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Our principles

  • HUMANITY FIRST

  • COLLECTIVE IMPACT

  • DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES

  • OPEN INNOVATION

  • ADVANCING GLOBAL GOALS

 

Our work

 

Humanitech is progressing humanitarian outcomes across three work streams

Research & Insights

Developing our own insights and evidence on the opportunities and risks new technologies present. We’ll join with other institutions such as the new Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society as a key humanitarian industry partner.

The Lab

Developing solutions from concept through launch, working with a network of collaborators across sectors. Our flagship initiative, The Identity Project is a decentralised digital credentialing platform which will give people ownership over their own identity and make it easier for them to volunteer, get a job, open a bank account or drive a car.

Advocacy & Influence

Contributing to research, policy and practice on the humanitarian implications of technology through policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement. For example, since late 2018, we have been participating in ongoing consultations on the Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights and Technology Project bringing our unique humanitarian perspective to this important topic.

Our team

Amanda Robinson

Head of Humanitech

Ivana Jurko

Research & Policy Lead

Advisory Board

Penny Harrison

Director Volunteering, Australian Red Cross

Jackie Coates

Head of Telstra Foundation

Professor Julian Thomas

Director Centre of Excellence on Automated Decision-Making and Society

Founding Partner

Collaborators

RedR Australia, Oxfam Australia, Engineers Without Borders, Bridge of Hope, Typehuman, RMIT, Swinburne Social Innovation Institute, Deloitte, King & Wood Mallesons, Gradient Institute, Social Ventures Australia, Today, ID2020, uPort