Technology
What Kind of World Is AI Building?
The ideologies behind today's most powerful technology
Tag: Open Source
Nonprofits & NGOs
Exit to Open
In a difficult time when many nonprofits will be forced to close, nonprofit leaders and funders must act to preserve data and other intangible assets.
Technology
Reimagining Our High-Tech World
Although digital technology and society are increasingly and inextricably linked, digital technology must develop in service of society. We must first define the type of society we want and then determine how best to use technology’s potential to realize it. | Open access to this article is made possible by the Omidyar Network.
Nonprofits & NGOs
The Invention of Digital Civil Society
For nearly three decades, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has led the fight to protect people’s digital rights, incubating allied organizations and offering free security tools to nonprofits. Can it continue to uphold its mission? From the Summer 2019 issue.
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An Open-Data Approach to Transform Grantmaking
Proposals for grants can offer a wealth of ideas and information to the nonprofit community, if foundations take the right steps.
Technology
Open Source Software Is Philanthropy
When properly supported, open source software can spark innovation, accelerate social good, and ultimately help change the world.
Collaboration
Sharing Is Daring
Sage Bionetworks is transforming the culture of biomedical research with open-source methods.
Civic Engagement
The Moment for Participatory Democracy
Three civic engagement models that can help bring the voices of everyday citizens into public life.
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Economic Development
An Overview of Free Innovation
New findings on the large scale and importance of innovation by consumers fundamentally change how we understand the innovation process.
Review
Security
Information Isn’t Just Power
We should care about who is able to control and distribute data, but information is more than just a commodity.