Civic tech hub
Civic tech hub
for social change
for social change
Civic Tech Lab is an initiative built to strengthen the resilience and impact of researchers, journalists, NGOs, and other advocates for democracy during rapid technological advancement.
Civic Tech Lab is an initiative built to strengthen the resilience and impact of researchers, journalists, NGOs, and other advocates for democracy during rapid technological advancement.
Driving societal
transformation
through technology
Driving societal
transformation
through technology
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.
As a team of independent journalists, researchers, activists, and coders from countries that have undergone unique regime transformations, we have gained firsthand knowledge of these challenges through personal experience.
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.
As a team of independent journalists, researchers, activists, and coders from countries that have undergone unique regime transformations, we have gained firsthand knowledge of these challenges through personal experience.
How you can engage
How you can engage
Are you a researcher, journalist, or NGO working to promote democratic values? We can help. Our team offers consultations and technological solutions tailored to your needs.
Are you a researcher, journalist, or NGO working to promote democratic values? We can help. Our team offers consultations and technological solutions tailored to your needs.
Explore our tools
Or you can help us by:
Or you can help us by:
1
Proposing collaborative
initiatives
2
Amplifying
our message
3
Volunteering your
time and skills
Volunteering your time and skills
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Supporting
our work
Get involved
Get involved
Data management
solutions
Data management
solutions
We develop tools to help organizations structure, store, and analyze crucial data, empowering them to make data-driven decisions and amplify their impact.
We develop tools to help organizations structure, store, and analyze crucial data, empowering them to make data-driven decisions and amplify their impact.
AI for impact
AI for impact
By leveraging AI technologies, we create powerful tools that enable independent media and NGOs to combat disinformation, increase engagement, and identify potential threats and opportunities.
By leveraging AI technologies, we create powerful 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.
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.
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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