Connectivity
If people cannot easily connect to digital tools in an equitable manner, civic tech will fail to address existing power imbalances in society.
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Keystone Internet Coalition
The Keystone Internet Coalition (KIC) is an informal coalition of nonprofits, agencies, and individuals working to achieve digital equity in Pennsylvania.
Meshtastic
An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices Learn More Get Started Donate
The Connectivity Policy Corps
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) and Public Knowledge are excited to announce the launch of the Connectivity Policy Corps (CPC), a groundbreaking program designed to shape broadband and...
Wi-Fi Caucus
Initially founded in 2018, the Wi-Fi Caucus is dedicated to assisting Members of Congress in better understanding how Wi-Fi benefits the American public, consumers, economy, and the larger geopolitica...
Microsoft Airband
The Microsoft Airband initiative was launched to bring transformative connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Microsoft US Broadband Usage Percentages
We are publishing this dataset we developed as part of our efforts with Microsoft’s Airband Initiative to help close the rural broadband gap.
bitchat
bitchat is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks.
Jangala
Jangala is a technology charity dedicated to providing essential internet access globally, with the goal of connecting 4 million people to the internet by 2030. Founded in 2015 as a volunteer initia...
MeshPoint One
MeshPoint One believes that access to Internet is one of basic human rights. Their mission is to enable Internet access and improve the quality of life for people in disaster struck areas. Also by emp...
Crowdapps
Web apps and solutions for Municipalities & Regions
Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network (AWMN)
The Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network is a non-profit wireless community that aims to develop, use and promote a wireless broadband network in the wider Athens area.
Rayhunter
A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying
Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD)
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed Internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs.
FCC National Broadband Map
This map displays where Internet services are available across the United States, as reported by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to the FCC. The map will be updated continuously to improve its accur...
Private Alert System
Alert people privately through a system that protect their privacy - without texts, emails or phone calls.
The 2022 Ranking Digital Rights Telco Giants Scorecard
Ranking Digital Rights's inaugural Telco Giants Scorecard reveals that telecom companies, despite being gatekeepers of the internet for most of the world, are less transparent overall and more suscept...
Myanmar Internet Project
The Myanmar Internet Project was established in 2022 by a collective of researchers, practitioners and advocates with years of experience tracking developments in the Myanmar digital space.
Breakout program
The Breakout Program is a $250,000 seed funding initiative launched by eQualitie to support innovations in digital communication that can withstand network shutdowns and censorship of global connectiv...
Broadband Consumer Labels
Broadband Labels (Internet de Banda Ancha Etiquetas - en español) are designed to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost and performance of high-speed internet serv...
Starlink cellular connectivity in disasters
Space X's Starlink unit was granted permission by the US FCC to activate a satellite connectivity option for Americans in hurricane zones
Community Network Map
This map shows municipal networks across the United States.
Open Measurement Gatherings (OMG)
Convening internet measurement groups with an established practice of working in the open to collaborate and converge on best practices, methodologies, and complementary approaches for the collecting...
Fund for Internet Strengthening in Latin America and the Caribbean
The FRIDA Program site is the platform that collects the types of funds to which you can apply and the projects financed since 2004.
Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI)
Using Technology to Empower Rural and urban last mile communities across Nigeria
National Digital Inclusion Alliance
National Digital Inclusion Alliance advances digital equity by supporting community programs and equipping policymakers to act.
Portable Network Kits
The Portable Network Kit (PNK) is a wireless network in a suitcase that helps people understand how to build their own mini-internet – and with it, how the internet works and might be owned and govern...
North Korea Information Technology Incubator (NKITI)
Created by NetFreedom Pioneers, the NKITI is designed to lower the entry barriers for technical individuals and organizations seeking to develop new information access solutions for the DPRK, and to s...
Measurement Lab
Measure the Internet, save the data, and make it universally accessible and useful.
Индекс связности сети
Общество защиты интернета (ОЗИ) проводит мониторинг связности в Сети. Индекс связности обновляется ежедневно и чем он больше — тем лучше.
IODA (Internet Outage Detection and Analysis)
Monitor Macroscopic Internet Outages in Near Real-Time
Moja WiFi
Moja WiFi is a turnkey Solution for monetizing public WiFi networks
Red Hook WiFi
Red Hook WiFi, a project of Red Hook Initiative (RHI), is a community-led effort to close the digital divide.
Connect Humanity
We work with communities to build the internet infrastructure and skills they need to participate fully in a digital society
State of Digital Inequity
The report is based on a survey of 7,500+ civil society organizations (CSOs) from 136 countries who answered questions about the barriers that they, and the communities they serve, face when it comes...
Critical Infrastructure Lab
the critical infrastructure lab aims to create space to co-develop alternative infrastructural futures that center people and planet over profit and capital.
Colorado Broadband Hub
The Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) leads the statewide effort to expand broadband coverage and quality for all Coloradans and coordinates all broadband efforts for Colorado.
City of Seattle Digital Equity Grants
2023 applications for digital equity grant opportunities from the City of Seattle are now open for organizations and community groups looking to help close the digital divide. This year, the City is o...
SpaceX Starshield
Starshield leverages SpaceX's Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for gov...
BLVD Harambee EII
The Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) is a collaboration between the Detroit Community Technology Project and a network of community organizations including BLVD Harambee.
The Markup's ISP investigation data
Open data from an investigation of disparate outcomes in internet deals across 38 major cities in the United States.
City of Boston Digital Equity Assessment
This study documents the rise of competitive broadband service in Boston; describes steadily increasing City efforts to close gaps in broadband affordability, devices, and skills; characterizes the re...
Helium
Blockchain-based connectivity network for decentralized wireless infrastructure
Community Tech NY
Community-owned internet infrastructure
Database of US States with Dedicated Broadband Offices, Task Forces, Agencies, or Funds
by Pew Charitable Trusts
Measurement Lab Research Fellows 2022
Measurement Lab is seeking three Research Fellows to expand Internet performance research beyond the measurement and optimization for bandwidth. Fellows will utilize M-Lab’s longitudinal, open dataset...
NYC Mesh
A mesh network for NYC
The Internet Master Plan NYC
The Internet Master Plan is a new vision for broadband infrastructure and service in New York City.
The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST)
a data-driven online tool that to allows us to quickly and easily estimate the economic cost of Internet disruptions
San José Digital Inclusion Fund
San José’s ambitious goal is to bring broadband connectivity and digital skills to 50,000 households over the course of the next decade - and this initiative explicitly earmarks funding to achieve thi...
Michigan Moonshot
The Michigan Moonshot aims to leverage public and private partnerships to connect everyone in rural Michigan, regardless of geography.