Our grantees have helped put fundamental rights and democratic freedoms at the heart of policymaking on AI. They’ve brought marginalised communities such as migrants, autistic people and sex workers into the debate. And they’re exploring how AI is intersecting in criminal justice, climate, health and more.
As well as offering financial support, we help organisations build networks, gain skills and work collaboratively to drive change.
€147.752
Belgium / Europe
Access Now improved the digital rights of people and communities through the AI Act’s implementation and enforcement, as well as other legislative files. Increased focus on surveillance technology in migration and policing to protect human rights of most vulnerable.
Learn more€130.735
Europe
ENAR continued working with digital experts to help its members take part in digital rights activism. It created space for anti-racism groups to push for a system that protects racialised people within strong fundamental rights, and promoted a positive message about how digital rights can advance racial justice. It also shared knowledge with key stakeholders so that racialised communities' experiences shape AI policy, and built lasting skills and tools among participants.
Learn more€114.990
Netherlands
With this grant, Health Action International pushed for rules on AI in healthcare that protect patients' rights, including in EU laws and in Dutch standard-setting, and used evidence to challenge overly hopeful claims about AI. In the Netherlands, it called for AI in elderly care to put patients first and to be used only under strong conditions. It also worked with groups and experts across the EU to grow its network and make its campaigning stronger.
Learn more€111.366
United Kingdom
Foxglove focused on challenging the concentrated power of big tech monopolies with their partners. With this grant, they continued to investigate, uncover and challenge the use problematic AI and algorithmic decision making by governments in the UK and the EU.
Learn more€75.886
Poland
With this grant, Panoptykon Foundation continued their advocacy related to the AI Act and continued their watchdog role in Poland. It pushed for responsible use of AI in Poland, including mandatory impact assessments for public administration, stronger consumer protection online, and strict safeguards and open debate before AI was used in policing or border control. It did this through public consultations, work with journalists and political influencers, and op-eds and podcasts.
Learn more€151.800
Belgium / Europe
With this grant, PICUM created and communicated a shared vision with the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition to better connect advocacy efforts across migration and digital policy. They explored the financing of technology for border management, ahead of the the review of the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and negotiations for the post-2027 budgetary period. And they supported their members to mobilise nationally to resist governments expanding data gathering for immigration control.
Learn more€171.106
Europe | Ireland
To make the EU AI Act enforceable, ICCL Enforce worked with law makers on the code of practice for general purpose AI, delegated and implementing acts. This complemented work with AI regulators to define enforcement of the EU AI Act. ICCL Enforce also worked with global forums such as the United Nations, and focused on the environmental impact of AI, and the concentration of power and anti-competitive practices of AI companies.
Learn more€165.607
Germany
This grant supported AlgorithmWatch to advocate for effective enforcement structures of the AI Act, and devise and test strategies to enforce the rules on the books, namely the Digital Services Act (DSA). They investigated the systemic risks platforms pose to society, using data access requests and other means afforded by the law. In addition, AlgorithmWatch increased journalistic and communications activities to question the AI hype, by investigating and reporting the real-life consequences of the use of automated and AI-based systems.
Learn more€130.000
Europe | Netherlands
ESWA built the capacity of their members and sex worker community to understand the implications of the Digital Services Act, and their digital rights. Community research on the impact of deepfakes on sex workers informed recommendations for a human rights-based regulation of this technology. Their research on social media accountability helped them establish relationships with social media platforms to promote an online environment that respects the human rights of sex workers.
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