Global Digital Futures Architects

We are on a mission to explore and unlock catalytic insights, expertise, talent and capital to change the future of public-interest technology.

The Global Digital Futures Architects is an expert community, research hub and accelerator dedicated to educating, convening, and equipping technology builders and policy makers to make design and governance choices that enable human and planetary flourishing and strengthen trust. We work to re-build the innovation ecosystem and markets to foster public interest, and build the business and investment cases for public-interest technology at scale.

Our strength lies in leveraging global research, policy and business networks, allowing us to move fast and tap into the innovative ideas of young tech talent, diverse civil society advocates and established experts across regions and sectors. We combine mission-driven, public-interest technology with a business mindset and investment opportunities altering the DNA of tech development and social impact work.

What We Do

Convene, Research and Incubate

Identify high-impact societal challenges and co-design use cases for public-interest technology.
Provide research-driven thought leadership with policy papers, business guidelines, best practices and practical tools.
Advance dialogue series, expert interviews, and consultations.

Equip

Offer business development strategies and public policy advisory.
Enable with resources, networks and support for tech for good builders, entrepreneurs and innovators.
Match social impact tech innovators and entrepreneurs with business and investment opportunities.

Educate and Advocate

Lead policy campaigns and strategic communications.
Conduct trainings and workshops.
Host expert speaker series and public events.
Facilitate learning resources online and offline.

Anchored in Research and Civil Society Engagement

Rooted in diverse research initiatives with academic partners, we cover various components of public interest technology, from clean tech, to human rights-based AI design, to data and AI competency and leadership skills.

The Public-Interest-AI-Innovation Initiative is the Global Digital Futures Architects' first research initiative, powered by the TUM Think Tank at the Technical University of Munich. Find out more about the PI-AI-Innovation Initiative.
FUTURE * S is the Global Digital Future's Architect's initiative on the future of work and future skills, advancing learning modules and platforms for data and AI competence as well as insights into organizational change dynamics driven by the digital transformation and respective leadership skills. Find out more about FUTURE * S.