Better tech for a better world
We address challenges around data, society, and responsible innovation

UNIONS FACING THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE

Digitization, automation and artificial intelligence are shaking up the world of work, and pointing to a future where labour may be different from what it is today. In this changing environment, since 2019 we have teamed up with trade union organisations to think collectively of these challenges and develop a technological agenda that incorporates privacy, digital labour rights and ethics standards into labour relations. In order to turn our research into practice, we have created an ever-evolving toolbox of resources that trade union representatives can use to raise their concerns about the use and impact of data intensive technologies at work.

¿QUIÉN DEFIENDE TUS DATOS?

For the last few years (2018, 2020) we have teamed up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the US and other counterparts in Latin America to encourage Internet companies to be on the side of their users in the defense of their privacy and in the promotion of their digital rights. We have designed a series of evaluation criteria that serve as a guide to evaluate and compare how companies treat your data and protect your rights, and rank them accordingly. These evaluation criteria are designed to go beyond what is strictly stipulated by law, as WE seek to promote best practices in defense of the privacy rights of users and customers. 

RESPONSIBLE OPEN DATA

Data is everywhere. In the digital age, our data footprints include information on what we do, where we go, who we know, what we have, what we like or how we feel. We generate this information while we work, walk, interact, speak, protest or search online. The activities we engage in generate data in their turn, and all this information is useful to shape services, products and cities, for instance, and to promote transparency and accountability. We teamed up with the Open Data Institute in the UK to develop practical guidelines to help organizations anonymise the data they use, publish and share. 

THE BARCELONA’S ICT ECOSYSTEM FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE

Women continue to be discriminated against in all areas and fields, but specifically in ICT. This study is a diagnosis of gender policies in ICT, where we analyze the ecosystem of information and communication technologies in Barcelona from a gender perspective to find out the causal relationships that give rise to and perpetuate the digital gender gap in the city. We evaluate and review the situation and current data from different sectors, from labour to education, but also cultural associations and public administration, to help policy-makers understand where are the gaps and opportunities to address gender discrimination.