MI4People conducts applied research in the area of Machine Intelligence (MI) for Public Good and enables nonprofit sector to draw upon the full potential of MI
Our Vision
MI4People to become a globally acting applied research facility that sustainably enhances the development of Machine Intelligence based solutions for Public Good and enables nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to better reach their mission-driven goals by means of modern technologies.
Our Mission
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Help NPOs to understand MI and its full potential for Public Good
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Collaborate with NPOs on their data-driven innovation journey end-to-end
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Conceive, create, and execute positively impactful MI research projects for the Public Good
MI4People's Operational Model
Bring Public Good organizations, researchers, and MI practitioners together via:
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Promoting MI among NPOs and researchers through education and trainings
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Conceiving and managing projects including the definition of scope and specific research packages
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Creating and nurturing the network of MI Experts and distribution of research packages within this network
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Providing access to MI tools, cloud computing capacities, and project management tools to successfully execute and manage research projects at scale
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Acting as an accountable entity for project realization and governance
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Assuring scientific quality of results and communicating and publishing them
NPOs and
Individual Researchers
MI4People
Core Staff
MI4People
Platform
MI Practitioners
NPOs and Individual Researchers
Nonprofit organizations, academic institutions and researchers focused on public good:
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Submit non-technical project proposals
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Provide required domain expertise and input data
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Apply results
MI Practitioners
MI companies, universities, private contributors, and internal tech experts:
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Provide required scientific and technical expertise
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Generate innovative solution proposals
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Take responsibility for the majority of technical problem-solving activities
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Receive testimonials as proven practical experience and conceivably financial compensation
MI4People Core Staff
Internal MI Experts, researchers, analysts, and administrative staff:
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Promotes MI within the nonprofit sector
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Creates and nurtures network of MI practitioners
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Selects, conceives, creates, and manages projects as an accountable entity
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Communicates, explains, and publishes results
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Administers and ensures scientific quality and ethical use of MI
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Conducts fundraising activities
MI4People Platform
Digital network of NPOs and researchers, MI practitioners, and core staff:
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Collects project ideas and provides evolving status of ongoing projects
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Hosts projects and provides access control for data and analysis services
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Centralizes communication and management of the projects
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Provides access to cloud computing and MI tools
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Currently under construction
Our approach is designed to give any meaningful mission-driven Public Good idea utilizing MI a fair chance to be researched and achieve its potential to become an impactful MI based solution.
Assessment, preselection and planning
Proof-of-concepts and small projects
Open-source solutions for promising applications
Study of adoption and impact of application
Project execution phases
Work mainly delivered by
Short-time available, enthusiastic volunteers
Long-term committed
team of paid experts
End-to-end supervision
by a Leading Scientist
MI4People's Approach
What We Focus On
Uncovering opportunities
We improve the understanding of MI within NPOs and create awareness of the possibilities of use of MI for their goals and their operational excellence.
Collaboration
We build long-term relationships with NPOs and empower them on their data-driven innovation journey end-to-end from first idea to evaluation of imapct.
Creating value
We orchestrate all the activities of all involved parties and ensure the successful delivery of added scientific and Public Good value as an accountable entity.
Scalability
Our unique ‘phased approach’ of project execution marries scalability in terms of number of projects and scalability in terms of impact produced.
Become a part of the MI4People community
Our Team
Currently, we are growing our MI Experts network. If you wish to apply your skills to do something good, important, and impactful, please register as an MI Volunteer using this form.