OUR COMMUNITIES
The Engine Room thinks about and practices care in how we connect with partners. As a Global Majority centered organization, we imagine, define and technically contribute to digital futures that are meaningful to us in dialogue with local communities. We balance our time between mitigating threats and thinking about possibilities for the digital world.
We also contribute to and participate in the reimagination and building of better digital systems by coordinating, facilitating, or leading collective efforts for long-term change. There are several long-term communities that we are deeply committed to and rooted in.
Responsible Data
Practising responsible data means prioritizing and responding to the ethical, legal, social and privacy challenges that arise in using data for social change. Since 2013, we’ve stewarded the Responsible Data Community, a diverse group of individuals who convene online and offline to discuss and develop best practices for using data in social justice work.
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African Pluriverse
As AI continues to develop, we are seeing some African developers taking new, community-centered approaches to AI that respond directly to local contexts. For some of these, there is a focus on creating technologies that prioritize inclusivity, adaptability, and social benefit, rather than economic gain. We imagine an ‘African AI Pluriverse’ comprised of systems that are community centered and rooted in local knowledge.
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Healthier Ecosystems
This project and community contributes to building stronger, healthier ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a response to concerning trends in relation to digital technologies’ role in shaping information ecosystems in the region. It is also a space showcasing civil society work to build more robust information ecosystems across the region.
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