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Economic development

Projects that seek to improve economic development in new ways.

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Mapistry
mapistry.com

Mapistry

Created for businesses with air and water permits who want one software for inspections, emissions calculations, and reporting - that operations actually uses.

San Francisco
Mapping tools, Regulation, Environmental data
Transfr Trek
transfrinc.com/products/career-exploration

Transfr Trek

Transfr Trek helps learners traverse the three phases of career exploration and onboard to career pathways in high-growth industries.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR, MR), Upskilling, Economic development
CareerViewXR
careerviewxr.bemorecolorful.com

CareerViewXR

Explore amazing careers with CareerViewXR, an immersive career exploration platform that brings the jobsite to you.

Fargo, ND
Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR, MR), Upskilling, Economic development
CareerLabsVR
careerlabsvr.com

CareerLabsVR

With CareerLabsVR, job seekers dive into a fully immersive and interactive experience; exploring careers and completing job-specific tasks.

Ontario
Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR, MR), Upskilling, Economic development
Interplay Learning Career Exploration
interplaylearning.com/career-exploration

Interplay Learning Career Exploration

With Career Exploration from Interplay, learners can virtually explore skilled trades careers like HVAC, plumbing, multi-family maintenance, and electrical using hands-on 3D simulations.

Austin, TX
Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR, MR), Upskilling, Economic development
Tech901
tech901.org

Tech901

A Memphis-based nonprofit providing affordable, targeted IT training and professional development to facilitate IT business growth in the city.

Memphis, TN
since 2015
Economic development, Upskilling
noi.bz.it

NOI Techpark

South Tyrol’s growing innovation district.

Bolzano, Italy
Economic development
LatinoProsperity
latinoprosperity.org

LatinoProsperity

LatinoProsperity is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the Latino wealth gap through national, state, and local advocacy.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Economic development
Latinx
SparkBlue
sparkblue.org

SparkBlue

Welcome to SparkBlue, a platform for development practitioners to exchange knowledge, share expertise, engage with peers, and help shape a knowledge base to drive solutions for sustainable development...

Economic development, Knowledgebase platforms, Online forums
United Nations, United Nations Development Programme
Downtown Revitalization Playbook
downtownplaybook.org

Downtown Revitalization Playbook

You want to support downtown redevelopment but aren’t sure where to start. This playbook is for you.

Appalachian Mountains
since 2023
Economic development, Playbooks and design principles
towns, local, guides
Community Engagement Center
communityengagementcenter.com/home

Community Engagement Center

Gamifying Civic Engagement to Rebuild Community Wealth

Sacramento, California
since 2023
Games and gamification, Economic development
Sakepedia and Code for SAKE
sakepedia.code4sake.org

Sakepedia and Code for SAKE

Crowdsourced project to collect data on sake and sake breweries from across Japan, integrates lost historical data, and utilizes digital technology to establish stronger connections between producers...

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵
Civic maps, Crowdsourcing, Economic development
culture
CircuLaw
circulaw.nl

CircuLaw

Unlocking regulatory innovation for the circular economy transition.

Amsterdam
since 2021
Economic development, Govtech, Policy explainers
sustainability, Sustainable cities and communities, supply chain
Pix
pix.org

Pix

Pix is an online platform open for everyone to assess, develop, and certify your digital skills

France 🇫🇷
since 2016
Upskilling, Economic development, Digital literacy
Using publicly available satellite imagery and deep learning to understand economic well-being in Africa
nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16185-w

Using publicly available satellite imagery and deep learning to understand economic well-being in Africa

Article in Nature by Christopher Yeh, Anthony Perez, Anne Driscoll, George Azzari, Zhongyi Tang, David Lobell, Stefano Ermon & Marshall Burke

Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA
Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, Satellites
No poverty
Coders Beyond Borders
codersbeyondborders.org

Coders Beyond Borders

Coders Beyond Borders: Empowering newcomers with essential tech skills for seamless integration and success in Europe’s tech landscape.

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
Upskilling, Economic development, Data science for social good
refugees, No poverty, Peace, justice, and strong institutions
WorkMoney
workmoney.org

WorkMoney

Connects Americans to public resources that help them lower their bills

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2020
Access social benefits, Economic development
No poverty
Digital Refugee Project (Stateles.ID)
digitalrefugee.xyz

Digital Refugee Project (Stateles.ID)

Building a Digital Ecosystem for Refugees

Identity, Decentralization, Access social benefits
refugees
Code for All_
codeforall.com

Code for All_

Tech upskilling platform including Máquina de Identificação de Talento (MIT), "para avaliar o potencial de requalificação dos trabalhadores e, assim, agilizar a seleção de candidatos para formação"

Lisbon
Artificial Intelligence, Upskilling, Economic development
AgriStack
agristack.gov.in

AgriStack

Agri Stack is the digital foundation being set up by the government to make it easier to bring various stakeholders together to improve agriculture in India and enable better outcomes and results for...

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
since 2024
Govtech, Tech for public challenges, Economic development
agriculture, India (Government of)
Digital Public Goods Charter
dpgcharter.org

Digital Public Goods Charter

The DPG Charter is a multi-stakeholder campaign to align and mobilize diverse stakeholders and initiatives around a compelling shared vision for digital public goods (open-source technologies designed...

United Nations Foundation
Digital transformation, Economic development, Digital Public Goods
Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP)
new.nsf.gov/tip/about-tip

Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP)

The Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships is the first new NSF directorate in 30 years and "advances use-inspired and translational research in all fields of science and engineering,...

Alexandria, VA
since 2022
Govtech, Economic development
STEM, United States (federal government)
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
hdr.undp.org/en/2019-MPI

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) data and publication "Illuminating Inequalities" released on 11 July 2019 shed light on the number of people experiencing poverty at regional, nati...

Reports, Economic development
No poverty, reports, Reduced inequalities
Evidence House
evidence-hou.se

Evidence House

Evidence House is a Downing Street-led initiative, working with collaborators including ONS Data Science Campus, Evaluation Task Force, Modernisation and Reform Unit, Go Science and National Situation...

10 Downing Street
Govtech, Innovation teams and labs, Upskilling
AI Supply Chain Observatory
ai.objectives.institute/aisco

AI Supply Chain Observatory

The AI Supply Chain Observatory (AISCO) works to improve our shared ability to respond to supply chain disruptions by identifying early warning indicators and root causes of harmful and catastrophic d...

San Francisco
Economic development, Artificial Intelligence
supply chain
DataIgualdad
dataigualdad.com

DataIgualdad

Revisa aquí cómo impacta la evasión de impuestos en las vidas de los habitantes de América Latina

Latin America
Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech, Specific campaigns
taxes
Pursuit
pursuit.org

Pursuit

An upskilling initiative "to equip 1,000 adults from low-income backgrounds with the tools and skills they need to become software engineers and thrive in tech careers."

Find a job or hire someone, Upskilling, Economic development
Decent work and economic growth
Dalberg Consulting
dalberg.com

Dalberg Consulting

We are a global group of change makers working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential.

Economic development, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
oecd.org

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to build better policies for better lives.

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France
since 1960
Economic development
Development Initiatives
devinit.org

Development Initiatives

Development Initiatives works to end extreme poverty by making data and information on poverty and resources transparent, accessible, and useable.

Development Initiatives Ltd., North Quay House, Quay Side, Temple Back, Bristol, BS16FL, UK
since 1993
Research and policy centers, Data science for social good, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
No poverty
The Durban EDGE
edge.durban

The Durban EDGE

The Durban EDGE is eThekwini Municipality’s platform to provide cutting-edge economic intelligence and insight to economic decision makers

153a Helen Joseph Road, Congela, Durban, South Africa
since 2011
Economic development, Civic data
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