Civic tech lab
Civic tech lab
for social change
for social change
Civic Tech Lab is an initiative designed to strengthen the resilience and impact of researchers, journalists, NGOs, and other advocates for democracy amid rapid technological advancements.
We understand that dictatorships rely on concealing facts, falsifying reality, and manipulating memory. Our mission is to counteract these tactics by identifying critical challenges faced by those promoting democratic values and developing scalable, easy-to-apply technological solutions.
Civic Tech Lab is an initiative designed to strengthen the resilience and impact of researchers, journalists, NGOs, and other advocates for democracy amid rapid technological advancements.
We understand that dictatorships rely on concealing facts, falsifying reality, and manipulating memory. Our mission is to counteract these tactics by identifying critical challenges faced by those promoting democratic values and developing scalable, easy-to-apply technological solutions.
What we do
and who we are
What we do
and who we are
We identify critical challenges faced by those promoting democratic values and develop scalable, easy-to-apply technological solutions.
As a team of independent journalists, researchers, activists, and coders from countries that have experienced unique regime transformations, we have gained firsthand knowledge of these challenges through personal experience. We are confident that these challenges need to be approached through a systemic framework that integrates digital innovation with humanitarian insight.
We identify critical challenges faced by those promoting democratic values and develop scalable, easy-to-apply technological solutions.
As a team of independent journalists, researchers, activists, and coders from countries that have experienced unique regime transformations, we have gained firsthand knowledge of these challenges through personal experience. We are confident that these challenges need to be approached through a systemic framework that integrates digital innovation with humanitarian insight.
How to engage
How to engage
Are you a researcher, journalist, or human rights activist working to promote democratic values?
We can help. Our team offers technological solutions tailored to your needs.
Are you a researcher, journalist, or human rights activist working to promote democratic values? We can help. Our team offers technological solutions tailored to your needs.
Get involved
Get involved
Explore our tools
Other ways to participate:
Other ways to participate:
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Join our team of volunteers
Volunteering your time and skills
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Support
our work
Support
our work
Data management
solutions
Data management
solutions
We offers resources to assist organizations in structuring, storing, and analyzing essential data, fostering informed decision-making processes and enhancing operational effectiveness
We offers resources to assist organizations in structuring, storing, and analyzing essential data, fostering informed decision-making processes and enhancing operational effectiveness
AI for impact
AI for impact
By leveraging AI technologies, we create specialized tools that enable independent media and NGOs to combat disinformation, increase engagement, and identify potential threats and opportunities.
By leveraging AI technologies, we create specialized tools that enable independent media and NGOs to combat disinformation, increase engagement, and identify potential threats and opportunities.
Our approach
Our approach
We provide training and resources to help civil society organizations understand and harness advanced technologies, ensuring they can effectively utilize our tools and platforms. By combining technical innovation with deep collaboration, contextual understanding, and a commitment to ongoing learning, we strive to develop effective tools and strategies for strengthening democracy in the face of evolving threats.
We provide training and resources to help civil society organizations understand and harness advanced technologies, ensuring they can effectively utilize our tools and platforms. By combining technical innovation with deep collaboration, contextual understanding, and a commitment to ongoing learning, we strive to develop effective tools and strategies for strengthening democracy in the face of evolving threats.
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Leverage diverse expertise from computer science, social science, media studies, and design to develop comprehensive solutions.
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Collaborate closely with communities affected by authoritarianism to ensure our tools meet their needs and challenges.
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Create adaptable, user-friendly solutions that can be quickly deployed and scaled across various contexts.
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Maintain a humble and reflective stance, acknowledging the complexity of the challenges we face and the need for ongoing learning and improvement.
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Create adaptable, user-friendly solutions that can be quickly deployed and scaled across various contexts.
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Maintain a humble and reflective stance, acknowledging the complexity of the challenges we face and the need for ongoing learning and improvement.
Our team & advisors
Our team & advisors
Anna Nemzer
Anna Nemzer
A journalist, writer, documentary filmmaker, activist. Anna is responsible for the project's mission and its media partnerships.
A journalist, writer, documentary filmmaker, activist. Anna is responsible for the project's mission and its media partnerships.
Ilia Venyavkin
Ilia Venyavkin
A historian of Soviet and post-Soviet culture, journalist, educational designer, activist. Ilia is responsible for the project’s online and offline events, and for creating a community around the archive.
A historian of Soviet and post-Soviet culture, journalist, educational designer, activist. Ilia is responsible for the project’s online and offline events, and for creating a community around the archive.
Daria Minsky
Daria Minsky
A media tech entrepreneur and co-founder of several organizations supporting independent journalism and media innovation. She serves as a partner and consultant for Civic Tech Lab.
A media tech entrepreneur and co-founder of several organizations supporting independent journalism and media innovation. She serves as a partner and consultant for Civic Tech Lab.
Serob Khachatryan
Serob Khachatryan
A media manager, activist, operational director of the project. Serob is responsible for development of the archive platform, and the connection between the technical parts of the project and the content.
A media manager, activist, operational director of the project. Serob is responsible for development of the archive platform, and the connection between the technical parts of the project and the content.
Technology Team
Our technology team consists of more than 15 professionals, including software engineers, data scientists, and AI experts. For security reasons, the identities of some members of the team are not being disclosed.
Our partners
Our partners
We partner with leading academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and media outlets to ensure our work is grounded in research and real-world experience.
Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
Mass Media Defence Centre
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