4D AWARD

The main goal of the Data Detox Kit has been to empower people and communities to rethink their relationship with technology and provide them with the knowledge and practical tools they need to regain control over their digital tools. The kit is available in more than 40 languages. Now it’s time to expand it to AI.

https://datadetoxkit.org

In France, prefects (local government representatives) have a great deal of power to take measures that restrict freedoms: they authorize surveillance drones, algorithmic video surveillance, ban demonstrations, create zones with expanded powers for law enforcement, and so on. The local administrative directives they issue are not easily accessible. Attrap is a crawler module that analyzes prefectural websites to automatically detect new administrative orders. These orders are downloaded, optical character recognition (OCR) is applied, and the text is extracted. This allows an easily searchable database to be made public.

https://attrap.fr

TruthAid is a digital first aid kit that provides organized and verified information to citizens during crisis or emergency situations.

Salus.coop is a type of crowdfunding where, instead of donating money, we donate our health data. This data is used to support a cause in the form of a medical research project. What salus.coop does is guarantee that your data is anonymous and that no one other than those you authorize has access to it. It is currently working to integrate with the Catalan public health system, La Meva Salut.

https://www.salus.coop/

An app designed and built by people who use public transport daily and are looking for improved information simply to navigate their journeys more quickly and without having daily commutes disrupt their daily lives. They’re doing what institutions should be doing.

https://transportam.cat/

Drip is an open-source menstrual and fertility tracking app that stores all intimate data solely on the user’s device, with no external tracking possible. In a global context where sexual and reproductive rights are threatened and women who have abortions are persecuted, Drip protects users by ensuring they can control their fertility and that no data can be used against them.

https://dripapp.org/

Gruf is specifically designed for learning hip-hop musical skills. It integrates the main instruments used in modern music production ( sampler , sequencer, synthesizer, mixer, etc.) to produce your own beats or create collaboratively as a community.

https://gruf.versembrant.cat

LibreWater is an open-source, open-source, small-scale solar desalination system that distributes ownership and decision-making over the technology. Under the principle of “global design, local manufacturing,” the design is constantly evolving through the field experience of users, scientists, makers , entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to contribute. Compared to other existing small-scale desalination plants, LibreWater aims to produce more water with less surface area, lower energy loss, and faster distillation rates by incorporating thermal design improvements such as optimized absorbent surfaces, more effective thermal insulation, internal convection flows, the use of solar concentrators (such as parabolic mirrors or Fresnel lenses), and the integration of sensors or valves to better manage heat flow, condensation, and water evacuation.

https://codeberg.org/LibreWater/

Only governments and large organizations can afford the technology needed to ensure election security, leaving billions of people without a viable option for digital participation and without the ability to vote on a recurring basis. This outdated model weakens democracies. Davinci is a voting protocol designed for mass adoption, with maximum privacy and security safeguards. It enables frequent, low-cost elections while ensuring transparency, censorship resistance, anti-coercion , and integrity.

https://davinci.vote/

The Center for Intimacy Justice (CIJ) has documented that large tech platforms such as Meta, Google, TikTok, and Amazon systematically remove or censor information about women’s health, misclassifying it as “sexual content” or “for adults.” The affected topics include menopause, pelvic pain, menstrual health, endometriosis, contraception, reproductive health, and other intimate health issues, while massively allowing advertising for erectile dysfunction and male sexual health products, evidencing a clear prudish bias. CIJ has shown that 100% of the women’s health organizations analyzed had ads rejected by Meta, and 50% had their advertising accounts suspended entirely. Faced with this structural discrimination, CIJ seeks access to internal data from the platforms through the European DSA regulation to analyze inequalities, make them public, and demand legal changes that guarantee equal access to health information.

https://www.intimacyjustice.org/

The project denounces the phenomenon of “ data grabbing ”, similar to “ land Land grabbing : Tech companies control data generated by farmers and use it to speculate on land, impose monocultures, and dispossess local communities. AGORA asserts that the right to land must include the right to data. To this end, it is creating a legal and technological protocol, mapping abuses, establishing standards for data portability and fair access, legal clauses, and producing practical resources so that rural communities can collectively defend their rights.

They’re fed up with toxic social media, so they’ve moved to a new neighborhood: the Fediverse. They invite you to join this community, where they’re committed to a more humane, free, and collaborative internet.

https://vamonosjuntas.org/

It seeks to automate and democratize access to public information in the United Kingdom. The project makes it easier for citizens to generate, send, and track public information requests to public institutions.

Inspired by community solidarity. Powered by AI. Lupai is a tool that answers questions about the legal and administrative frameworks for migration and employment in Germany. Answers are based exclusively on reliable sources curated by experts, and it connects users with professionals, initiatives, and organizations that support those in every situation.

https://lupai.de/

Certified and notarized evidence using blockchain. In the administration of justice, evidence is the most important element. Without objective and reliable evidence, the process is reduced to persuasion and influence. However, fact manipulation is a common problem: witnesses falsify their version in favor of one party and experts design their reports to suit their needs. This project stems from the professional experience of its creator, who has worked as an expert witness for several decades.

https://www.geonotary.com

The International Press Institute (IPI) was founded in 1950 as the first global network dedicated to press freedom. For 75 years, IPI has investigated, documented, and exposed threats to independent journalism around the world, and its archive is invaluable for understanding history at the intersection of journalism, human rights, politics, and social change. This material is currently in boxes. This project will transform it into accessible digital presentations and data visualizations showing the evolution of technological innovation in media. A dedicated section will focus on gender and women in technology and will be displayed to mark the 75th anniversary of the International Press Institute.

https://ipi.media/about/history/

A collective of creators, because another internet is possible.

https://pantube.tv

Silos Breaker helps people move their data between digital services securely and freely, without being trapped in monopolies. At the same time, it pushes large platforms to comply with European laws and open their data to more respectful alternatives.

https://www.datarights.ngo/interoperability-vs-monopolies

A portal for leaving your anonymous review of an apartment or real estate agency. Every detail can help someone about to move. Find out if the real estate agency will treat you well before signing the contract.

https://reviucasa.com/

The Censorship Map is an initiative of Observatori Mèdia.cat—sponsored by the Ramon Barnils Group of Journalists —which, since 2015, has been collecting incidents that restrict the work of journalists or that may restrict freedom of expression or citizens’ right to information in Catalan-speaking territories.

https://mapacensura.media.cat/

Self-defense kit. Because neither the macho world , nor hatred, nor misogyny will make us abandon the digital world.

https://stopviolenciesmasclistesonline.cat/

Benjamin and Ben are two young people shocked by the fact that, at a time when Silicon Valley is fantasizing about Artificial General Intelligence, it is still so difficult to access information about basic rights granted to citizens by the state and that could make a substantial difference in their lives, instead of a proactive state that cares for its people. Even when presenting FörderFunke to people in the administration, they were met with concern that if many more people suddenly claimed their rights, the social welfare system would be overwhelmed. In Germany, there is a serious problem of “non-application”: €12 billion in home care benefits are lost each year, and 60% of people entitled to basic benefits for the elderly do not receive them. Many EU countries have similar figures. FörderFunke aims to proactively inform citizens about the social benefits to which they are entitled.

https://foerderfunke.org/