How we work

Consensus

We identify, demystify and solve ethical and practical problems in data and tech space.

Collaboration

We bring diverse communities together and facilitate collaboration.

Consulting

We anchor decision making across the public and private sectors at a time of increasing complexity.

Creation

We build innovative tech solutions for public good.

Expertise

We partner with public institutions, companies, and civil society on the hardest problems in digitised societies: securing systems, governing AI and platforms, preserving rights, and publishing evidence that stands up under pressure. We're always open to new collaborations and partnerships

  • Web3
    Cybersecurity consulting, defensive operations and investigation for emerging financial platforms.

  • Platform governance
    Advice and analysis on the weaponised design of platforms and their global consequences.

  • Government policy
    Treaty and regulation analysis focused on cross-border powers and rights exposure.

  • Artificial intelligence
    Risk analysis, documentation and red-teaming aligned to our Ethical AI initiative.

  • Statecraft
    Monitoring and response for hybrid operations across cyber and information conflict targeting infrastructure and civil society.

  • Open data
    Rights-focused archiving, verification and access strategies that keep records usable across borders and bandwidth.

  • Sustainable development
    Evidence-based assessments of digital infrastructure and AI energy and material costs with plans that reduce load.

What We Do

The Forum

Our free platform hosts a protected international community of passionate developers, thinkers, artists and beyond.

WEDF Live

Our critically acclaimed annual event covers the entire range of data and knowledge technologies.

The Open Standard

The WEDF Open Standard is a dynamic framework that guides developers, users, and stakeholders with concrete steps and questions for the ethical development of AI.

Ambassadorship Programme

The WEDF Ambassadorship Programme reaches a diverse and underserved audience with reliable information on the ethical development and application of technology.

ERA (The Ethics and Rights Architecture)

The Ethics and Rights Architecture (ERA) is an analytical archive designed to address a critical challenge: the difficulty in accessing, sharing and using human rights and fundamental freedoms relevant information across the globe.

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