Social Resilience
Urban communities in Southeast Asia must have the capacity to self-organise and adapt in complex social contexts. CiRe investigates how civic technologies and everyday engagement strengthen community solidarity, power, and knowledge. It explores ways to link data to diverse lived experiences through documentation and the co-development of civic tools and methods.
Technology Resilience
The digital tools and systems used by governments, NGOs, and communities must be flexible, transparent, and resilient. CiRe studies the data practices and digital infrastructures of diverse urban stakeholders, documenting and investigating tech that allows for democratic urban development and politics. CiRe also visions and co-develops future civic technologies, including GIS tools, LLMs, and more.
Climate Resilience
Climate resilience refers to cities’ ability to anticipate, respond to, and recover from environmental shocks and stressors. CiRe explores how developments in citizen science, civic technology, and alternative vehicles of engagement can impact political relationships and empower communities to produce climate data, influence environmental policy, and implement local solutions.