$20,000
2019 • 7 months • Technology in the Public Interest
Media Mobilizing Project works to amplify the voices of communities fighting for justice, equity and human rights. The award supports a convening of data scientists and community organizers to discuss ways to more strategically work together in efforts to advance justice and accountability in the design and governing of algorithmic decision-making systems.
$750,000
2019 • 3 years • Technology in the Public Interest
Media Mobilizing Project (MMP) brings together justice, faith, worker and community groups to win measurable victories for digital inclusion, corporate accountability, and against digital interventions into human dignity and power. Through its work, MMP seeks to amplify the voices of communities fighting for justice, equity and human rights. The award provides general operating support to MMP as it expands its efforts seeking to advance greater community engagement and control over the deployment and governance of automated decision-making systems at the local-level across the U.S. Central to this work is establishing stronger links between community based organizations and data scientists who can advise organizations on technical aspects automated decision-making systems.
