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The Apps For Good project, launched in Tulse Hill, south London, last April, teaches young, disadvantaged people how to make apps. It is based on the success of the Centre for Digital Inclusion (a Brazilian NGO). Wired rounds up its first batch.
Stop and SearchTapping into community concerns about the abuse of stop-and-search by police forces, the Stop and Search app wraps up a guide of your rights along with a tool to grade and geotag your encounter. It will also help you make a complaint if you feel you were mistreated
StudentVoice“Going out is a huge part of being a student, but most of the information comes from the college, not from students,” says mentor Antony Marcano. StudentVoice integrates with maps, search tools and review sites such as Qype to identify hotspots that your square lecturers won’t know.
StudioPhlyThe app searches a database of recording studios, then meshes with Google Maps to help musicians find the right place to get the right sound. “We now want people to get a discount for booking studios they found with StudioPhly,” says mentor Eric Donovan.
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