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The IO Foundation (TIOF) is a global for-impact NGO born from a fundamental concern about the state of technology in the world and advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights.
As societies become inevitably digital, their architects and builders need to embrace their fundamental role as the Next Generation of Rights defenders.
There remains, however, a limited international understanding of the true impact of technology on citizens and their digital twins as data becomes an increasingly powerful economic, political and social force.
TIOF aims to raise awareness about the importance of protecting citizens and their data through the observance of Data-Centric Digital Rights. In collaboration with stakeholders ranging from technologists, civil society, academia, bodies of governance and corporate, it works towards achieving the proclamation and adoption of a Universal Declaration of Digital Rights.
The IO Foundation advances its Data-Centric Digital Rights advocacy through the implementation of a number of initiatives.
To promote, protect and provide solutions for Data-Centric Digital Rights.
A world where Human Rights and Data-Centric Digital Rights are one and the same.
The IO Foundation delivers its mission through the observance of the following values:
Community: Data-Centric Digital Rights is a global endeavor that requires the active participation of everyone, from policy makers to citizens, businesses and the people who will architect and build our digital societies.
Accountability: We recognize the critical importance of operating under procedures and methodologies that are transparent in order to generate the necessary trust in the organization, our DCDR Principles and the advocacy at large.
Impact: Our initiatives are designed and implemented only to serve the broader advocacy and to help, step by step, generate practical outcomes that make technology better and safer transparently for citizens.
The IO Foundation regularly publishes articles, research papers and other documents such as comments on public consultations related to its advocacy. Check out TIOF's publications.
The IO Foundation regularly organizes events and participates in international fora where the organization puts forward its advocacy and engages with all stakeholders. TIOF's handles all of its events through its TechUp initiative. Check out TIOF's events.
The advancement of TIOF's DCDR advocacy is made possible with the collaboration of a number of partner and supporting organizations, funders and individual citizens.
You can support The IO Foundation by
Check our Partners and Collaborators.
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The following section provides a comprehensive list of terms using across The IO Foundation's productions.
Note to TIOF Members
A number of terms in this Terminology have a slide ready for presentations.
Please check the corresponding Slides Repository and remember to follow the Presentations guidelines when using them.
#Tags are labels by which Content is categorized. Tags are widely employed in TIOF's Content.
A list of approved #Tags for use in Content produced by TIOF can be found here.
Any Content, Comment or Reaction shared by an organization or an individual other than The IO Foundation.
An initiative from The IO Foundation that aims to promote the adoption of the United Nations' Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights in the Tech sector.
Find all the information the BHR in Tech initiative on its documentation site.
The CrowdShape (CS) initiative intends to be a model for crowd collaboration based on transparent processes and accountable management.
Find all the information the CrowdShape initiative on its documentation site.
Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR) is the advocacy aiming at protecting citizens' Rights by transparently implementing in their daily technology the regulations that should protect them.
Find all the information the DCDR initiative on its documentation site.
See the definition in the DCDR terminology :: Digital Right
See the definition in the DCDR terminology :: Digital Society
See the definition in the DCDR terminology :: Digital Space
Any person officially involved in the implementation of initiatives under The IO Foundation.
The digital representation of people and objects in Digital Spaces.
Any action that involves disseminating information. From publishing, posting online, forwarding 3rd party content, interacting with 3rd party content (likes, etc.), participating through Comments,
Any location, physical or virtual, in which TIOF advances its advocacy and implements its initiatives.
Examples of spaces:
TIOF's offices
Event venues
Event online platforms
Official TIOF channels
A set of legal and technical standards to ensure the observance, compliance and implementation of Digital Rights.
Version 1.0 | This Media Kit was approved on 01 February 2019.
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This document employs terms related to TIOF's DCDR Advocacy that can be found in the TIOF terminology as well as the DCDR Terminology.
For a structure of The IO Foundation and its initiatives, please visit
The IO Foundation's Organizational Chart
The IO Foundation's Organizational Taxonomy
This document describes all the elements that conform The IO Foundation's organization identity (aka Branding Guidelines) and their usage rules on any generated content, by either TIOF Members, Contributors or any other third parties.
It is a reference document to which all TIOF productions, either for internal or external use, must refer and adhere.
You should familiarize yourself with this it and comply with it at all times. Any questions you may have with regard to its contents or what you have to do to comply with it should be referred to the corresponding Team Comms Manager.
A document summarizing The IO Foundation's Branding Guidelines is also available.
A full Media Kit set is available for download in TIOF's Media Package.
The following forms are authorized when referring to The IO Foundation:
Please note the capitalization
The IO Foundation
TIOF
REMARK
The article "The" is not optional nor it is inseparable from the rest of the name.
the IO Foundation / IO Foundation
The following are the official formulations of The IO Foundation's Mission & Vision:
Mission: To promote, protect and provide solutions for Data-Centric Digital Rights.
Vision: A world where Human Rights and Data-Centric Digital Rights are one and the same.
The IO Foundation delivers its mission through the observance of the following values:
Community: Data-Centric Digital Rights is a global endeavor that requires the active participation of everyone, from policy makers to citizens, businesses and, most importantly technologists as architects and builders our digital societies.
Accountability: We recognize the critical importance of operating under procedures and methodologies that are transparent in order to generate the necessary trust in our DCDR Principles and the advocacy at large.
Impact: Our initiatives are designed and implemented only to serve the broader DCDR advocacy and to help, step by step, generate practical outcomes that make technology better and safer transparently for digital citizens.
The IO Foundation's advocacy is called Data-Centric Digital Rights. The following forms are to be used internally in TIOF and highly encouraged when referring to the advocacy:
Please note the capitalization
Data-Centric Digital Rights
DCDR
About the DCDR advocacy
Data-Centric Digital Rights advocates to establish the necessary technical standards to transparently protect citizen's digital twins and enable technologists to create better and safer digital societies through embracing their role as NextGen Rights Defenders.
The IO Foundation focuses its efforts towards programmers and in the proclamation of a Universal Declaration of Digital Rights (UDDR).
For more information on the DCDR advocacy, please refer to
While there is currently no agreed-upon iconography for the Data-Centric Digital Rights, The IO Foundation uses the following assets: [WIP]
Find all the information on the DCDR initiative's Media Kit.
The following is the official information about the Humans composing The IO Foundation.
You can also check the TIOF's Organization Chart.
The following are the official definitions to be used when describing or referencing The IO Foundation and its DCDR advocacy. A number of variations are provided in an attempt to fit different character limitations.
When describing The IO Foundation, please use these official descriptions.
The IO Foundation (TIOF) is a global for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights. Born from a fundamental concern about the state of technology in the world, its mission is to Promote, protect and provide solutions for Data-Centric Digital Rights
, thus enabling the implementation of better and safer digital societies.
As data becomes an increasingly powerful economic, political, and social force, programmers are emerging as the next generation of Human and Digital Rights defenders.
Following its vision of A world where Human Rights and Digital Rights are one and the same
, TIOF aims to raise awareness of the importance of Data-Centric Digital Rights in collaboration with all stakeholders ranging from programmers, bodies of governance, civil society and corporate.
The IO Foundation (TIOF) is a global for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights to establish a more solid approach to Rights from a technical standards perspective and to raise awareness on the critical role of programmers as the Next Generation of Human and Digital Rights defenders.
TIOF is a for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights aiming to establish a more solid approach to Rights from a technical standards perspective.
The IO Foundation is a global for-impact NGO advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights (DCDR).
The following are the official logos for The IO Foundation.
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Branding Guidelines.
All logos are available for download in TIOF's Media Package.
The official font for The IO Foundation content is Montserrat.
REMARK Only in the event that the official font is not available (and only if), the following fonts can be used as alternatives and in this order
Helvetica
Arial
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Branding Guidelines.
The following are the official colors composing The IO Foundation's color palette.
Note Due to Google Calendar limitations, TIOF's Public Event Calendar uses their Graphite color coding.
For more information, please refer to TIOF's Branding Guidelines.
The following are the official QR Codes to link The IO Foundation's online resources.
All QR Codes are available for download in TIOF's Media Package.
The following are the official #Tags used by The IO Foundation in all of its Channels.
#TIOF
#TheIOFoundation
#HeyBigTech
#DhathamHouseRule
#RightsTech
Each TIOF initiative has its own set of #Tags. Please refer to the corresponding initiative's Media Kit for their #Tags list.
The following are the official, sanctioned, Media Channels used by The IO Foundation for its outreach actions.
Any other Media Channel not listed here is to be considered not affiliated with TIOF and therefore any opinions expressed are not to be associated with TIOF.
The following is the official website for The IO Foundation and its initiatives.
The following is the official documentation site for The IO Foundation and its initiatives.
The following are the official URL shortener domains used by The IO Foundation.
Check here the full catalogue of TIOF's shortURLs.
The following are the official repositories used by The IO Foundation.
The following are the official email domains used by The IO Foundation.
Only email received from these domains are to be considered originated by TIOF or its members.
The following are the official public email addresses used by The IO Foundation.
The following are the official social media platforms where The IO Foundation has some sort of active presence.
The IO Foundation, in general, uses social media reluctantly.
To learn more about TIOF's position on this matter, check our Hey Big Tech! declaration.
The IO Foundation has profiles in other platforms, sometimes in preparation for its use, sometimes to avoid impersonation.
You can find the full list of Official and Reserved channels in the Channels Handbook.
The following is the official calendar through which The IO Foundation publishes events:
organized by TIOF (under TechUp)
those it may participate in
other events that are deemed relevant
The following are the official platforms through which The IO Foundation may receive donations or perform crowdfunding campaigns.
The IO Foundation accepts financial donations on both Fiat and Crypto currencies.
The IO Foundation cautions from providing donations directed to us through any platform not listed here.
The following is the official recruitment platform through which The IO Foundation publishes its open positions.
The following is a list of TIOF's initiatives and a quick link to their corresponding Media Kit.
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This section provides an understanding of the infrastructure, tools and procedures that The IO Foundation uses to implement its operations.
[Work in Progress]
Project Lockdown:
Version 1.0 | This Theory of Change was approved on DD MMMM YYYY.
NOTICE
This section describes the Theory of Change that guides The IO Foundation and its impact.
The IO Foundation has observed the following problems:
[Work in Progress]
We the people >> We the cyborgs
Technology is too complex for citizens and doesn't protect them properly
Experts do not have the necessary tools to become the solution we need
Citizens should only be expected to be responsible citizens and not hackers
Governments are loosing the tech race
Innovation is too fast for govs to catch up
The IO Foundation proposes the following solutions to the observed problems through the implementation of the following initiatives:
This is the core initiative for The IO Foundation
[Work in Progress]
The IO Foundation is constantly exploring new initiatives to further its work towards making technology better and safer.
The IO Foundation proposes the following Theory of Change to address the observed problems.
[Work in Progress]
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Alternative URLs
Short URL
Contents
Publishing of general information about TIOF and its advocacy + Initiatives Presentation + Publications + Events
Usage
Primary reference to The IO Foundation
URL
Alternative URLs
None
Short URL
Contents
Publishing of all documentation (policies, handbooks, operations and others) relative to The IO Foundation.
URL
Alternative URLs
None
None
Short URL
N/A
N/A
Usage
Shorten URLs related to TIOF and its initiatives
Shorten URLs related to other organizations or projects that TIOF supports
Type
Alternative URLs
None
None
Short URL
Full URL
Content
Official profile of TIOF in GitHub.
Public repository showcasing TIOF's work.
Usage
Consolidation of all GH presence for TIOF.
Organization Management + Community Collaboration + Transparency platform
Domains
@TheIOFoundation.org
Alternative Domains
None
Usage
Official communications from TIOF Members both internally and externally.
Usage
Official communications and inquiries
Media related communications and inquiries
Youtube
Rumble
GAB
Platform
Google Calendar
Short URL
Content
Events calendar
Usage
Public events calendar
Platform
TIOF Donation Page
GitHub Sponsors
Full URL
Short URL
Usage
Direct Donations
Donation gateway
Platform
Open Collective
Patreon
Full URL
Short URL
Usage
Donation gateway
Donation gateway
Platform
QPage
Full URL
Short URL
Content
Posting of open positions for TIOF
Expect to see | Early positive responses |
Like to see | Active engagement |
Love to see | Deep transformation |
Unknown | The partner is not in TIOF's radar. | N/A |
Unrelated | The partner is known by TIOF. Reaching out has not been strategized. | N/A |
Target | Reaching has been strategized. | N/A |
Network | Expect & Like |
Integrate | Comp | Expect & Like |
Collaborate | Symbiotic. | Love |
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TIOF Full Logo
TIOF Hex Logo
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General use.
Monochromatic or dark backgrounds.
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RGB
137, 137, 142
78, 80, 86
247, 149, 82
HSL
240, 2.2, 54.7
225, 4.9, 32.2
24, 91.2, 64.5
Hex
#89898E
#4E5056
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RGB
102, 181, 197
80, 145, 158
HSL
190, 45.0, 58.6
190, 32.8, 46.7
Hex
#66B5C5
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