Transparency Platform

Empowering people through the technology around them

The Helpful Places platform helps organisations document the technologies that are being piloted, and manage the information about these technologies in a standardized way for public awareness

The Platform provides a public-facing portal that allows for residents and users to better understand what technologies are being used around them and provide feedback, which increases trust and engagement.

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A Legibility Solution for Every Role in Tech

Place Managers and Innovation Districts

Technology Governance

Technology Vendors

Place Managers and Innovation Districts

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Document Technologies in Public Spaces

Use the embedded DTPR standard to describe technologies deployed in public spaces, including their purpose, responsible parties, data produced, and how data is processed and stored.

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Educate and Gather Feedback

Share accessible information about data practices and technology details while gathering feedback through the Platform’s public-facing portal.

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Build Trust with a Common Visual Language

DTPR’s consistent visual system improves public understanding, making current and future deployments of technology more legible and actionable.

Technology Governance

Increasingly, it’s not enough to have internal governance processes that provide oversight of how and when technologies are deployed. Those processes and decisions need to be inspectable, by everyone.

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Governance Workflows

Coming Soon

Manage the descriptions, approval, and procurement of sensors and algorithmic tools in your jurisdiction. Follow the status of these workflows as they go through your approval process.

AI & Algorithm Registers

Coming Soon

Document the sensors and algorithms deployed in your jurisdiction using standards such as DTPR and the Algorithmic Transparency Standard. Make these public to your constituents, ensuring transparency and compliance.

Technology Vendors

Smart cities technologies can help improve outcomes to increase quality of life. Contribute to your customers’ goals for inclusion and participation by making it easy for them to communicate with residents about how your technology works.

Improve your bids with Helpful Places

Coming Soon

Make your commitment to transparency and public engagement stand out by including the Helpful Places Platform and our services when bidding for public contracts.

Gain visibility with privacy-conscious customers

Coming Soon

Use the embedded DTPR standard to describe technologies deployed in public spaces, including their purpose, responsible parties, data produced, and how data is processed and stored.