The Digital Civil Society Directory

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AI Transparency Institute

The AITI is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to a safe, trustwotrthy and sustainable AI. The Institute has three missions: education, research and public policy. The AI Governance Forum is our yearly conference with multistakeholders (ai-gf.com).

VD

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Culture, Community, Health, Legal, Environment, Social, International, Politics and Advocacy, Trends, Digital rights, Cyber

core issues

Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Data economy, Tech for good, Climate friendly digitalisation, Future of work, Health data, Youth development, Gesellschaft, Sociocultur

AlgorithmWatch CH

AlgorithmWatch CH is an advocacy organization that sheds light on the impact of algorithmic systems on people and society. We advocate for their use to benefit everyone and strengthen fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law and sustainability instead of weakening them.

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Legal, Social, International, Politics and Advocacy, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Social Media, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Surveillance, Climate friendly digitalisation, Future of work, Democracy

CH++

fields of activity

Economy, Health, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Digital rights, Öffentliche Verwaltung, Querschnitt

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Cyber Security, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Data economy, Tech for good, Democracy, Digitalisation of public administration, Initiatives and referendums, Initiatives and referendums, Politische Rahmenbedinungengen

CH Open

BE

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Community, Legal, International

core issues

Open Data, Open Source

Christoph Merian Stiftung (CMS)

BS

fields of activity

Culture, Community, Environment, Social

core issues

Open Data, Access for all, Digital ethics, Data Privacy, Skill transfer, Participation, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy

ClimateGains

TG

fields of activity

Environment, International, IT

core issues

Access for all, Digital ethics, Skill transfer, Participation, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy, Digitalisation of public administration

CyberPeace Institute

The CyberPeace Institute is a Geneva based organization protecting the most vulnerable in cyberspace. Independent and neutral, we investigate and analyze the human impact of systemic cyber threats, deliver free cybersecurity assistance, track the enforcement of international laws and norms.

GE

fields of activity

Community, Social, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Digital rights, Cyber

core issues

Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Digital violence, Human Rights

Demokratie Labor

BS

fields of activity

Community, Politics and Advocacy, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Participation, Democracy

Dezentrum

ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Community, Trends

core issues

Access for all, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Future of work

Digital Equity Asossiation

BE

fields of activity

International, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Cyber Security, Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Data economy, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Democracy

Digitale Gesellschaft

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Community, Health, Legal, Environment, Social, International, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Trends, Journalism, Digital rights, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Cyber Security, Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Data economy, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Climate friendly digitalisation, Future of work, Democracy, Health data, Digital violence, Digitalisation of public administration

Fondation MY-D

The MY-D foundation promotes and supports the research and development of "open source" software. It shall either foster informational self determination / privacy or facilitate the distrubution of information of public interest via the internet ("open data").

GE

fields of activity

Querschnitt

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Cyber Security, Access for all, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Data economy, Tech for good, Democracy, Health data, Digitalisation of public administration, Human Rights, Gesellschaft

foraus

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Community, Health, Legal, Environment, International, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Trends, Journalism, Digital rights, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Cyber Security, Access for all, Data Privacy, Skill transfer, Participation, Democracy, Health data, Digitalisation of public administration

GloCo.ch

fields of activity

Community, International

core issues

Access for all, Participation, Tech for good, Democracy

GNU/Linux.ch

ZH

fields of activity

Education, IT, Journalism

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Cyber Security, Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy

HEK (Haus der Elektronischen Künste)

BS BL

fields of activity

Education, Culture

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Climate friendly digitalisation

Helveticrobot

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Community, Trends

core issues

Open Source, Algorithms and AI, Skill transfer

ICT4Peace

GE

fields of activity

Community, International, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Cyber Security, Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Skill transfer, Tech for good, Democracy

impactIA Foundation

BL BE FR GE JU LU NE TI VS VD ZH

fields of activity

Culture, Social, International, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Digital ethics, Tech for good

Intersections

ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Culture, Community, Environment, Social

core issues

Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data economy, Skill transfer, Participation

ISOC Switzerland Chapter

ZH

fields of activity

International, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Digital ethics, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy

Jugendarbeit.digital

AG AI AR BS BL BE GR LU OW SH SZ SO SG TG UR VS ZG ZH

fields of activity

Education, Culture, Community, Social, IT

core issues

Social Media, Access for all, Data Privacy, Skill transfer, Participation, Democracy, Youth development

les sans pagEs

GE

fields of activity

Education, Community, International

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Cyber Security, Access for all, Skill transfer, Digital violence, Human Rights

MIDATA Genossenschaft

Through a series of health data projects, the nonprofit cooperative MIDATA is showing the way to use data for the common good while preserving citizens' rights to control their personal data.

ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Community, Health, International, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Data economy, Participation, Tech for good, Health data

NetHood

ZH

fields of activity

Education, Community, Environment, Social, International, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Open Source, Social Media, Digital ethics, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy

#NetzCourage

ZG

fields of activity

Education, Community, Legal, Social, Digital rights

core issues

Cyber Security, Social Media, Digital ethics, Participation, Democracy, Health data, Digital violence

Opendata.ch

BS BE ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Culture, Community, Health, Legal, Environment, Social, International, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Trends, Journalism, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Access for all, Data Privacy, Data economy, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy, Health data, Digitalisation of public administration, Initiatives and referendums, Initiatives and referendums

Parlamentarische Gruppe Digitale Nachhaltigkeit (Parldigi)

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Culture, Health, Social, IT, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Access for all, Digitalisation of public administration, Gesellschaft

Politools - Political Research Network

BE

fields of activity

Education

core issues

Access for all

Pour Demain

BE

fields of activity

Community, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Trends

core issues

Cyber Security, Algorithms and AI

Privacy International (PI)

GE

fields of activity

International, Digital rights

core issues

Cyber Security, Social Media, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Democracy, Human Rights

Public Beta

As a democracy incubator, Public Beta initiates and accompanies projects to help civil society movements achieve a breakthrough. As a collaborative partner, we are an amplifier and forge alliances beyond established structures. We share knowledge, tools and resources for change.

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Democracy, Human Rights, Initiatives and referendums, Initiatives and referendums

Public Discourse Foundation

The Public Discourse Foundation aims to research and strengthen public discourse on the internet so that as many people as possible feel invited to participate. The solutions are developed with and for civil society, the media and research.

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Community, Social, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Digital rights, Cyber

core issues

Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Democracy, Digital violence, Human Rights, Youth development

Public Eye

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Health, Environment, Social, International, Politics and Advocacy, Journalism

core issues

Democracy

RADARSTATION

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GL GR LU NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG UR VS ZG ZH

fields of activity

Education, Culture, Community, Environment, Social, IT, Trends, Journalism, Öffentliche Verwaltung, Querschnitt, Social work

core issues

Social Media, Access for all, Skill transfer, Participation, Future of work, Democracy, Human Rights, Youth development, Gesellschaft, Sociocultur

Schweizer Demokratie Stiftung / Swiss Democracy Foundation

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Education, Community, International, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Social Media, Skill transfer, Participation, Democracy

staatslabor

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Trends, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Skill transfer, Future of work, Digitalisation of public administration

Stiftung Bonjour

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Community, Social

core issues

Open Source, Access for all, Participation, Tech for good

Stiftung für direkte Demokratie

The Foundation for Direct Democracy is the first crowd-foundation in Switzerland. It promotes political participation and supports civil society projects based on values such as human rights, social justice, equality and sustainability.

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Culture, Health, Environment, Social, International, Politics and Advocacy, Direkte Demokratie

core issues

Social Media, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Future of work, Democracy, Digitalisation of public administration, Human Rights, Initiatives and referendums, Initiatives and referendums

Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Health, Legal, Environment, Social, Politics and Advocacy, Trends, Digital rights

core issues

Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Data Privacy, Surveillance, Health data, Gesellschaft

Stiftung Mercator Schweiz

We advocate for a digitisation that puts people first. We strengthen the voice of civil society organisations in the current discourse on digital transformation and support them in helping to shape the digital world of tomorrow.

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Foundations, Stiftungswesen, IKT

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Access for all, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Data economy, Tech for good, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy, Digital violence, Human Rights, Initiatives and referendums, Initiatives and referendums, Gesellschaft

Stiftung Risiko-Dialog

ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Culture, Community, Environment, Social, Foundations

core issues

Social Media, Access for all

Swiss Data Alliance

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Politics and Advocacy, Digital rights, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Open Data, Data Privacy, Data economy, Skill transfer, Participation, Digitalisation of public administration, Initiatives and referendums, Initiatives and referendums

Swiss Digital Initiative

GE

fields of activity

Economy, Education, International

core issues

Cyber Security, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Tech for good

swisspeace

swisspeace works to better understand the impact and leverage the positive potential of digital technologies in peacebuilding. We are invested in building bridges between technologists and peacebuilders to foster safer, inclusive digital spaces and mitigate conflict.

BS BE GE

fields of activity

Education, International, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy, Digital rights, Cyber

core issues

Social Media, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Surveillance, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Democracy, Digital violence, Human Rights

TA-SWISS

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Culture, Community, Health, Legal, Environment, Social, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Skill transfer, Participation, Climate friendly digitalisation, Health data

Turing Agency

ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Culture, Community, Trends

core issues

Social Media, Digital ethics, Algorithms and AI, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good

Urban Equipe

AG BS BE LU SH SG TG ZG ZH

fields of activity

Culture, Community, Social, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Open Source, Social Media, Access for all, Participation, Tech for good

We.Publish Foundation

fields of activity

Community, Social, Journalism

core issues

Open Source, Access for all, Skill transfer, Participation, Tech for good, Climate friendly digitalisation

Wikimedia CH

Wikimedia CH is committed to a world in which everyone can freely participate in the sum of all knowledge. We promote the work of the wiki community, organise Wikipedia writing workshops and are committed to the digitisation of knowledge in the fields of culture, education and innovation.

fields of activity

Education, Culture, Community, Environment, Social, International, Foundations, Politics and Advocacy, IT, Digital rights, Stiftungswesen, IKT, Querschnitt, Direkte Demokratie, Cyber

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Social Media, Access for all, Digital ethics, Data Privacy, Skill transfer, Participation, Climate friendly digitalisation, Democracy, Human Rights, Gesellschaft, Politische Rahmenbedinungengen

Wir lernen weiter

AG AI AR BS BL BE FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SH SZ SO SG TG TI UR VS VD ZG ZH

fields of activity

Economy, Education, Environment, Social, IT, Digital rights, Öffentliche Verwaltung

core issues

Digital ethics, Climate friendly digitalisation, Future of work, Health data, Human Rights

Ynternet.org

GE

fields of activity

Education, Culture, Community, Health, Social, Politics and Advocacy

core issues

Open Data, Open Source, Social Media, Access for all, Algorithms and AI, Data Privacy, Data economy, Skill transfer, Participation, Democracy, Health data

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