About

Welcome to Commonwealth Digital Media, where we specialize in using digital media and data to empower communities. Our team is dedicated to leveraging the latest technological developments to provide accurate, timely, and expansive information to individuals and groups, enabling them to create meaningful change within their neighborhoods.

We believe that community engagement through open media projects is essential for creating effective responses to neighborhood issues. Our approach provides residents with access to training and tools, allowing them to identify emerging issues and predict needs. Through collaboration and relationship building, we help to create networks of support that empower individuals and groups to participate in economic and political policy-making.

By increasing the ability of neighborhood residents to create and own their own media, we vastly improve the capacity to identify and represent community issues. Our services allow for accurate and timely information to guide public services, increasing effectiveness and efficiency of programs. We also provide opportunities for citizen feedback, which enables government services to be improved in response to ongoing interaction.

Our Community Data Project creates opportunities for community members to share information about community spaces and bring people together to analyze data, weigh the impact of various variables, and form insightful and effective policy input. Key potential methods and practices include participatory diagramming, GIS and mapping, and storytelling.