People-powered change
We help organisations and governments drive positive social change
In this complex and dynamic world, we believe that social change starts with the people closest to the issues.
Zinc Network unlocks ideas, skills, innovations and networks to drive positive social change from the bottom up through our people-centred design process. Click here to learn more about our approach.
What’s happening at Zinc Network
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Why perceptions of AI matter
Our tendency to view AI in terms of robotic humanoid tropes could impact the UK government’s innovation plans, our new research suggests.
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Privacy concerns threaten viability of track-and-trace app
Our latest research reveals widespread unease about the use of personal data in any government-approved track-and-trace system.
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Our future relationship with China
Under David Cameron’s Government, the UK enjoyed a warm relationship with China. President Xi’s state visit to Britain in 2015 symbolised a new era of engagement, friendship, and cooperation
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How the alt-right is using Covid-19 as cover to spread propaganda
Earlier in the year, posters and stickers spouting racist messages began appearing in some London tube stations. The stickers, which used the logo of Extinction Rebellion, the campaign group, implored people to “preserve an endangered species of white Brits”. They described coronavirus as a “cure” to end the “disease” that was mankind.
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Far right hijack coronavirus crisis to push agenda and boost support
Extremists are using the pandemic to promote themselves as supporters of the community and spread fake information.
Far-right movements are exploiting the coronavirus crisis to push their anti-minority agendas and win new support.
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Tackling the rising threat of online child sexual abuse
Every four minutes, analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) find and remove a photo or video online of a child suffering sexual abuse. And since the outbreak of coronavirus, they are concerned about children spending more time online due to them being homeschooled…
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Why we joined the fight against plastics
It’s hard to believe now, but back in 2016 hardly anyone was talking about plastic. With ‘Blue Planet 2’ still a year and a half away from being released, only NGOs were talking about the…
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Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn, 103, says ‘things will improve if we pull together’
Her rallying words to the nation amid pandemic, as new film which features her classic song ‘We’ll Meet Again’ urges Britain to conjure up its wartime spirit.
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How Russia spreads disinformation via RT is more nuanced than we realise
Monitoring the output of state-controlled media allows us to counter its power – the Ofcom fine for RT is a start…
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