Doteveryone closes after 5 years of fighting for better tech

Doteveryone announced today (28th May 2020) that it is ending its work after five years of fighting for better tech, for everyone. Since its inception, Doteveryone’s role has been to provoke change in how tech is made and used and to drive others to deliver that. Having set the responsible technology debate in motion it has decided the time has come to stop. The Ada Lovelace Institute will ensure that Doteveryone’s portfolio of research remains in the public realm, while the Open Data Institute will take on our TechTransformed resources for innovating responsibly.

“The conversation around the impacts of tech on society has become mainstream and there is now a vibrant landscape of organisations that are questioning and shaping the impact of technology on every part of life. We are delighted that two well regarded organisations will be taking forward the work we have begun,” wrote Catherine Miller, Interim CEO of Doteveryone.

Martha Lane Fox, founder and executive chair of Doteveryone said:

“In tech, starting up is given a lot of hype. But we believe stopping can be important too. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved at Doteveryone. Now it’s time to pass the baton to organisations that can cement the change that we’ve started.”

Catherine Miller, Interim CEO of Doteveryone said:

“Doteveryone has helped transform the way practitioners and policymakers consider the impacts of technology on people, communities and the planet. But as our People, Power and Technology research published this month showed, there’s still a lot of work to do. I’m confident the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Open Data Institute will be brilliant champions to make responsible technology a reality.

In her 2015 Dimbleby Lecture Martha Lane Fox imagined an organisation called Doteveryone that would put the public at the heart of the conversation around technology and help navigate the new challenges that technological change poses for society.

From that vision Doteveryone has grown to be the go-to voice for responsible technology, demonstrating the need to change how tech is made and used so that it works in the best interests of people, communities and the planet. We’ve published groundbreaking research into the public’s attitudes and understanding, shown policymakers how to regulate for responsible technology, demonstrated the impact tech has in social care and the gig economy and created practical tools that are helping people innovate responsibly across the world.

Thanks also to our funders and to the many people who have supported Doteveryone with their time and ideas.

And thanks to those who have challenged us, and made us better.

Our report, Five years fighting for better tech for everyone, provides an overview of everything Doteveryone has achieved and includes a timeline of the last five years with links to all our projects.”

A celebration of Doteveryone’s work Five years fighting for better tech for everyone is published today.

About The Ada Lovelace Institute 

The Ada Lovelace Institute is a research institute and deliberative body dedicated to ensuring that data and AI work for people and society.

For further information visit https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/

About The Open Data Institute 

The Open Data Institute works with people, companies, and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem, where people can make better decisions using data and manage its harmful impacts. They are an independent, non-profit, non-partisan company, co-founded in 2012 by the inventor of the web Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Artificial Intelligence expert Sir Nigel Shadbolt.

For further information visit https://theodi.org/