Empowering people through the technology around them

The Helpful Places platform standardizes the way organizations document their technology inventories

Get public feedback, start a conversation, and build trust.
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Place Managers and Innovation Districts

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Document Technologies in Public Spaces

Use DTPR standard to answer the questions communities have about new technologies.
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Educate and Gather Feedback

Share accessible information about data practices 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

Technology Governance

Internal governance processes are not enough. Those processes and decisions need to be inspectable, by everyone.
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Governance Workflows

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Manage the descriptions, approval, and procurement new technologies. Follow the status of these workflows as they go through your approval process.
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AI & Algorithm Registers

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Document technologies 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.
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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. 
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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.