The Burnes Center for Social Change @ Northeastern University

Digital rights · Boston

7000 Languages

We create free language-learning software for Indigenous communities around the world.

Community · Boston

Athletes as Influencers

Student athletes and coaches are in a unique position as leaders to rise above the noise, elevate civic action, and reach a broad audience of voters on their campuses, communities, and beyond.

Mapping & citizen science · Boston

Atlascope Boston

Atlascope is a tool for exploring historic urban maps in metropolitan Boston and telling stories about how places have changed over time.

Participation · Boston

Beta Blocks

Exploring new approaches for community-led innovation in public spaces.

Transparency & open data · Boston

Boston Area Research Initiative

The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunities created by novel digital data.

Mapping & citizen science · Boston

Boston Curb Usage Map

To solve these challenges, the Streets Cabinet and Innovation and Technology Cabinet are building a digital map of Boston’s complex curb network and regulations.

Transparency & open data · Jakarta

Pulse Lab Jakarta

Pulse Lab Jakarta is a joint data innovation facility of the United Nations (Global Pulse) and the Government of Indonesia (via the Ministry of National Development Planning, Bappenas).

Transparency & open data · Kansas City

mySidewalk

MySidewalk gives you the tools and insights you need to build a better world.

Transparency & open data · Tokyo

United Nations University

Explore the work of UNU and learn how our ideas generate solutions to improve the lives of people everywhere.

Transparency & open data · Oslo

Data Norge

Norway's national catalogue of public datasets, APIs and concepts, run by the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency.

Transparency & open data · London

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Changing how public value is imagined, practiced and evaluated to tackle societal challenges.

Transparency & open data · Boston

BU Initiative on Cities

The Initiative on Cities engages with urban leaders, academics, and policy makers from around the world to help plan for the development of essential services and sustainable infrastructure necessary for cities to flourish.