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Promoting Technology for the Common Good and Countering Authoritarian Influence

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The Department of State, through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, is seeking an implementing partner for the project titled Promoting Technology for the Common Good and Countering Authoritarian Influence. This initiative aims to foster collaboration among governments, academia, civil society, industry, and faith-based organizations to conduct academic research and host events. The primary goal is to promote a human-centered approach to emerging technology that protects individual dignity and unalienable natural rights while actively countering authoritarian influences that threaten fundamental freedoms. This solicitation, identified by number DFOP0019655, was posted on August 14, 2026, with a response deadline of August 31, 2026. The project focuses on developing intellectual frameworks regarding human rights and ensuring that technological advancements align with the preservation of personal liberties and dignity.

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State Department seeks partner to promote human-centered technology and counter authoritarian influence.

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Department Of State → Bureau Of Democracy Human Rights And LaborView Agency

NAICS

541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and HumanitiesView NAICS

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NOFO - Promoting Technology for Common Good and Countering Authoritarian Influence.pdf

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AgencyDepartment Of State → Bureau Of Democracy Human Rights And Labor
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OfficeUSA
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This proposal will support cooperation between the State Department and an implementing partner that will bring together stakeholders from governments, academia, civil society, industry, and faith-based organizations to engage in academic research, events, and other activities that: advance a human-centered approach to emerging technology which respects the inherent dignity and unalienable natural rights of all individuals, develop intellectual understandings of the dignity of the human person and unalienable rights, and counter authoritarian influences that undermine fundamental freedoms.

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