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Panic button: how can safety apps for women curb sexual assaults in India?

Priyanka Borpujari

December 12, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: India

Sexual violence is a huge problem in India. The mobile apps and online maps created in response aren’t helping. Why? The tools are unreliable, not integrated with government services, and don’t address the cultural dynamics surrounding sexual harassment and assault.

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Court Innovations' Matterhorn Allows People to Handle Court Cases Online

Stephen St.Vincent

October 12, 2016 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Low-income people often miss out on court dates because they cannot afford to miss work or leave their children. Michigan and Ohio courts have incorporated the Matterhorn “online adjudication system” to handle simple cases so individuals can participate through the Internet. The system also offers the advantage of having “less bias” than in-person trials, because the race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of the individual is protected online.

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Putting Low-Wage Workers' Rights, Legal Help On Your Smartphone's Homescreen

Johnny Magdaleno

August 01, 2016 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Low wage workers are very likely to have their rights violated. To support them in an accessible and efficient way WorkersReport was created as an app to help workers report and track violations as well as get in touch with the right support.

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A Brooklyn Museum App Encourages Visitors to Ask Questions

Seph Rodney

July 06, 2016 |

Hyperallergic |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Visitors to the Brooklyn Museum can now use the Ask App, a messaging service that provides a way to ask questions and get recommendations about museum holdings in real time from art historians on staff.

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Legal Aid With a Digital Twist

Tina Rosenberg

June 01, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Software and apps are helping millions of Americans trying to solve civil problems on their own.

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Without an Address, You're No One

Duncan Geere

May 03, 2016 |

How We Get to Next |

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Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Without an address emergency response, voting rights, legal aid, bank accounts and more are difficult if not impossible to get. what3words is a new startup that has given every 3-meter-squares in the world a 3-word address in the hopes of creating a new global addressing system.

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Did That Restaurant Pass Its Health Inspection? Now Yelp Will Tell You

Poncie Rutsch

March 27, 2015 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Yelp has partnered with city public health departments to display health inspection scores on a restaurants Yelp page. In this way, inspection information is more readily disseminated to consumers and diners can make better informed choices.

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Ever Wonder Why Nobody Goes to Town Council Meetings? Meet the Folks Who Are Changing That.

Rob Gurwitt

December 11, 2013 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

Very few people go to city council meetings. MindMixer, a tech startup company, increased civic participation in states across the U.S. with online platforms for city officials and the community to discuss ideas.

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Crowdfunding Clean Energy

David Bornstein

March 06, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In Oakland, a company created an online crowdfunding platform that allows users to earn interest by financing clean energy projects and gives people with good social intentions a direct line of action. Across the world, there is a growing movement toward people-powered clean energy.

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Crowdsourcing a Better World

Tina Rosenberg

March 28, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Kenya

Americans often want to connect to a cause beyond writing a check. Crowdsourcing is creating new forms of philanthropy globally, giving donors more choice and a stronger connection to the projects they fund.

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