Civic Governance
Helping citizens navigate public services and engage with institutions.
Atlas AI for Good
Artificial Intelligence for People, Planet & Public Good
Atlas AI Institute is an independent AI policy and governance research institute focused on Bangladesh and the Global South. Atlas AI for Good turns that research into working public-interest platforms for citizens, communities and institutions.
The Program
What is Atlas AI for Good?
Atlas AI for Good is Atlas AI Institute's public-interest AI portfolio for civic governance, trusted information, climate resilience and sustainable development. It combines governance research with applied platforms built for the conditions of Bangladesh and the wider Global South.
Trusted Information
Bengali-language fact-checking and information integrity.
Climate Resilience
Environmental and disaster information for at-risk communities.
Sustainable Development
Public-interest technology aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Live Public-Interest Platforms
Which Atlas platforms are live?
Every initiative carries a maturity status, so partners can tell operating platforms from work in development or research.
NagorikBD
A civic technology platform connecting citizens with digital governance tools: an AI assistant for public services, climate information, emergency blood support and complaint tracking.
Explore NagorikBD →FactCheckBD
An AI-assisted Bengali-language fact-checking platform built to IFCN standards, supporting trusted public information in Bangladesh.
Explore FactCheckBD →- Live: operating and publicly accessible
- In Development: being built or piloted
- Research: under study, not yet built
The NagorikBD System
What does NagorikBD include?
NagorikBD combines four systems in one civic platform for Bangladesh.
Nagorik AI
An AI assistant that helps citizens navigate public services, government processes and civic information in plain language.
Nagorik Climate
Real-time climate, disaster and environmental information for at-risk communities.
Emergency Blood Network
A community network connecting people who need blood with donors in an emergency.
District Complaint Dashboard
A district-level view of citizen complaints, supporting transparency and follow-up.
Next Horizon
What is Atlas building next?
Climate Intelligence Mapping
Spatial climate intelligence to help communities and local institutions anticipate and respond to environmental risk.
Agriculture & Market Intelligence
Research into information systems connecting farmers with reliable agricultural and market data.
How Atlas Builds
Six principles behind every platform
Responsible AI
Governance, accountability and risk are designed in from the start.
Human-Centered Design
Built around how citizens actually use services, in their own language.
Evidence-Based Research
Platforms are informed by, and feed back into, Atlas's policy research.
Climate Resilience
Priority for communities most exposed to environmental risk.
Open Knowledge
Findings and frameworks shared so others can learn from and build on them.
Global South Innovation
Solutions shaped by local constraints, not adapted from elsewhere.
Measurable Public Value
Institutional evidence
Only verified figures are published here, each with its source, so partners can check the record.
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Figures are reported as recorded by Atlas AI Institute and are not projections.
Global South Model
A model built to travel
Atlas's approach starts in Bangladesh and is designed to be adapted, with local governance and language, across comparable contexts in the Global South.
- OriginBangladesh
- NextSouth Asia
- ThenSoutheast Asia
- ThenSub-Saharan Africa
- ThenMENA
Designed in the Global South. Built for the realities of the Global South.
AI for Sustainable Development
How does Atlas AI for Good align with the SDGs?
PENDING: existing SDG alignment
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Atlas AI for Good?
Atlas AI for Good is Atlas AI Institute's public-interest AI portfolio. It covers civic governance, trusted information, climate resilience and sustainable development, and connects the Institute's research to platforms used by the public in Bangladesh.
Which platforms are live today?
NagorikBD, a civic technology platform, and FactCheckBD, a Bengali-language fact-checking platform, are live. Climate Intelligence Mapping is in development, and Agriculture & Market Intelligence is at research stage.
What does NagorikBD include?
NagorikBD has four systems: Nagorik AI for navigating public services, Nagorik Climate for environmental and disaster information, the Emergency Blood Network, and the District Complaint Dashboard.
How does FactCheckBD approach information integrity?
FactCheckBD is an AI-assisted Bengali fact-checking platform built to IFCN standards. AI supports the work, while the standards governing sourcing and methodology stay in place.
Why does Atlas focus on the Global South?
Public-interest AI often assumes infrastructure, languages and institutions that do not match Global South conditions. Atlas designs for those realities from the outset, beginning with Bangladesh.
How can organizations work with Atlas?
Governments, UN agencies, universities, development finance institutions, civil society organizations, technology companies and philanthropies can get in touch through the partnership page.
Collaborate
Build public-interest AI with us
We work with institutions that share a commitment to responsible, locally grounded AI for public benefit.
- Governments
- UN Agencies
- Universities
- Development Finance
- Civil Society
- Technology Companies
- Philanthropy