Dabne

Technology for social impact

Dabne is a worker cooperative founded in 2005 and made up primarily of women in technology. It describes its work as combining technology, social impact, feminism, and innovation, guided by social and solidarity economy principles and free software.

Who the cooperative serves

Dabne works with social-economy organizations, nonprofits, public and private institutions, social groups, and technology-for-social-good initiatives. Its approach is aimed at organizations seeking to use technology to advance equality and social justice.

Services

• Web development.
• Digital transformation support.
• Social technology consulting.
• Promotion of technological sovereignty.
• Training and research.
• Gender-focused empowerment.

Selected projects

Projects cited by the cooperative include an update to the Coordinadora Feminista website, Show Your Heart – Social Balance, Intervisions – Mitigating Intersectional Bias in Artificial Intelligence, and training activities on the critical use of artificial intelligence.

Team

The team includes professionals with technical and social backgrounds. Isabel Suárez is a computer engineer specializing in free software and content management systems such as WordPress. Margarita Padilla is a computer systems engineer with more than 25 years of experience in programming, systems architecture, and artificial intelligence. María Sacristán is a social educator and employment counselor with a gender perspective. Silvia Álvarez is a software engineer with front-end and back-end development experience.

Contact

Address: 1 Paseo de las Acacias, 1st floor, unit A, 28005 Madrid. Email: dabne@dabne.net.