Human Dignity
Treat every person as an individual whose rights and agency must be respected.
Shaker Global Digital Infrastructure
Human Rights
Advancing digital infrastructure with dignity, fairness, privacy, and responsible governance.
Human Rights in the Digital Era
Digital systems increasingly influence access to information, services, opportunity, communication, and institutional decision-making.
SGDI believes technology should be developed with respect for internationally recognized human rights, including dignity, privacy, fairness, accessibility, and the ability of people to understand and challenge decisions that affect them.
Our Commitment
Privacy
Limit data use to clear, appropriate purposes with responsible protection.
Fairness
Avoid unjustified exclusion, discrimination, and unequal treatment in digital systems.
Accessibility
Consider the ability of diverse people and communities to use technology meaningfully.
Institutional Direction
Responsible Technology and Human Rights
Human rights considerations should inform architecture, data governance, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, public forms, access controls, and institutional decision-making.
This includes assessing potential impact, providing appropriate oversight, limiting unnecessary collection, and creating ways to correct mistakes or address concerns.
Digital Infrastructure That Serves Society
Technology gains legitimacy when people can trust that it has been designed with responsibility and respect.
SGDI’s long-term direction is to embed human rights thinking into governance and infrastructure rather than treating it as a statement added after systems are built.
Progress Should Strengthen Rights, Not Weaken Them
The future of digital infrastructure must combine innovation with dignity, fairness, privacy, accountability, and respect for every person.
Innovation With Responsibility
Explore the principles that guide SGDI’s approach to responsible innovation and emerging technologies.