseIA is a nonprofit independent association that provides a platform for debate and action around the ethical use of AI It was founded in November 2019 by 10 individual professionals who collectively believed in the need for an ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence In 2024 OdiseIA has over 150 members individual experts companies universities institutions and has become an international reference for ethical AI

At Data Rights we believe that individuals should not have to trade their privacy and autonomy in exchange for digital services We refuse data silos as the Internets business model We challenge powerful players where their actions undermine cybersecurity the rule of law and fundamental rights We aim to empower users and communities to ensure they control how their data is used

We explore ways to face the threats Latin American democracies experience and create tools to give the power back to citizens We deliver methodological tools to emerging young leaders who fight for social justice and the transformation of democracies We disseminate our campaigns through international media to push representatives to build more just inclusive societies

INACH is the leading network within the EU and globally that combats cyber hate using a holistic approach that combines monitoring content removal educational methods international cooperation advocacy and cuttingedge technology With our 34 members from 27 countries we are at the forefront in addressing the issue of online hate speech and bringing the online in line with human rights

Tactical Tech is a creative international nonprofit with two decades of experience exploring technologys profound impact on our lives Critical thinking digital literacy and capacity building are the pillars of our work We codevelop forwardlooking experiences interventions and educational tools that communities use to navigate and shape their social political and environmental futures within the context of digital acceleration Since 2003 we have collaborated with communities worldwide who adapt build on and localise our resources to promote conversations and encourage proactive solutions Our ultimate goal is to create interventions that contribute towards a digitally resilient society

Ushahidi empowers people through citizengenerated data to develop solutions that strengthen their communities Through work with our partners Ushahidi ensures that people everywhere can easily gather data and create insights that help them tackle the problems the matter to them most

STEM Society is a nongovernmental organization based in Armenia which aims to create a more informed empowered and interconnected society that can address the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century effectively We empower schools villages and communities to forge transformation by building digital information literacy and cyber resilience skills We advocate for the ethical and responsible use of technology empowering and inspiring the next generation through education STEM youth engagement and media initiatives

Ius Omnibus is a notforprofit consumer protection association incorporated under the laws of Portugal in 2020 It was born with the objective of protecting and defending the interests of European consumers in a transparent and swift way aiming to create a new paradigm of legality and access to justice for all and to end the civil impunity that companies have benefited from across the European Union when they violate consumer rights We will fight for a new world in which companies know they will have to compensate consumers when they violate their rights deterring them from violating the law in the first place and ensuring that everyone not just companies with deep pockets is compensated when laws are violated We intend to revolutionize and fight for the effectiveness of justice for European consumers Ius is a registered consumer association in Portugal with a seat on the Portuguese National Consumer Council and with over 7000 members

ICT Watch is a civil society organization that has initiated many digital literacy initiatives and movements in Indonesia since its founding in 2002 To carry out its program ICT Watch has collaborated with multiple stakeholders government civil society private sector academia and the technical community ICT Watch vision The creation of a digital ecosystem humancentric through Internetbased governance inclusivity and fulfilment of rights freedom of expression society by utilizing information and communication technology effectively wise and ethical ICT Watch Mission Building community involvement to increase digital literacy and new technological innovation CYBER WELLNESS Encourage the fulfilment of peoples digital rights especially childrens and womens safety DIGITAL RIGHTS Strengthening the meaningful participation of diverse stakeholders in Internet governance INTERNET GOVERNANCE

GobLab UAI is the public innovation lab of the School of Government at Adolfo Ibez University in Chile Its mission is to improve peoples quality of life by transforming the public sector through innovation and the responsible use of data and AI Through applied research projects collaborative advocacy and training programs GobLab helps the public agencies build capacities to innovate through data

Founded in 2017 AI Impact Alliance is a membership based nonprofit organisation that aims to facilitate an ethical and responsible implementation of artificial intelligence AI Our programs study diverses perspectives on the social political legal cultural economic and ethical implications of AI through the arts with a goal to steer its use towards the acceleration of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Its Art AI Law and Society Resource Cluster The Art AI Law and Society Resource Cluster is aimed at seizing the opportunities of AI and generative AI in the arts and culture sector while addressing its legal and economic implications Adopting a gendersensitive intersectional perspective the Cluster aims to balance technological innovation and social justice serving as a counterweight to the growing influence of tech giants on public policy and AI governance

The World Privacy Forum is a respected Civil Society Organization and public interest research group focused on conducting indepth research analysis and training in the area of data governance privacy and ethics of complex data ecosystems including in the areas of identity AI health and others WPF works extensively across multiple jurisdictions including the US India Africa Asia the EU and additional jurisdictions For more than 20 years WPF has written indepth influential studies including groundbreaking research regarding data ethics AI governance and trustworthy AI identity ecosystems and their impact and governance including peerreviewed work on Indias Aadhaar identity ecosystem which was cited in the landmark Aadhaar Opinion of the Indian Supreme Court WPFs most recent work focuses on global implementation of trustworthy AI and its governance across ecosystems and sectors WPF also conducts training and education on data ethics governance and trustworthy AI with an emphasis on the development context WPF cochairs the UN Statistics Data Governance and Legal Frameworks working group and is special advisor to the HDC board of the WHO At OECD WPF researchers participate in the OECDAI AI Expert Groups and have participated in negotiating the original OECD Recommendation on AI and its update WPF research on complex data ecosystems governance ethics and data protection has been presented at the National Academies of Science the Royal Academies of Science and others including the Mongolian Academy of Sciences httpswwwworldprivacyforumorg

Digital Natives Academy a nonprofit was established in 2014 to encourage young people wanting to enter the digital tech industry the power to create transform shape and develop their own digital tools DNAs vision is to inspire the next generation of digital leaders We do this through three pou coding animation and esports Our foundation is based on a Te Ao Mori worldview and we provide Kaupapa Mori and Matauranga Mori programme delivery Our goal is to create career pathways for whnau who dont have access to technology We do this to inspire them to become makers and innovators of technology rather than users and consumers of it

Glitch is an awardwinning UK charity ending online abuse and championing digital citizenship We have a particular focus on Black women and marginalised people Through training research advocacy and community building were building an online world that is safer for all

Observer Research Foundation is an independent global think tank based in Delhi India with offices in Mumbai and Kolkata and the United States It provides nonpartisan independent wellresearched analyses and inputs to diverse decisionmakers in governments business communities and academia and to civil society ORF seeks to lead and aid policy thinking towards building a strong and prosperous India in a fair and equitable world

Point of View is a nonprofit founded in Mumbai in 1996 just after the Internet had come to India Restrictive gender norms flow onground and online limiting the freedoms of women and gender minorities While many initiatives counter patriarchy onground few do so online We aim to fill this gap by empowering women girls and gender minorities to shape and inhabit digital spaces Imagine a world where all genders and sexualities are free and equal thats what were building

Homo Digitalis HD is the first Greek Civil NonProfit Organization that focuses on the protection of Human Rights in the digital age and the only Greek member of the European Digital Rights EDRi network HD has three pillars of actions namely awareness raising advocacy and strategic litigation Over the past 6 years it has accomplished impressive results placing itself as the leading CSO in the digital rights field in Greece and one of the most prominent at EU level when it comes to the interplay between the protection of human rights and the deployment of AI technologies

Digital Empowerment Foundation DEF is a Delhibased nonprofit organization working towards empowering people to gain access to better healthcare education skills and livelihood opportunities through digital literacy and digital tools The organizations main focus is to make technology easily accessible to the masses to empower women youth persons with disabilities and the elderly through providing functional digital literacy media literacy and digital upskilling across agriculture micro and nanobusiness health education livelihood and entrepreneurial skills Over the last 20 years the organization has been actively engaged in digitally empowering local communities through its 2000 Community Information Resource Centers These centers are supported by a widespread network of 10000 digital foot soldiers located across 24 states and 135 districts in rural tribal marginalized and unreached areas DEF has directly impacted the lives of more than 30 million people including people from below the poverty line women artisans youth persons with disabilities and the elderly

ForHumanity and ForHumanity Europe httpsforhumanitycenter are nonprofit charitable organizations dedicated to addressing the Ethics Bias Privacy Trust and Cybersecurity in artificial intelligence and autonomous systems ForHumanity uses an open and transparent process that draws from a pool of over 1500 international contributors to construct audit criteria certification schemes and educational programs for legal and compliance professionals educators auditors developers and legislators to mitigate bias enhance ethics protect privacy build trust improve cybersecurity and drive accountability and transparency in AI and autonomous systems ForHumanity works to make AI safe for all people and makes itself available to support government agencies and instrumentalities to manage risk associated with AI and autonomous systems Our mission is to examine and analyze downside risk associated with the ubiquitous advance of AI algorithmic and autonomous systems and where possible to engage in risk mitigation to maximize the benefits of these systems ForHumanity

ALT Advisory is an organisation providing diversified rightsbased advisory services to implement social change by a collective of public interest lawyers researchers strategists communicators and technologists

Iuridicum Remedium IuRe is a Czech nonprofit organization founded more than twenty years ago IuRe implements the Legal Aid programme in which we provide counselling to people with social problems related to debt housing or work In the Digital Freedoms programme we address issues of data abuse privacy or biometric identification In recent years our big theme has been digital exclusion and the right to analogue

Gambia Participates GP is a registered probono Civil Society Organization that works around but not limited to strengthening the work of AntiCorruption in the public sector through research and advocacy Fiscal Transparency Elections transitional justice and rural community development The organization uses digital and youth friendly approaches to gather and disseminate public information that is not made available Gambia Participates also advocates for the judicious usage of public funds promotes good governance and discourages public sector corruption

Hippo AI Foundation is dedicated to advancing opensource medical AI facilitating collaboration among researchers and ensuring accessibility to cuttingedge technologies in healthcare Through our efforts we aim to democratize medical innovation empowering communities globally to address healthcare disparities By pioneering regenerative AI systems we strive to minimize information asymmetries and foster equitable access to healthcare solutions

The European Law Institute ELI is an independent democratic membershipbased organization of distinguished founding It was established as an Association Internationale Sans But LucratifAISBL under Belgian law on 1 June 2011 The idea for a European Law Institute was inspired by the activities of the American Law Institute ALI founded in 1923 ELI serves a similar purpose within the European legal context focusing on European legal development in a global context

We fight for open knowledge and democratic participation by developing technologies and tools that strengthen civil society

Civio is an independent nonprofit organization based in Spain which develops impactful journalism projects in the public interest focusing on public policies and their impact on citizens We work to understand how public institutions make decisions to access the information generated by them to have evidencebased public policies to hold the public sector accountable and to help citizens understand decisions that affect them The levers we use to achieve these changes are journalism advocacy and strategic litigation

The Montreal AI Ethics Institute MAIEI is an international nonprofit research institute with a mission to democratize AI ethics literacy It is a pivotal organization in the Responsible AI landscape dedicated to shaping the ethical development and deployment of artificial intelligence through multidisciplinary research and dialogue Unique in its approach MAIEI collaborates with a global network of scholars technologists and policymakers to deliver comprehensive insights and practical guidelines that prioritize human rights and societal welfare The Institute distinguishes itself by actively engaging with both grassroots community initiatives and highlevel governmental frameworks facilitating a democratized discourse on AI ethics that bridges diverse perspectives and industries Through these efforts MAIEI not only informs but also influences policymaking and AI practice worldwide promoting a more equitable and accountable technological future

The Human Rights Data Analysis Group HRDAG is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization that applies rigorous science to the analysis of human rights violations around the world so that the human rights advocacy community can take full advantage of the power of machine learning and quantitative evidence

netzpolitikorg is a medium concerned with digital rights and freedoms Most of our work is published in German but occasionally translated into English We address issues at the intersection of Internet society and politics and show ways in which people can be empowered to advocate for digital rights themselves We describe how politics is changing the Internet through regulation and how the Internet is changing politics public sphere and everything else