Abayima

For content distribution and publishing via SIM cards for sharing information in technologically-limited or high-risk situations

Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation (CPF)

For a mobile platform enabling smallholder farmers to have questions translated and answered by others around the world

Digital Democracy

For developing a mobile toolkit and training low-technology communities to collect and share information

RootIO

To enable radio stations to transmit over cellular phone networks and citizens to set up their own radio stations

TKOH

For a tablet application that helps people easily record stories and oral histories, prompted by photos or videos on the screen

Textizen

For a platform that helps governments design surveys and feedback campaigns powered by mobile phones and text messaging

WITNESS

For a mobile application to verify and authenticate media shared from mobile devices

Wikipedia Mobile

For creating tools to deliver Wikipedia for free to users in the developing world

Census.IRE.org

To update and expand Census.IRE.org, a tool for journalists to easily find Census and other information about communities

Open Elections

To create a comprehensive, open database of election results in the United States  

Pop Up Archive

To create open-source software for organizing and publishing archival content from small and independent content producers

Safecast Radiation & Air Quality

To build a network of low-cost air quality monitoring devices and data collection in Los Angeles and Detroit, and scale radiation monitoring globally