The Partnering with Civil Society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Initiative (CS4IR) is a multi-stakeholder platform to accelerate civil society readiness and responsiveness to how digital and emerging technologies impact society. By demonstrating new partnership models through collective evidence and action across key thematic areas, the initiative aims to unlock new opportunities for knowledge sharing, cross-sector collaboration, and multi-stakeholder investment towards the future readiness of thriving civil societies amidst fast-paced technological change.
The CS4IR value proposition includes:
The initiative will be launching global working groups over the course of 2019-2020. Working group topics and lead organisations include:
Theme 1: Digital Nonprofit Strategy and Processes
Responsible Digital Transformation for Social Impact: Exploring cross-sector strategy synergies in operationalizing responsible digital transformation: building culture, assessing skills, and measuring intervention impact (Co-leads: Louise James, Accenture Development Partnerships; Lauren Woodman, NetHope)
Minimising Tradeoffs for Technology for Good Projects: Building long term strategies and models for social sector technology partnerships in order to minimise tradeoffs in high impact, large scale tech for good projects (Co-leads: Sonja Betschart, WeRobotics; Rhodri Davies, Charities Aid Foundation; Mark Latonero, Data and Society; Buffy Price, Element AI; Linda Raftree, MERL Tech)
Theme 2: Protecting Vulnerable Populations from the Fourth Industrial Revolution Harms
Group Data and Human Rights: Developing case studies of evidence of group data vulnerabilities and implications of algorithmic grouping, towards rationale for reform in policy and practice (Co-leads: Stuart Campo, Centre for Humanitarian Data; Nathaniel Raymond, Yale University; Linnet Taylor, Tilburg University)
Mobilising and Inspiring Action with Technology: Exploring how a changing digital public sphere impacts advocacy and mobilisation strategies for organisations promoting social activism and advocacy for global public goods (Co-leads: Nighat Dad, Digital Rights Foundation; Michael Jarvis, Transparency and Accountability Initiative; Sam Gregory, WITNESS; Alexa Koenig, UC Berkeley; Glen Tarman, Thomson Reuters Foundation; Wolfgang Jamann, International Civil Society Centre)
Practical Digital Security Support for Civil Society: Accelerating learning and collaboration among platform companies facilitated by civil society in developing digital security support for at-risk populations and engaging civil society (Co-leads: Seamus Tuohy, Human Rights Watch; Daniel Bedoya, Access Now)
Theme 3: Civil Society Resourcing and Systems Change
Civil Society and Future Workforces: Identifying evidence for alternative approaches to workforce development from civil society and accelerating technology talent pipelines (Co-leads: Melissa Huerta, Mozilla Foundation; Jochai Ben-Avie, Mozilla; Chris Worman, TechSoup)
Future of Civil Society: Developing shared understanding of future threats of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and other megatrends and creating pathways for more resilient societies through thriving civil societies (Co-leads: Aarathi Krishnan, IFRC; Kathy Peach, Nesta; Chris Worman, TechSoup; Nanjira Sambuli, World Wide Web Foundation)
For more information and to get involved, please contact David Sangokoya, Project Lead, Society and Innovation, at CivilSociety4IR@weforum.org.
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