ABOUT TIOF
ADVOCATING FOR
DATA-CENTRIC DIGITAL RIGHTS
The IO Foundation (TIOF) is a tech NGO born from a fundamental concern on the state of Digital Rights in the world.
Through our initiatives, we aim to raise awareness on the importance of Data-Centric Digital Rights, support devs in embracing their role as NextGen Rights Defenders and promote the creation of a Universal Declaration of Digital Rights with the collaboration of key stakeholders.
At TIOF we believe in accountable, transparent and responsible service to society in accordance with our policies and Code of Conduct.
We build our advocacy around 3 values:
Community - Accountability - Impact
Our transparency tools:
JEAN F. QUERALT
Founder & CEO,
The IO Foundation
LEN MANRIQUEZ
Programs Manager,
The IO Foundation
MARYAM LEE
Strategic Program Manager,
The IO Foundation
ISAAC ADAMS
TechUp Project Officer
The IO Foundation
Partners, coalitions or organizations TIOF is a member of or supported by, as well as other collaborators across all our initiatives.
THE PROBLEM
TIOF invites the following stakeholders to work together to ensure the design and implementation of safer digital societies.
DCDR PRINCIPLES
The DCDR Principles put forward by The IO Foundation are concepts that help programmers navigate the intricacies of implementing Rights in digital infrastructures, products and services.
I - I AM MY DATA
“Treat their data as you’d want to be treated.” 
II - END REMEDY
“Adopt designs that minimize grievances.”
III- RIGHTS BY DESIGN
“Leave no policy uncoded behind.”
UDDR
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF DIGITAL RIGHTS
Building digital societies that observe and implement citizens’ Rights by design.
The UDDR is designed around 3 elements:
The Legal Document (L), a legal definition of the UDDR and the different list of DHs to be avoided and DRs to be observed.
The Technical Document (T), a technical guideline of the taxonomy of DRs to be implemented by the UDDR.
The Digital Rights SDK (DR SDK), an open source library an abstraction layer to transparently observe citizen's Rights.
For technologists to adopt a Rights-protecting paradigm, they need to be able to technically describe:
- the Digital Harms they will want to avoid
- the Digital Rights they wish to observe
These taxonomies are crucial to articulate Rights in technology.
The correct observance of the adoption and observance of the UDDR will require public and accessible metrics.
Comparable to the Human Rights Impact Assessment methodology, the Digital Rights SDK aims to provide a Digital Rights Impact Assessment accessible via a global registry.
TIOF INITIATIVES
TIOF structures the development of its DCDR advocacy around the following collaborative initiatives.
SUPPORT US
The IO Foundation is an independent, non-political, for-impact NGO.
Your contribution helps TIOF in ensuring that technology transparently protects citizens.
Direct donations will support the organization and its global DCDR advocacy.
For more info see our Donation Policy.
STAFF + VOLUNTEER + INTERNSHIP + OPPORTUNITIES
Do you share our vision? Do you want to participate in our initiatives?
Do you have a talent that you perceive as an asset in the DCDR advocacy?
CONTACT US
Registered in Estonia, The IO Foundation advances its DCDR advocacy with members from all across the globe.
Contact Us: Contact@TheIOFoundation
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