Tech Solutions Related To UN SDG 16: Peace Justice and Strong Institutions

APDS’s mission is to prepare every justice-involved individual for a successful and sustained reentry to society. Through a digital learning platform and secure tablet hardware, APDS is creating better outcomes for incarcerated learners, returning citizens, and corrections staff through individualized education, rehabilitation, and reentry programming.

UrbanLeap serves local government officials who are committed to deliver the best possible outcomes, but are hampered by a slow, cumbersome procurement process that often leads to wrong answers.

Cardinality is a data technology group helping government agencies achieve better outcomes through AI applications. Many government agencies struggle with outdated tech. They want to improve the lives of real families — through faster adoption, less foster care, higher employment, and other key outcomes — but feel held back by inefficient custom software.

About ParentSquare, school and parent communication app. We are passionate about better connecting schools with families to improve student outcomes.

TechCongress places computer scientists, engineers, and other technologists to serve as technology policy advisors to Members of Congress through the Congressional Innovation Fellowship, the Congressional Innovation Scholars program, and the Congressional Digital Service Fellowship. We bridge the divide of knowledge and experience between DC and Silicon Valley for better outcomes for both.

Think of Us is a systems change nonprofit that focuses on leveraging technology to upgrade the foster care system and its programs for better life outcomes for its youth. We are a SaaS, software as a service, which means we partner with our clients by providing staff time.

Reconnect improves outcomes and provides ongoing support during pretrial, reentry, and recovery. Reconnect is a Public Benefit Company (PBC). This means that they put their mission into every decision they make as a company. They aim to have a positive impact on those who face addiction and who struggle within the criminal justice system, where they will promote the reduction of incarceration.

FieldWorker is a social work case management software designed for Social Service Agencies. It allows them to improve the process of delivering in-home and community health services to their patients. We apply technology to standardize how social care providers coordinate and track outcomes in alignment with healthcare & government around a shared goal to improve health.

Mapbox helps federal, state, and local governments make better sense of their data through visualization and analysis. Our tools improve outcomes, support coordinated response, and maximize efficiencies and transparency. Using Mapbox, the FCC can visualize broadband access at schools and libraries, track enforcement against pirate radio stations, and present their plans to Congress.

MetroStar is a digital services and management consulting company specializing in emerging technologies within the public sector. We embrace disruptions in tech to propel progress with human-centered design, AI, Cloud, cybersecurity, and more. Through our user-centric capabilities, we create new paths to government innovation and shape thoughtful outcomes for the people.