We will situate all our key research questions about the intersection of tech, data and civil society within a justice framework that examines or surfaces power dynamics.
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Digital ID: What we’ve been up to and where we’re headed
Last September, we started working on a research project looking at the effects of digital identification on local communities. We’ve been in touch with many people, organisations and institutions who are thinking about digital identification systems in different ways, and we’ve developed some exciting research methods. We’re excited to share a bit of what we’ve […]
How we approached consent and security in our digital ID research
العربية | Español | Français At the outset of our research project on digital ID, we aimed to design consent and data management processes that uphold the dignity and rights of the communities in our study. As we’ve noted, it is often unclear whether communities purportedly being offered “informed consent” actually have the space to […]
Takeaways from the Digital Verification Corps Summit
Last week, I had the privilege of spending three days on the Berkeley campus with the Digital Verification Corps, (DVC) the student cohort that has been driving video verification, processing, and high velocity support to process video for Amnesty International investigations and other human rights investigations.
When ‘Keeping Resources Updated’ Means Retirement
We’re retiring The Compiler – not because we think that the mission of it is any less important, but because we think it’s time to focus our energies on other ways of achieving that mission.
What does it take to fund + build a more equitable tech and human rights ecosystem?
It will come as no surprise to many activists, organisations and grantmakers that there are large asymmetries of power in our community. Current funding models are seen to further entrench this imbalance, but we believe it doesn’t have to be this way. We’ve witnessed a great deal of willingness and interest on all sides to […]
Amnesty International’s Digital Verification Corps: new networks and methods for human rights research
Amnesty International has been working on a range of initiatives, including Amnesty Decoders, a microtasking platform that lets volunteers contribute to human rights investigations online, and DatNav, a guide to navigating and integrating digital data in human rights research.
[Closed] Call for researchers: understanding digital threats to activists
We are looking to work with multiple researchers, from different regions, to explore the digital threats that activists face.
From shared concerns to productive frictions: on the intersections of digital rights and environmental/climate justice
Here are some early findings from our research on intersections between digital rights and environmental/climate justice.
If the tool fits… launching our research on how transparency and accountability initiatives choose technology tools
Today, we’re launching our research into how transparency and accountability initiatives in Kenya and South Africa choose digital technology tools. We’re publishing it all on this microsite: https://toolselect.theengineroom.org. To find out more about what’s in it, read on: