The Keystone Internet Coalition (KIC) is an informal coalition of nonprofits, agencies, and individuals working to achieve digital equity in Pennsylvania.

• Connectivity
• Foundational layers

An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices Learn More Get Started Donate

• Decentralization
• Connectivity
• General purpose open source tools

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 geopolitical standing of the United States.

• Connectivity
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Caucuses

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 digital inclusion policies nationwide.

• Connectivity
• Policy
• Tech or Digital Policy

The Microsoft Airband initiative was launched to bring transformative connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

• Connectivity
• Civic teams at tech companies

We are publishing this dataset we developed as part of our efforts with Microsoft’s Airband Initiative to help close the rural broadband gap.

• Civic data
• Connectivity
• Open civic data

bitchat is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks.

• Decentralization
• Organize campaigns
• Connectivity

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 initiative providing Wi-Fi to 5,000 people in the Calais Jungle refugee camp, Jangala offers a unique approach through its novel connectivity solutions, and takes great pride in its strong partnerships with international aid actors, grassroots organisations and public bodies.

• migration
• refugees
• immigration

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Connectivity

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 empowering people in rural communities to take action to build their own village telecoms to address disadvantage, become more sustainable and increase local control. Currently, they are focused on Syrian refugees in Croatia.

• migration
• refugees
• immigration

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Connectivity
• Hardware

Web apps and solutions for Municipalities & Regions

• apps
• city

• Engagement tech
• Govtech
• Digital participation platforms

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.

• city

• Connectivity

A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying

• Digital security and privacy
• Connectivity
• Cybersecurity

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.

• Govtech
• Connectivity

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 accuracy through a combination of FCC verification efforts, new data from Internet providers, updates to the location data, and—importantly—information from the public.

• United States (federal government)

• Govtech
• Civic data
• Connectivity

Alert people privately through a system that protect their privacy - without texts, emails or phone calls.

• guides

• Connectivity
• Organize campaigns

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 susceptible to government demands than their Big Tech peers.

• reports

• Connectivity
• Evaluate impact
• Report cards and audits

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.

• Connectivity
• Learn about civic tech
• Digital rights

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 connectivity.

• free speech

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Connectivity

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 services.

• United States (federal government)

• Govtech
• Connectivity
• Trustmarks

Space X's Starlink unit was granted permission by the US FCC to activate a satellite connectivity option for Americans in hurricane zones

• hurricanes

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Connectivity
• Satellites

This map shows municipal networks across the United States.

• Civic maps
• Connectivity
• Community wifi

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 of data around internet censorship.

• free speech

• Connectivity
• Circumvention tech
• Roundtables

The FRIDA Program site is the platform that collects the types of funds to which you can apply and the projects financed since 2004.

• Funders & donors
• Connectivity

Using Technology to Empower Rural and urban last mile communities across Nigeria

• workshops
• rural

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Connectivity
• Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)

National Digital Inclusion Alliance advances digital equity by supporting community programs and equipping policymakers to act.

• Connectivity
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Foundational layers

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 serve as a launchpad for a new wave of technology-driven and DPRK-focused organizations.

• Connectivity
• Incubators
• Circumvention tech

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 governed more equitably.

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Connectivity
• Hardware

Measure the Internet, save the data, and make it universally accessible and useful.

• Connectivity
• Foundational layers
• Open knowledge

Общество защиты интернета (ОЗИ) проводит мониторинг связности в Сети. Индекс связности обновляется ежедневно и чем он больше — тем лучше.

• Digital security and privacy
• Connectivity
• Circumvention tech

Monitor Macroscopic Internet Outages in Near Real-Time

• Adjacent Fields
• Connectivity

Moja WiFi is a turnkey Solution for monetizing public WiFi networks

• Connectivity
• Foundational layers

Red Hook WiFi, a project of Red Hook Initiative (RHI), is a community-led effort to close the digital divide.

• Connectivity
• Community wifi
• Hardware

We work with communities to build the internet infrastructure and skills they need to participate fully in a digital society

• Get funding
• Adjacent Fields
• Funders & donors

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 to digital equity.

• reports
• Reduced inequalities

• Adjacent Fields
• Connectivity

the critical infrastructure lab aims to create space to co-develop alternative infrastructural futures that center people and planet over profit and capital.

• Research and policy centers
• Connectivity
• Learn about civic tech

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.

• state

• Civic data
• Civic maps
• Connectivity

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 offering $545,000 for qualifying projects with Technology Matching Fund (TMF) grants.

• city

• Get funding
• Connectivity

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 government use, with an initial focus on three areas:

• Govtech
• Connectivity
• Satellites

The Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) is a collaboration between the Detroit Community Technology Project and a network of community organizations including BLVD Harambee.

• Connectivity
• Community wifi

Open data from an investigation of disparate outcomes in internet deals across 38 major cities in the United States.

• Reduced inequalities

• Civic data
• Connectivity

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 remaining gaps in these areas as defined by stakeholders and available data; and makes near-term policy recommendations to address these gaps in light of current federal funding opportunities

• Digital literacy
• Connectivity
• Community wifi

Blockchain-based connectivity network for decentralized wireless infrastructure

• Blockchain
• Connectivity

Community-owned internet infrastructure

• coop
• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Connectivity
• Community-building resources
• Community wifi

by Pew Charitable Trusts

• state

• Connectivity

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 and/or platform to identify under-recognized Internet performance metrics that can be used to improve end user performance.

• Connectivity
• Fellowships
• Data science for social good

A mesh network for NYC

• Connectivity

a data-driven online tool that to allows us to quickly and easily estimate the economic cost of Internet disruptions

• Adjacent Fields
• Connectivity
• Foundational layers

Internet access in major global subway networks

• city
• mass transit
• mobility

• Adjacent Fields
• Connectivity
• Foundational layers

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 this goal.

• Adjacent Fields
• Connectivity
• Foundational layers

2018 Book by Susan Crawford

• books

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• Books